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EQUITY, INCLUSION & BELONGING EMBRACING OUR DIFFERENCES

Equity, Inclusion & Belonging

Campaign Global Agency of the Year Awards

Recognition at a Global Scale

VMLY&R has proudly been awarded Best Place to Work: Network and Best Global Diversity and Inclusion Initiative by Campaign’s Global Agency of the Year awards. 

VMLY&R was commended for more than doubling the size of its EI&B practice and nurturing a happier, healthier, and more motivated workforce that supports the multifaceted identities of employees.

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Dear Black Talent

Dear Black Talent.

VMLY&R is proud to partner with the 4A's Foundation on Dear Black Talent, a commitment to empowering the next generation of Black advertising leaders. Dear Black Talent promotes the inclusion and advancement of Black professionals by providing the resources necessary to pursue a career in advertising. Going beyond traditional recruitment strategies, Dear Black Talent drives discovery about agency life and provides educational resources and networking opportunities. Dear Black Talent will contribute to more diverse hiring practices, leading to an increased presence of Black advertising professionals and a workforce that represents our Global community.

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Helping clients bring about sustainable cultural change.

The Inclusion Experience practice at VMLY&R is a strategic consultancy and executing partner that works with clients to bring about sustainable cultural change within their organizations. Inclusion Experience is a critical step towards creating connected brands and companies that are culturally sensitive, diverse, equitable and inclusive.

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Every day brings a teachable moment.

The Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (EI&B) team at VMLY&R guides, celebrates, and promotes cultural literacy; increases employee engagement; recruits and retains a diverse workforce; and builds internal opportunities for people to learn and grow.

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Suba and Tasha

LEADERSHIP

Tasha Gilroy, Chief EI&B Officer, and Subashini Nadarajah, Global Executive Director of Equity, Inclusion & Belonging and Head of Multicultural Creative Center of Excellence, lead VMLY&R’s global EI&B strategy. Together, they focus on introducing new programs and partnerships that build on the agency’s inclusive culture and diverse workforce. Additionally, they work to drive continued cultural literacy, awareness, and acceptance across the organization.

Tasha leads talent and partnership initiatives that build VMLY&R’s pipeline of top talent across all of our global offices. She guides the vision and execution for an equitable talent recruitment and retention strategy across the network. She manages and grows the agency’s many existing relationships with partner organizations such as 4A’s MAIP, ColorComm, AAF Mosaic Center for Multiculturalism, One Club for Creativity and 3% Conference. 

Subashini leads the development and implementation of internal strategies that nurture a vibrant, inclusive, and equitable global culture. She cultivates independent employee networks and programs and wider industry support systems in collaboration with organizations such as NAAAP, HRC and Luminary just to name a few. She is also the head of VMLY&R's Multicultural Creative Center of Excellence (MCCCOE), a resource to help encourage diversity in creative creation, design execution, and practice to strengthen and expand the relevance of creativity in all areas of the brand and society.

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Women Around the World logo

People are looking for ways to stay positive while also standing up for what they believe in. Women Around the World is a podcast series hosted by Beth Wade, global chief marketing officer, that features open and honest discussions with women throughout our global network. Powered by VMLY&R Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, the goal of this series is to share, educate, and inspire one another. Listen here.

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Coffee Connection

Women@VMLY&R Powered by DE&I hosts Coffee Connection where participants are paired with three different contacts, an introduction is made by email and they then find 30 minutes to discuss different topics in person or over the phone. Organizers provide guidance on topics to choose from, but the participants schedule meetings their own. The program connects and empowers women while providing professional and personal development through testimonials and experiences.

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Brave Questions, Safe Spaces logo

"Brave Questions, Safe Spaces" is a content series powered by DE&I. There is power in sharing — one that connects us all. Different events throughout the year are hosted to share, move hearts, and educate minds — creating a community of understanding. Brave Questions, Safe Spaces (BQSS) serves as a springboard for VMLY&Rers all around to share, learn, empathize, and understand each other better, and how to better impact the work we do.

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Proudly Said podcast logo

The struggle for equality in the world and workplace has been going on for decades. While considerable progress has been made, many in the LGBTQ+ community still worry that revealing their true selves will have negative repercussions. The "Proudly Said" podcast series features open and honest conversations that help educate people and build awareness about LGBTQ+ issues. The series highlights the stories of LGBTQ+ people within VMLY&R and from the communities our agency is involved. Listen here.

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Pass the Jam logo

“Pass the Jam" is no longer just something you say when you want to jazz up your toast. Diversity, equity and inclusion are key ingredients in creative that drives culture. "Pass the Jam" features creative thought leaders from around the globe sharing how the importance of being an empathetic creator and why collaborating with different people are the keys to groundbreaking work. Excellent creativity comes from a mashup of diverse minds and the unique flavor that everyone brings to the table.

