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Social Goods | H&M's Diverse Ad, Modelling Gender Pay Gap, Women in Top Jobs

This week, H&M rolled out a campaign featuring a diverse range of women, and a top agent claimed male models are being paid up to 75 percent less than women.
H&M Autumn/Winter 2016 | Photo: Dan Medhurst
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  • Kate Abnett

"H&M's Diverse Advert Mirrors the Real World. Shame the Ad Industry Doesn't" (The Guardian)
"All types of women feature in the TV ad, but are campaigns such as this having any effect on the industry that creates them?"

"Top Modelling Agent Says Male Models 'Suffer Big Pay Gap' Compared to Women" (BBC News)
"Male models are being paid up to 75% less than women, according to a top modelling agent."

"Retailer George Davies: 'Promote More Women to Top Fashion Jobs'" (BBC News)
"Mr Davies, founder of clothing retailer Next and behind the George at Asda label, says more needs to be done to promote them to director level."

"Pressure Mounts to Reform Our Throwaway Clothing Culture" (Yale Environment 360)
"In the U.S. and around the world, a growing number of environmentalists and clothing industry executives say it's time to end the wasteful clothing culture and begin making new apparel out of old items on a large scale."

"Sports Direct: Mike Ashley Steps In After CEO Dave Forsey Resigns" (The Guardian)
"The surprise move for Ashley to take a more hands-on role came after he admitted in a rare TV interview this week that he had taken his "eye off the ball", before adding: "I'm going to fix it and I will.""

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