Ali Hanan

Ali Hanan is founder and chief executive of Creative Equals

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Why is there still such chronic underinvestment in disabled creative talent?

Adland's slow awakening to the commercial benefit of inclusivity feels surprising.

Introducing the next generation of female creative leaders

Putting a spotlight on emerging talent...

What you missed in Campaign's School Reports

Some of the biggest names in advertising are prioritising diversity and inclusion.

We're done talking when it comes to equal representation

Rise, the event for creative women and non-binary people, will be a spark for change.

Put yourself forward for Creative Equals and Campaign's Future Leaders

In creative departments, there is progress, but it's not fast enough.

Creative industries have to embrace #DiverseMinds

It's time to move from talk to action when it comes to embracing neurodiversity.

Change is too slow: the truth about the IPA's diversity report

Why the latest IPA data must act as a wake-up call for the industry.

Why it's time to BackHer

Diversifying your creative department has never been easier if you access the biggest untapped pool of creative talent - women who have taken a break from the workplace.

Creativity's female future: Meet the next generation of women redefining creativity

Campaign and Creative Equals present the future creative leaders; the women defining creativity today and tomorrow.

School Reports: Creative + Media Equality Standard

Why the Creative & Media Equality Standard will enter the Campaign School Reports from 2019

The 'diversity' story has received bottomless column inches. So, to drive lasting change, Campaign will add companies that have successfully passed the Creative & Media Equality Standard - the kitemark for diversity and inclusion - to its School Reports for 2019.

Nostalgia is the enemy of progress on diversity

Paul Burke's recent article about diversity underlines the danger of nostalgia, says the chief executive of Creative Equals.

The truth behind the IPA's diversity survey

Why women don't progress and BAME aren't hired in adland, by Creative Equals' founder.

Why female creatives don't get to pitch

When pitching is so vital to career progression, research showing that almost half of female creatives have not been on a pitch over the last year must jump-start action on inclusivity.

Why we lose our female talent before they even start

While young women will leave the UK's advertising and design colleges in equal numbers, about 40% of them will never make it to their first rung of the career ladder.

Creativity's female future

Ali Hanan, founder and chief executive of Creative Equals, introduces 30 female creative trailblazers on course to be the industry leaders of tomorrow.

Diversity: brands are demanding agencies change. So what now?

Three steps agencies can take today to boost diversity. By Ali Hanan, the founder of Creative Equals.

Six ways to rewrite gender in adland after the Kevin Roberts debacle

After the Kevin Roberts controversy, Creative Equals founder Ali Hanan proposes six concrete ways to improve gender diversity in the ad industry.

Your unconscious bias is showing, Kevin Roberts

Saatchi & Saatchi's Kevin Roberts exposed an unconscious bias with his controversial comments about gender diversity, but the debate is far from over, says the founder of Creative Equals.