creative art director . acd tbwa chiat new york

mariana reis


about

personal project

if i were a man

A filter made women speak up on gender inequality.

Gender inequality sucks. And women know it because we live it.
Progress has been made, but the problem hasn’t gone away. It still shows up in workplaces every day.

The hardest part of change is starting the conversation. A trending filter did exactly that. By turning a complex issue into something people could wear and share, the conversation finally started.








When the talk started, everyone joined in, even men     When the talk started, everyone joined in, even men     When the talk started, everyone joined in, even men    















The media picked it up. The ad industry followed    The media picked it up. The ad industry followed      























@Andreavribeiro . Creative Director at Uzina |  @DanielaValdez . Marketing e Comunicação | @susalbuquerque . ECD at Uzina & Vice-presidente ADCE | @Cristina França . Designer | @maria_mareia . copywriter | @nadiasilva . creative director 



The truth came hidden in DMs    The truth came hidden in DMs     The truth came hidden in DMs          







The inbox overflowed with hundreds of DMs from women too afraid to go public, fearing for their careers.





These results aren’t a success story  These results aren’t a success story These results aren’t a success story  


The proof is clear: women are still silenced at work. It’s on all of us to change that.




Dinheiro Vivo

If I Were a Man. They created an Instagram page to talk about inequality



Diário de Notícias

If I Were a Man. An Instagram page created to talk about inequality.





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