The culture of ad agencies has long been ripe with sexist behaviors. Mad Men’s depiction of what the “office” was like wasn’t a farce. It was dead on. Fifty years later more women are working in ad agencies but not as creative directors and executive levels allowing some of the same sexist behavior to continue as white men are still running the show and in positions of power. Some brands, such as Pepsico are starting to wake up and demanding to see more women in the room as they recognize that 85% of their customers are women.
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