Not even the enlightened creative industries are immune to gender biasAn interesting debate raged earlier this month around gender bias in the advertising industry following remarks made by Kevin Roberts, who asserted that gender discrimination wasn't an issue in advertising. While we may struggle to accept it, gender pay gaps and a woeful lack of female leaders are issues that permeate our entire workforce. We are encouraging women to consider roles outside of the norm and this stimulus is only going to grow. This is a great time to ensure the creative industries are an active and vocal part of this movement too. - NZ HeraldKelly Martin is the CEO of South Pacific Pictures and President of Women in Film & Television NZ

Source: New Zealand Herald August 15, 2016 04:30 UTC