'Champion female stories' says Director Kim Gehrig | Special: Advertising Week - AdAge

'Champion female stories' says Director Kim Gehrig | Special: Advertising Week - AdAge:





"Women and minorities in the creative industries need to "be more visible," champion female stories and think about barriers to less privileged people applying for jobs in order to promote diversity. Those were some of the conclusions of a panel at Advertising Week Europe in London entitled "Create Diversity: don't talk the talk, walk the walk", hosted by 72andSunny. Panelists included Kim Gehrig, director of award-winning commercials including "This Girl Can" for Sport England and "Man in the Moon" for John Lewis, as well as Vanessa Kingori, the U.K. publisher of GQ magazine. "