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3% Certified logo

We were one of the first two agencies to have become 3% Certified by The 3% Movement. The organization said agencies that receive the 3% stamp of approval are ones that actively promote equality in the workplace and meet a particular set of goals, including female leadership, opportunity for advancement, respectful depictions in work and equality of work, wage and policies.

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EI&B CAMPAIGNS WITHIN VMLY&R

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WORK WE'RE PARTICULARLY PROUD OF

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Work We're Particularly Proud Of

NEWS & INSIGHTS FROM EI&B AT VMLY&R

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News & Insights
  • ANA Multicultural Excellence Awards

    Excelling at Multicultural Marketing

  • Congratulations, Graham! LGBTQ+ Future Leaders List

    An OUTstanding Leader 

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    Showing Up Latina

  • The 3D DE&I Awards Agency of the Year

    VMLY&R Wins Agency of the Year at NYF 3D DE&I Awards

  • AAF Mosaic Awards

    Double the Honors at the AAF Mosaic Awards

  • Photo of the UK Inclusion Experience team

    VMLY&R Launches Inclusion Experience Practice in the UK

  • Tasha Gilroy, Ronnie Felder and Aimee Pagano

    VMLY&R Scales Talent Strategy with Executive Appointments

  • Just Ad Flava

    Just Ad Flava 2022

  • Women's History Month

    Celebrating Women’s History Month

  • U.S. flag with 29 stars

    HRC Launches Equality Act Campaign with support from VMLY&R and WPP

  • Dear Black Talent

    "Dear Black Talent" Invites Black Professionals to Adland

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    Beyond Aesthetic: What Haircare Brands Must Remember When Speaking to the Black Community

  • Image of a Black woman smiling in front of a colorful background

    Juneteenth Is Our July 4th, and Brands Should Recognize Its Spirit of Resilience

  • Photo of Sherman Winfield holding his two young daughters on a beautiful beach

    Fatherhood: from a Black Father’s POV

  • Colorful image with the word Juke Jam and the silhouette of a man dancing

    Celebrating Juneteenth

  • Amber Chenevert headshot

    Take a Gut Check in Your Next Creative Meeting

  • Choose to Challenge

    An Open Letter to the Future Female Leaders in Advertising

  • Headshots of women on the panel

    Courageous Conversations: A Conversation With Inspirational Client Leaders From Colgate, U.S. Navy and Wendy’s

  • Myron King

    This BHM, Let’s Never Go Back to Normal

  • Shonna Sanders

    Black in Advertising

  • Leslie Collin

    What Does It Take to Create Allyship?

  • VMLY&R Pride logo

    VMLY&R Receives Perfect Score in Human Rights Campaign’s 2021 Corporate Equality Index

  • BLACK TAXI logo

    Driving Change

  • Walt Geer

    Four challenges to you, BIPOC industry leaders

  • Colored pencils

    Five Steps to Help Brands Avoid Fake Allyship

  • Woman wearing a face covering

    CELEBRATING HISPANIC HERITAGE THROUGH HEALTH SAFETY

  • George Floyd mural

    Racial Justice Deep Dive

  • WPP Inclusion Council logo

    VMLY&R MIAMI EXEC NAMED TO INCLUSION COUNCIL

  • Myron King

    RIDING THE WAVE OF WOKENESS

  • Walter Geer

    Chief Experience Design Officer

  • Baileys Reclaim Her Name Seven Books

    VMLY&R launches Reclaim Her Name for Baileys & The Women's Prize for Fiction

  • Women in the Workforce_4x3

    GLOBAL CHANGE. ADAPTABILITY. PRODUCTIVITY REVOLUTION.

  • Allyship & Action logo

    BEING AN ALLY AND TAKING ACTION

  • Amera-Rime Lulu

    THE FUTURE OF ADVERTISING

  • Screenshot of DE&I panel

    VMLY&R CONTRIBUTES TO NATIONAL DE&I PANEL

  • Roy Milton

    ROY MILTON HONORED FOR DIVERSITY WORK

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    ADVERTISING HAS A CRISIS OF APATHY AND OTHERNESS

  • Group photo of Uruguay office

    FEMALE EMPOWERMENT AT VMLY&R URUGUAY

  • Amber Chenevert headshot

    VMLY&R’s Amber Chenevert Named to PM360 ELITE 100

  • Jen Kohl and her family

    VMLY&R WORKING MOM STANDS OUT

  • Suba Nadarajah, Tasha Gilroy

    VMLY&R Names Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Team