Language is always changing. Sometimes, you’ll say something, and a trusted friend will tell you the word is offensive. But how were you supposed to know? Well, here are some words to get you started in building a more inclusive vocabulary.
Read MoreJanuary is always a refreshing time to list out your goals and set yourself up for success for the New Year. If you’re anything like me, you have a number of things you want to accomplish listed out and ready to tackle. It’s nice to look at this list and feel inspired and motivated, but let’s fast forward to April, or May when the New Year’s resolution mojo isn’t so strong…
Read MoreMy original intention for this piece was a very SEO-friendly, seasonally appropriate call for women in the ad industry to take the opportunity to assess their personal brand as they gaze upon the new year. But, as I began to think about it, I started considering what a privilege it is to be in a place where we’re able to define our brand at all.
Read MoreThanks to a staggering voter turnout and a record-breaking number of women on the ballot, the United States political scene is a boys’ club no more. Notable wins include Ayanna Pressley, the first black congresswoman elected from Massachusetts; Marsha Blackburn, the first woman senator from Tennessee; Sylvia Garcia and Veronica Escobar, the first Latinx congresswomen elected from Texas; Rashida Tlaib, the first Muslim woman elected to Congress; and Sharice Davids and Deb Haaland, the first Native American women elected to Congress.
Read MoreAt this highly anticipated MadWomen event, Caroline Wanga, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer and VP of Human Resources at Target, led us in a timely conversation around individual identities and our accountability in caring for our own identity intersections, as well as those of others.
Read MoreMy name is Shadon (Shaw-Dawn) Elizabeth Ghassemlou. My first name means, “one who is happy” in Persian/Farsi, and, for the most part, I think I have done an okay-ish job of living up to my name. I was born in San Diego to an American mother from the Iron Range of Minnesota and a Persian father from Tehran, Iran. I grew up in Coon Rapids, Minnesota
Read MoreToday we sat down with our Partnership Chair Jenn Lagos to talk about solving problems with communication, the ebbs and flows of our industry and reaching lofty goals.
Read MoreToday we sat down with our Communications Chair Annie Mullins to talk about the evolution of agency life, the MadWomen mission and celebrating each other.
Read MoreIt’s been 11 years since I left the ivy-covered halls of my alma mater. Okay. I went to Minnesota State University, Mankato. There was no ivy. But it has been just over 11 years. That part is true. I entered into the world of advertising/marketing/communications with a lot of expectations and very little in the way of a clue. As I start the second quarter of my career, it seemed like a natural time to reflect on how those expectations stacked up against reality.
Read MoreIf you’re an activist, ally, or advocate, you probably understand and practice inclusivity at every opportunity you find. Maybe you use gender-neutral terms to refer to people before you learn their preferred pronouns. Maybe, if you’re in a position of privilege, you allow other folks to voice opinions before your voice your own. Maybe you actively work to remove ableist language from your vocabulary. And, if that’s the case, maybe it has leaked into your work as well.
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