Watch This Woman Become a Man to Protest Unequal Pay in Sweden

Annelie Nordström's extreme makeover

Inspiration meets innovation at Brandweek, the ultimate marketing experience. Join industry luminaries, rising talent and strategic experts in Phoenix, Arizona this September 23–26 to assess challenges, develop solutions and create new pathways for growth. Register early to save.

We've seen plenty of women get makeovers in advertising lately—either in pursuit of some market-driven ideal of beauty, or in critique of same. In this video, though, a woman is transformed for a different purpose.

Annelie Nordström, chairwoman of Kommunal, Sweden's biggest union, was made over as a man to protest unequal salaries between men and women in the country. It's all a stunt for International Women's Day this Saturday. At the website, BeAMan.se, women can also connect to a Facebook app and become men themselves through some photo manipulation.

AW+

WORK SMARTER - LEARN, GROW AND BE INSPIRED.

Subscribe today!

To Read the Full Story Become an Adweek+ Subscriber

View Subscription Options

Already a member? Sign in