Mavens' all-time favourite creative awards body, The Gerety Awards, is proud to unveil the international cities that will host its 2026 Executive Jury sessions, alongside the powerful Jury Presidents leading them. The announcement marks the official opening of entries for the 2026 edition.   Executive judging sessions will take place in London, Auckland, Toronto, New York, Paris, Stockholm, Hong Kong, Dubai, Madrid, Milano, Mexico City, Bangkok, Los Angeles, Berlin and São Pa

Interview by Leah Morris. Senior Art Director Anastasia Simone has come up against the ‘spiky walls’ that many opinionated women face in creative communications. Now, with plenty of career wins under her belt, she champions the value of her perspective – this article is an invitation for you to do the same.  The art-based creative believes we need less thought leaders who can’t do, and more doers who make time to think (let that sink in). In her words: “No one is better posit

The manosphere isn't a single, dark corner of the internet like it may once have been. It’s an entire toxic ecosystem. An umbrella term for the sprawling, spidery network of online communities that connect angry and vulnerable men over a shared hatred of women.  From the bizarrely ridiculous yet threatening ‘involuntary celibates’ (incels) and the paranoid ‘Men Going Their Own Way’ (MGTOW) to the wealth-obsessed ‘red pill’ influencers and Pick-Up Artists (PUAs) who objectify

Refusing to be silenced by algorithmic bias, business leaders Cindy Gallop, Samantha Katz and Jane Evans have this week launched an international petition demanding action from the tech giant. ‘Fairness In The Feed’ is demanding transparency, fairness and equal opportunity on LinkedIn.  Cindy Gallop, who is the Founder & CEO of MakeLoveNotPorn, has been using LinkedIn for twenty years and used to recommend it to everyone as ‘the platform that makes your professional goals hap

Interview by Leah Morris.  Stephanie Gwee has spent her career turning chaos into campaigns that land strong. From journalism to Asia’s...

By Elise Balsillie, Head of Thryv Australia and New Zealand. Resilience in business has often been equated with grit and endless...

Together with production company Poppet, adland gender equality movement Mavens launched their first podcast ‘Mind Your Manners’ to 100 movers and shakers at Humdinger Studios in Brunswick. 

VML has been awarded Global Network of the Year, Scholz & Friends wins Global Agency of the Year, Omnicom is Holding Company of the Year...

Mavens presents Mind your Manners, the podcast where we empower women and minorities, educate allies and entertain everyone.  Podcast...

What happens when you’re working as hard as you can, but the picture still won’t add up? This Equal Pay Day, Mavens has launched a...

Interview with Michael Ray by Leah Morris. If men aren’t fully recognised as essential caregivers alongside women, then no one’s set up...

By Shyaire Ganglani, contributing Editor. We spend endless 11pm nights ordering Schnitz or Misschu and sweating kerning and typos in...

Words and artwork by Liane Dowling.  90s nostalgia is bringing back more than just fashion, it’s reviving the contradictions of...

Words by Josie Baynes, Executive Producer at Wildebeest. Let's be real: for all the talk about "progress" in advertising, production, and...

By Shyaire Ganglani. At first, it felt like a comedy set. Monobrow jokes. Reverse discrimination one-liners. A zinger about the The...

By Leah Morris. Why cross oceans to visit Cannes when you can experience the extravaganza that is Cairns Crocodiles right here in Oz?...

Join some of this year's Melbourne Jury on Thursday, June 12th as they discuss trends and favourite campaigns from the 2025 Gerety...

By Jasmine Parasram. As I sat on the tram, knowing my stop was coming up, I felt sick to my stomach. Five months into what I thought was...

Introducing a special collaboration led by Womentor and MEK STUDIO®  Founder and Executive Creative Director Mirella Arapian with Mavens...

Clemenger BBDO and Less Than 10% want to end free speeches this International Women's Day. International Women’s Day is meant to be a day...