Gerety Announces International Women’s Day Summit & Sets the Deadline For Entries To Its 2021 Award Show At April 2.
Women Empowered Global (WEG), a global forum for female entrepreneurs and leaders, together with the Gerety Awards, have organized a Global summit with a free-access pass with prior registration at www.womenempoweredglobal.com/iwd
WEG is “A global society of award-winning influencers empowering women through career, leadership, and entrepreneurial programs”. Together with international experts, they design-focused programs to enrich, develop and stimulate the female workforce.
To date, the company works with over 37 award-winning partners from around the world and has a presence in over 23 countries across 6 continents.
Gerety Awards which has been redefining advertising and communications by setting a new benchmark in creative awards with its all-female power jury offers a fresh, diverse way of celebrating outstanding work in communications and marketing.
In announcing the IWD event Co-Founder Lucia Ongay says:
“The summit will feature internationally acclaimed leaders and present meaningful and thought-provoking perspectives in addressing gender norms, cultural stigma; offering best practices and insights this international women’s day”.
With the Gerety Awards entry deadline now firmly set for April 2, agencies, production companies and brands worldwide have an opportunity to impress upon the Gerety Awards jury. Agencies based in Nigeria are also entitled to enter the Nigerian Agency of the year category through the Portfolio Cut.
A reel that includes 3 different types of work has to be submitted into this category to win the prestigious title of Nigerian agency of the year. The global shortlist and agency of the year by country titles will be announced the second week of June followed by live jury panel discussions that will once again give unique insight from advertising industry leaders as well as being a predictor for awards taking place later this year.
Named for Frances Gerety, the copywriter who in 1948 coined the slogan “A diamond is forever, The Gerety Awards marks the first time that a jury has been brought together to select the best in advertising — all advertising, not just advertising made for women — through the female lens, creating a benchmark that is relevant to the market reality, all while redefining the standard to which advertising has traditionally been held.
Open for entries until April 2, enter your most creative work at geretyawards.com
GERETY TALKS: Just like the award show, the Gerety Talks series puts some of the marketing and creative industry’s true changemakers in the spotlight – and at the centre of the conversation – with the aim to drive progress within the industry on a global scale.
The series will bring together agency and brand leaders from around the globe for a refreshing take on what leadership looks like. Gerety Talks premieres on Facebook, IGTV and YouTube every Tuesday at 17:15 / 11:15 EST.
