A newsletter about diversity, equity and inclusion for professionals committed to driving meaningful change within the marketing industry. Weekly issues focus on crucial trends and developments, noteworthy initiatives, timely research, and the people and companies spearheading progress.
Recent Issues
Roe v. Wade’s reversal increases pressure on agencies to act
The overturning of Roe v. Wade has eliminated a constitutional right to abortion, sending the country on a regressive path and entering an era where, as the New Yorker points…
Greater Equity is solving the industry’s diversity problem, one internship at a time
A Milwaukee non-profit pledges to add 1600 diverse employees to the city’s creative workforce.
5 DEI storylines to watch at Cannes
A renewed focus on DEI at the Cannes Lions festival highlights the importance of meaningful change and representation within the advertising industry.
Are recruiting practices hindering diversity at agencies?
Behind the scenes conversations among agency employees reveal a lack of POC candidates in the agency recruiting pipeline.
In order to make progress, agencies must stop ‘rainbow washing’
Graham Nolan and Kate Wolff, longtime agency and marketing veterans, co-founded Do the WeRQ, a community and platform for LGBTQ+ marketing professionals that aims to elevate queer creativity, representation and share-of-voice in the marketing industry.
A recession could unwind DEI progress at agencies
Amid a looming recession, future layoffs could negatively impact DEI progress and demographic diversity at agencies.
Why agency leaders must do more to include immigrant women of color
Immigrant women face outsized challenges to inclusion that leaders must familiarize themselves with in order to address.
What Gen Z burnout means for DEI
Gen Z’s increased mental health concerns and higher DEI expectations mean agencies will need to adapt their existing support systems.
Why workplace flexibility is crucial to agency DEI efforts
As a new normals for work emerge post-pandemic, it is becoming increasingly clear that workplace flexibility and the return to the office are impacting equity and inclusion efforts.
Mental health becomes a priority at agencies as talent war rages
The ad industry is prioritizing employee mental health in the wake of the Great Resignation and a rise in mental health issues among agency employees.