In the past four months, talk of reform and proposed structural changes to combat racism at agencies has started to shift the pendulum — but more action is required. Agencies have a knack for empathy in a way others don’t, yet their recent commitment to “tangible actions” has left some non-white execs cold. “People at my agency are hopeful, but are also on the edge of a cliff wondering whether or not leadership is going to take that leap into action,” said a senior planner at one of the larger media agency networks. Read more below. Other things to know about | | |
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| Equality and Opportunity | | | | Agencies have a knack for empathy in a way others don’t, yet their recent commitment to “tangible actions” has left some non-white execs cold. | | |
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