Between 2020 and 2021, 58% of characters in CPG ads were female while 41% were male, according to new research by CreativeX shared with Marketing Dive. Of all female characters analyzed by the group, ...
Adverts in Nigeria depicting career women gleefully juggling their job with kitchen duties have sparked a heated debate about gender roles in the fast-changing society of West Africa's largest economy ...
A study from Queen Mary University of London reveals that the music and soundscapes used in toy commercials are reinforcing ...
A European human rights body has ruled that Facebook’s algorithm shows gender bias when promoting job advertisements, marking ...
Wesson Oil is encouraging men to embrace cooking duties this holiday season with a new holiday campaign, according to a press release. “It Starts With Wesson” puts men in the role of family chef for ...
UN Women and the Unstereotype Alliance, an industry-led coalition convened by UN Women to eradicate harmful stereotypes in advertising, last month launched “The Levers of Change: Gender Equality ...
An advertisement juxtaposing male astronauts with a woman sitting by a stroller, and another depicting two hapless dads, are the first casualties of a British ban on gender stereotypes in advertising.
A group of preschool kids are playing indoors at a daycare center. Children’s ambitions, interests, and skills are shaped very early on by the media they consume, their choice of toys, and how they ...
For years, Twitter has allowed users to opt-out of receiving a personalized experience on the platform. Users could completely opt-out, or choose to cherry-pick settings, like allowing the company to ...
Editor’s Note: This story, originally published in February 2025, is part of ‘Systems Error,’ a series by CNN’s As Equals, investigating how your gender shapes your life online. For information about ...