Hundreds of women working in advertising have described being sexually assaulted, harassed and discriminated against, after a blog provoked an outpouring of fury that is being described as the industry’s #MeToo moment. Senior advertising industry player Zoe Scaman said she had been inundated with emails from women across the world describing incidents ranging from sexist comments in meetings to sexual assault and rape. She is now working with leaders of bodies representing women in the advertising sector to try to effect real change and “not just another policy pledge”. In her blogpost Mad Men, Furious Women, Scaman includes some of the examples she received, but has removed identifying details. Scaman has joined up with leaders from different bodies representing women in advertising, and said there is now a “coming together to talk about real change”.

Source: The Guardian July 15, 2021 06:00 UTC