Let’s Support Representation For Women In Front And Behind The Camera
In May, a Wisconsin high school teacher was put on leave for showing and discussing Miss Representation. Thanks to students mobilizing on the ground, protests on social media, and nonstop coverage in...
View ArticleClimate Change is a Gendered Issue Everyone Should Care About
Last week, Donald Trump announced that the US would be exiting the Paris climate accord, an international agreement to take steps against and hopefully prevent climate change. Women, people of color,...
View ArticleWhat the Emmy’s Red Carpet Ads Taught Me About Being a Woman
I watched all of E!’s red carpet on Sunday, the whole two hours of it. I didn’t expect to be surprised. In my tenure at The Representation Project, I’ve critiqued a lot of awards show with #AskHerMore...
View ArticleTen Best & Worst Super Bowl 2019 Ads
Super Bowl 53 was the lowest scoring game in Super Bowl history, and the ads didn’t score many points either. We live tweeted the ads during the big game using our hashtags #MediaWeLike and...
View ArticleMarketing Masculinity
Men are not immune to hair trends. From man buns to mustaches, men have been rejecting American societal norms around clean-shaven faces and high and tight haircuts for years. As self-expression picks...
View ArticleCelebrating Transgender Representation
It’s that time of year again…time to break out the summer clothes, get out in the sun, be OUT, and celebrate pride—and transgender representation!! This year’s Pride festivities mark the 50th...
View ArticleAdvertising Week 2019 Recap
The Representation Project hosted two panels at the Female Quotient Lounge during Advertising Week in New York City last week. Our Executive Director, Dr. Caroline Heldman, moderated a panel on healthy...
View ArticleFive Feminist Ads from Super Bowl 54
Since launching our #NotBuyingIt social activism campaign more than five years ago to call attention to Super Bowl advertisers who under- and misrepresented women in advertising’s biggest night, we’ve...
View ArticleFour Ways To Be a True BLM Ally
There’s a difference between people who take part in optical (or performative) allyship and those who are true allies calling for change. Coined by Latham Thomas, optical allyship is “allyship that...
View Article5 Ads From Super Bowl LVII That Scored Points
Since we first started calling out sexism in Super Bowl ads, advertisers have come a long way when it comes to how they portray women–and our #NotBuyingIt Report has the data to support that claim....
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