Tag: inclusivity

IPA announces iList of industry’s inclusivity game-changers

Stuart Mitchell

The IPA has announced the 30 individuals who have made the inaugural IPA iList, in partnership with Unilever, for their game-changing dedication to improving the diversity and inclusivity of the industry. These outstanding iList individuals are responsible for some of the most influential and wide-ranging diversity and inclusion initiatives in adland, from working to improve gender and ethnic minority equality, to raising awareness and understanding of mental health, neurodiversity, disability and social mobility, to helping to stamp out sexual harassment, to increasing the diverse representation – in all its forms…

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IPA: Are you pushing the industry to be better in 2020?

Stuart Mitchell

The IPA are asking people to nominate inclusivity champions from all levels and departments to be a part of the iList. I include the details on how to enter here: Are you one of the unsung heroes changing the way we work or the work we create? Are you a passionate champion of diversity and inclusion going above and beyond your day-to-day role? Do you know someone who is? The iList, in partnership with Unilever, is aiming to galvanise the industry into becoming a more inclusive, diverse place to work…

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IPA launches iList to champion inclusivity

Stuart Mitchell

The IPA, in partnership with Unilever, has launched the iList, a free initiative to showcase and celebrate role models who are driving inclusivity in adland. The iList will galvanise the industry into becoming a more inclusive, diverse place to work and will highlight the many game-changers who are shifting the culture within advertising and marketing. Entries to the iList are open to all agency employees – at any level – who are championing inclusivity within their agency and/or within the work they are producing. Their submissions will be assessed, and…

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The One Club for Creativity and Diageo North America Announce Partnership To Recognize and Promote Diversity, Inclusion and Gender Equality Among Young Global Creatives

Stuart Mitchell

The One Club for Creativity, a leading global non-profit organization celebrating creative excellence in advertising and design, and Diageo North America today announced a significant partnership to recognize and promote diversity, inclusion and gender equality among young creatives around the world. The partnership ties in with The One Club’s Young Guns program, which for more than 20 years has served as the industry’s only international, cross-disciplinary, portfolio-based awards competition that identifies today’s vanguard of globally and culturally diverse creative professionals 30 years of age and under.   The first component…

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Landmark LGBTQ Study: Canada’s Agencies May Be Failing LGBTQ Creatives

Stuart Mitchell

To mark the upcoming and inaugural Inclusivity, Diversity & Equality in Advertising (IDEA) Summit,  The Institute of Communication Agencies (ICA), the professional business association representing Canada’s communication & advertising agencies, has released the results of their Diversity and Inclusion in Canada’s Agencies Study. The unprecedented study, surveying over 3000 Canadian creatives, found significant and surprising career challenges for the LGBTQ Community at agencies.Key Findings of the Survey:Only 1/3 of the respondents identifying as non-heterosexual said they are completely “out” or open about their sexual orientation in the workplace. This could…

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