Nicky Kemp: The Media Leader Column 2023
By Nicola Kemp
Our Editorial Director, Nicola Kemp's monthly column in The Media Leader focuses on creating a more inclusive and open space for employees within the advertising industry
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"Headlines focusing on criticising individual celebrities and blaming ‘internet sleuths’ sidestep the fundamental issue. The culture tabloids are attacking is one of their own creation. One that has fed a persecuting and misogynistic approach to women in the public sphere."
"It is important to recognise that this is not just about the abuse of power by men. Being a woman doesn’t automatically make you a great ally or an inclusive leader. The truth, however uncomfortable, is that women are just as capable of perpetuating toxic systems of inequality as men."
"The irony is that, if there was ever an industry in need of considering problems through a fresh lens, it is media. Women with an opinion have long changed the centre of gravity in this industry with grit and grace. So, if you are reading this and you have an idea you want to share, just do it. Don’t let your fear of what some “reply guy” on LinkedIn might say stop you from sharing it. Because the ripples of your voice can be monumental."
"The 'move fast and break things' mentality of hustle culture has broken the spirit of many women in media. Yet the truth remains that, as an industry, we are collectively more comfortable with talking about change than addressing the structural and economic barriers that still hold women back in the workplace.
So at a time when the pressure continues to mount and burnout continues to top the agenda, I have a simple question for women in media: what are you going to say no to in 2024?"
By Nicola Kemp
Our Editorial Director, Nicola Kemp's monthly column in The Media Leader focuses on creating a more inclusive and open space for employees within the advertising industry
By Nicola Kemp
Our Editorial Director, Nicola Kemp, joins Omar Oakes to talk about the progress women have made in making media a more equitable career and the barriers which still remain.
By Nicola Kemp
In an extended episode of The IAB UK Podcast, our Editorial Director, Nicola Kemp joins IAB for a fascinating conversation about the business advantages of embracing flexible working, retaining and helping women to thrive in the ad industry, and the stereotype that having children kills career ambitions.
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