How the ANA Will Push for More Accurate Portrayals of Women in Ads

AFE and Girls' Lounge partnering in #SeeHer initiative

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The clichéd, sexist portrayals of women and girls in advertising just took another blow from the ANA's Alliance for Family Entertainment (ANA AFE). On Thursday, the organization announced the launch of #SeeHer, an initiative that aims to create a more accurate portrayal of women in the media. The goal is to see a 20-plus percent increase in the accurate portrayal of women and girls in ads by 2020, the 100th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote in the U.S.

More than 50 marketers met at the White House to announce the initiative at the United State of Women Summit in Washington, D.C.

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