Women & Diversity

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The 4A’s has long been a champion of gender equality and diversity in advertising. Our latest efforts include additional training opportunities, partnerships and a new series to help women and members of diverse groups extend their reach.

See It & Be It Series

New, though provoking content that promotes gender equality and diversity in advertising.

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Glass Ladder Series

Essential training examining the challenges and opportunities of the next generation of female leaders.

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Nielsen’s Being Seen on Screen: Diverse Representation and Inclusion on TV

Download the report America is in the midst of a demographic transition. Today, 41% of the U.S. population is racially and ethnically diverse, and people are increasingly exploring and defining their personal identities. As the U.S. diversifies, there is a unique opportunity to meet America’s expanding entertainment tastes. The media industry has made some progress […]

The 4A’s Five-Point Media Commitment to supporting BIPOC-owned and targeted media owners

Five Commitments:   1. Anti-racism We commit to working with agencies against racism. We will use our influence and our resources to eradicate bias of all kinds. We will provide organization-wide bias training, starting with leadership and HR; we will reinforce or create advocacy/allyship programs; and build platforms and initiatives to create change. Our industry […]

How FCB Is Building Consistency Into Its Inclusive, Antiracist Culture

The mission is clear and backed with hard work Read the full article here   This summer, IPG released its 2019 EEOC data in response to industry demand for transparency into agencies’ demographic makeup. And like most holding companies, the numbers showed that a gap remains between advertising staffing and what society looks like. IPG has long […]

Recap of Part 1 of the Equity & Inclusion Congress

Agenda (9/21 & 9/22):   Monday 2:10PM–2:30PM · Stage Congress Purpose – Industry Rallying Call (Kenya Rutland) Addressing the state of the industry and 4A’s vision to strengthen the advancement of diverse populations through intentional advocacy and collective action. Monday 2:30PM–2:50PM · Stage 4A’s Benchmark Data Release (Simon Fenwick, Matt Kasindorf) 4A’s Matt Kasindorf and Simon Fenwick […]

Award-Winning Marketing Shop Cashmere Announces New Partners For Its Social Justice Coalition, OneOpp, In Support Of Ending Police Brutality

Read the original PR Newswire article here Quincy Jones Productions, G-Eazy, The Revels Group, The Art of Chase, David&Goliath, Concept Arts, Pitch 5 Productions, Friendly Vengeance, Gram x Gram and Alchemy Media Join Coalition Along with Center for Policing Equity and Color of Change Rock the Vote and 1 VoteCloser Unite with Coalition to Incite […]

New Ad Industry Diversity Data Provides A New Benchmark—And Room For Improvement

Read original Forbes article here   While the advertising industry is still predominantly white, agencies are hoping to increase diversity through new discussions and actions.   A key advertising trade organization is hoping to use new survey data about diversity to improve the industry and foster dialogue. The results—collected by the 4As from 165 agencies representing […]

Talent Talk: Three Leaders- One Role

September 17, 2020 Three Leaders: One Role  In this conversation, Singleton Beato, Keesha Jean-Baptiste, and Simon Fenwick will take a look back at how the role of Talent, Equity and Inclusion at the 4A’s has evolved, what the role of the 4A’s foundation and 4A’s plays in the talent landscape and where the most impact […]

Diversity: Brands Miss Big Picture When Choosing Images

Read original MediaPost article here:     While companies have spent the last few months scrambling to add diversity to their marketing efforts, new research from Getty Images shows that when it comes to visuals, consumers have very different ideas about inclusivity than your typical art director. Nearly 80% of the people Getty polled around […]

Are Your Inclusive Efforts Excluding the Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Community?

David Aguilar of Think with Google says to be an advocate for transgender and gender nonconforming (GNC) people, companies can make big and small changes to policies, marketing campaigns, and actions.