sexual harassment

Sep 23, 2021

How did we get here? Merlee Jayme discusses why sexual harassment has permeated the ad industry

Dentsu International's Apac creative leader has been a prominent voice on harassment within the industry for several years. She is “pissed” that it allegedly slipped through the cracks at her own agency. Now she wants to see action

Jul 08, 2021

‘Battlecry’ declaration: ad executives group vows to hold abusive men ‘accountable’

Group says it knows the names of some of the men responsible and could 'escalate' matters

Aug 31, 2020

Times Network responds to sexual harassment complaint

States that the employee was asked to leave due to a restructuring related to performance and Covid-19

Oct 09, 2019

'I was eight months pregnant and working on a pitch until 3 AM'

Merlee Cruz-Jayme, chairmom and CCO of Philippines-based, Dentsu Jayme-Syfu, provides a first person account of gender stereotyping in the advertising business and how women can fend it off. This is the second part of the article, taken from her address at Spikes Asia 2019

Sep 30, 2019

Spikes Asia 2019: 'You have to fight back at all costs'

Chief creative officer and Chairmom of Dentsu Jayme Syfu, Merlee Cruz-Jayme recounts the days of harassment and how she fought back

Sep 12, 2019

I was sexually harassed on creative placement at a top London agency

A creative shares her experience of being harassed and advice for others in the same position.