University Zumbi dos Palmares launches Receipts of Respect, a campaign to fight against racial discrimination in retail stores.

University Zumbi dos Palmares launches Receipts of Respect, a campaign to fight against racial discrimination in retail stores.

“The project will use receipts as a tool to raise awareness and work as a platform for action to denounce racist cases. Black people always suffer racism inside consumption spaces in Brazil. From harassment by security guards to cases of death. It’s common to see black customers being asked to show their receipts to prove […]

Finland’s Romani community returns hundreds of rejection letters to highlight discriminatory recruitment

<strong>Finland’s Romani community returns hundreds of rejection letters to highlight discriminatory recruitment</strong>

Finland may be one of the most equal countries in the world, ranking among the best in gender equality and equal pay. But the Romani minority still face open racism and experience discriminatory recruitment, despite their descent have lived in Finland for hundreds of years. In recent decades more Romani people are holding degrees and […]

28 LGBTQI+ celebrities support UKLGIG’s #LendYourVoice campaign

28 LGBTQI+ celebrities support UKLGIG’s #LendYourVoice campaign

The UK Lesbian and Gay Immigration Group (UKLGIG) launched its first national social media campaign #LendYourVoice, which aims to raise awareness of the discrimination and dangers that LGBTQI+ people face in UK detention centres. Partnering with 28 LGBTQI+ celebrities and influencers, the campaign sees powerful voices within the LGBTQI+ community share the stories of LGBTQI+ people […]

Girls fight for #EqualPay in Plano de Menina’s new initiative via BETC/Havas

Girls fight for #EqualPay in Plano de Menina’s new initiative via BETC/Havas

Plano de Menina (Girl’s Plan), a social initiative whose goal is to give a voice and opportunities to underprivileged girls throughout Brazil, offering courses and workshops on financial education, entrepreneurship, career building, self-esteem, law, citizenship, and other subjects, created the #EqualPay movement in partnership with BETC/Havas, in order to call on public institutions, employers and society at large to reflect […]

Diversity study reveals nearly three quarters of UK marketers have been impacted by the ASA gender stereotyping ban

Diversity study reveals nearly three quarters of UK marketers have been impacted by the ASA gender stereotyping ban

Shutterstock, a leading global technology company offering a creative platform for high-quality assets, tools and services, announced the results of a research study, conducted by Censuswide, of marketers and their use of diverse imagery in their marketing campaigns. Promisingly, the findings show that 74% of U.K. marketers have been impacted by the ASA Gender Stereotyping Ban […]

23red Helps Young Mothers to know their Rights

Creative agency 23red has unveiled a video and social campaign for the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) to promote workplace maternity rights for young expectant mothers. Research by the EHRC and The Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) found that a quarter of mothers under 25 reported experiencing a negative impact on their […]

The Equalities and Human Rights Commission appoint 23red to tackle pregnancy and maternity discrimination

The Equalities and Human Rights Commission appoint 23red to tackle pregnancy and maternity discrimination

Statutory body the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has appointed creative agency 23red to lead its communications campaign to help reduce pregnancy and maternity discrimination in the workplace. Recent research conducted by the EHRC and The Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) suggests that around 54,000 new mothers may be forced out of […]

Clever Billboard Ads Highlight The Discrimination Faced By Prostitutes

Clever Billboard Ads Highlight The Discrimination Faced By Prostitutes

The creatives at Anti Advertising creatively changed the look of the billboards at bus stops to highlight the discrimination that prostitutes face. Conceived for the 30th anniversary of the Norwegian National Center of Expertise on Prostitution, these billboards use visual cues to show that sex workers have been stepped on, treated like trash and are […]