"Our girls were being enticed by these harmful images of African-American women, some seeing reality TV and 'social media celebrity' as their chance for success over their education."
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Gender Bias in Advertising: Research, Trends and New Visual Language
Caroline HeldmanKrishna SomadepalliShri Narayanan /
Geena Davis Institute on Gender in MediaJ. Walter Thompson Intelligence
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Advertising Week panel uncovers the truth about gender bias in advertising
Women Continue to Be Sexualized and Misrepresented in Ads, Even in 2017
Katie Richards /
Advertising Week
Men were four times as likely to appear in ads as women and received seven times more speaking time than women. Women were usually portrayed in their 20s in ads, while men were in their 20s, 30s and 40s.
A New Study Shows that Sex Doesn’t Actually Sell
Ashley Rodriguez /
Quartz