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Read MoreMeet 9 Women Using Their Creativity To Right The Ratio
Working Not Working has partnered with Pinterest on its initiative to Right the Ratio. To promote the cause, we're bringing our Bay Area members together for a happy hour and panel discussion hosted at Pinterest's headquarters in San Francisco on November 8th. Featured panelists include Erika Olde (Founder & President of Black Bicycle Entertainment / Founder of the Women’s Studies Program at Ghetto Film School), Sadia Latifi (Head of Creative at Pinterest), and Elysa Fenenbock (First Designer-in-Residence at Google). [Update: The event has sold out. We'll add the RSVP link if more spots open.]
Read MoreThe 3% Conference Founder Talks Diversity & How We Can Do Better
The 3% Conference was born with the mission to champion female creativity and make the case that in order for businesses to innovate, they have to embrace diversity. Now in its sixth year, the 3% Conference is showing a true commitment to effecting change with its adaptability: "We've become increasingly aware of the danger of agencies solving for the 'woman problem' and neglecting diversity in all its facets. So our fall agenda will explore and inspire on all fronts of diversity to make it crystal clear that our tagline -- Diversity = Creativity = Profitability -- is a rally cry that leaves no one behind and no one's needs back-burnered."
Read MoreWNW + VICE Team Up For FoodFight!
Less than a month ago, Working Not Working launched the Work In Progress program and assembled a task force of 20 diverse creatives who work for companies including Google, Snapchat, XPRIZE and TED to create solutions to LA's biggest civic issues. For our first project, labeled FoodFight!, we partnered with VICE Media, local non-profits including Safe Place For Youth and L.A. Kitchen, and members of the Mayor's Operations Innovation team to develop actionable ideas to reduce food waste and improve access to healthy food at homeless shelters across the city. None of us expected that just a few weeks later, we'd have thousands of fellow Angelenos eager to support our ideas.
Read MorePinterest Fights to Right the Ratio
Working Not Working has partnered with Pinterest on their new initiative Right the Ratio, which aims to empower the next generation of creatives to overcome inequalities in the industry. Right in time for Women's Equality Day (8/26), Pinterest is kicking off the campaign with a focus on gender inequality, highlighting some of advertising's most accomplished women and their unique perspectives on what needs to change. For starters, while women make up 46% of the ad industry, only 11% of Creative Directors are women.
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26 ARTISTS: WHATEVER YOU CALL 'EM, REMEMBER TO "CHECK 'EM"
26 ARTISTS: WHATEVER YOU CALL 'EM, REMEMBER TO "CHECK 'EM"
London-based Seed Animation Studio has released "Check 'Em", a short animation film for Breast Cancer Awareness, in association with Breast Cancer Care. Twenty-six artists contributed original pieces, including six WNW Members. Considering they're all tackling the same subject(s), it's inspiring to see the artists show off such an array of eclectic animation styles. They've somehow managed to collectively match the creativity and absurdity of the many nicknames we have for "Brad Pitts", "Twin Peaks", "Fun Bags", "Norks", or "Wopbobaloobops" if you're not into the whole brevity thing.
Take a look at a handful of the many different takes below, and whatever you call 'em, don't forget to "check 'em."