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WACL campaign calls for Gender Pay Gap reporting to be reinstated

By Nicola Kemp

A hard-hitting campaign, in partnership with the Fawcett Society and the Chartered Management Institute, lays out the urgent need to reinstate mandatory Gender Pay Gap reporting.

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A guide for forging a creative path

By Izzy Ashton

Nikky Lyle explains how, when freelancers started turning to her for advice, she decided to create a series of guides to help inspire and empower creatives across the industry.

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Gerety Awards 2021: Why now is the time to raise the representation bar

By Nicola Kemp

With 180 advertising and marketing leaders from 30 different countries, Gerety 2021 shows it is possible to raise the bar when it comes to elevating female leadership.

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Why it’s time to ditch the pursuit of balance and focus on boundaries

By Kim Palmer

Kim Palmer, Founder of hypnotherapy and wellness app, Clementine highlights the importance of setting boundaries and creating little rituals, and how best to stick to them.

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“Stop waiting, start creating”

By Nicola Kemp

Scott Morrison, Founder and bringer of The Boom on why the coronavirus crisis is the creative industry’s “Netflix moment”.

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Building an anti-racist industry together

By Nicola Kemp

The FUTURES Network unveils its community manifesto to better identify the barriers and drivers of positive change in their companies.

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Why your payment policy needs to be part of your mental health policy

By Nicola Kemp

The Leapers Research Study 2020 underlines the gap between rhetoric and reality when it comes to addressing mental health in the creative industries.

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Brexit, BLM, and Africa’s Creative Renaissance

By Natalie Narh & Nigel Atta-Mensah

Natalie Narh & Nigel Atta-Mensah, Co-Founders of New Comma highlight the need for a collaborative network when it comes to celebrating and promoting local and diaspora African creatives.

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Where does Blue Monday stand after a blue year?

By Robyn D’Arcy

Wunderman Thompson’s Senior Analyst Robyn D’Arcy analyses the year’s ‘most depressing’ day and its role in 2021.

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Rest up and power forward

By Nina Stephenson-Camps

Nina Stephenson-Camps offers some hints and tips about how you can pause, reflect and integrate growth into your daily life.

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A view from Generation COVID

By Bryan Obonyo

The industry has adapted quickly to the pandemic, yet, as Bryan Obonyo, Business Development Executive at BLITZWORKS writes, this speed and commitment is lacking when it comes to diversity.

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Strong body, strong mind

By Uzma Afridi

Uzma Afridi, Head of Careers at NABS offers the organisation’s tips for looking after yourself this year, from celebrating small wins to connecting with people around you.

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The stigma around Black mental health still exists

By Rianna Patterson

Rianna Patterson, Founder of Dominica Dementia Foundation explores the stigma that still exists towards Black mental health, highlighting why we need to see the BAME community represented in the media.

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Now is the time for our industry to reset

By Stephen Woodford

Stephen Woodford, CEO of the Advertising Association on the importance of resetting UK advertising for the better.

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