PinnedR/GA Live: Where is the Bathroom?How R/GA’s partnership with Kimberly-Clark is helping spread awareness around sanitation access In the latest R/GA Live event on April 13, we took a close look at the “Where is the Bathroom” campaign drawing attention to the lack of access to basic sanitary facilities people face across much of Latin…2 min read2 min read
PinnedMake / Change: 2022 US Diversity Progress ReportIn June 2020, racial justice protests across the country sparked by the police murder of George Floyd caused a reckoning within our own industry, which has a history of systemic racism and decades of inaction. Shortly after a group of 600 Black ad professionals signed “A Call for Change” letter…Advertising8 min readAdvertising8 min read
Sep 22MAKE/CHANGE: A PLAN FOR EQUITY AT R/GADIVERSITY BI-ANNUAL REPORT: Q1 & Q2, 2023 At R/GA we remain committed to continued transparency and accountability as we work towards removing barriers for all underrepresented groups and creating a fair and equitable workplace that celebrates differences. We strive to embed diversity, equity and inclusion in everything we do —…7 min read7 min read
Aug 24Attracting and Keeping AAPI Talent to R/GABy Dr. Anita Jack-Davies, R/GA (Global DEI Lead) This past spring Dr. Josephine M. Kim, a university professor at Harvard with expertise in mental health, gave a talk to our agency on psychological safety in the workplace for Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) talent. During the talk, she raised…5 min read5 min read
Apr 5Vote for R/GA in the Webbys!It’s that time of year again! The Webby Awards — where R/GA took home the Agency of the Year Trophy in 2022 — are around the corner. R/GA has 14 nominations for eight campaigns — the second most nominated agency this year! Nominees are eligible to be named winners via…3 min read3 min read
Mar 8How Complacency and Resting on Our Laurels Prevent Us from Identifying New Barriers to InclusionLast Thursday at a BRG Roundtable Meeting at R/GA, a Culture Collective Co-Chair mentioned half-jokingly that the support she needs the most as a leader at our agency is childcare! We were on the Zoom call for a little less than an hour. As we ended the discussion regarding personal…Gender Equality5 min readGender Equality5 min read
Feb 1Data is Just One Critical Piece of the Culture Change PuzzleI’ve been noticing something. In the DEI space, it seems as though many of us are approaching data as a “check-the-box” solution, rather than a starting point in the complex process of culture change. Immediately after the murder of George Floyd in 2020, 600 Black agency professionals penned an open…Diversity And Inclusion5 min readDiversity And Inclusion5 min read
Aug 16, 2022Cast your vote by 8/21 to see us at SXSW 2023!It’s that time of the year again: the SXSW PanelPicker is now open and agencies are campaigning for your votes. We have 10 panels in the running this year that need your support! Maybe you’re a nerd for design, the NYT mobile app gets all your screen time, or being…5 min read5 min read
Aug 10, 2022R/GA Welcomes Ten BIPOC Businesses to Inaugural Make/Good for Businesses CohortR/GA’s commitment to battling systemic racism goes beyond our corporate strategy for racial equity, Make / Change. We also enable our people to use their creative and strategic talents to support BIPOC-owned small businesses, and in so doing, do our part to help close the racial wealth gap. In April…Diversity And Inclusion3 min readDiversity And Inclusion3 min read
May 26, 2022Make / Change: Q1 2022 US Diversity Data UpdateAfter closing out our first full year of publishing quarterly diversity data as part of our Make / Change commitment to transparency, our first Make / Change report of 2022 both shows progress and highlights areas where we need to evolve more quickly to keep up with employee turnover. Since…Diversity7 min readDiversity7 min read
