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Why #thisgirlcan director ‘kept the illusion’ she could be a man

on Mar 26, 2015 | 0 comments

By Natalie Mortimer

The female director behind Sport England’s wildly popular #thisisgirlcan campaign, Kim Gehrig, has admitted that for much of her career she has “kept the illusion” that she was a man to avoid being stereotyped in the industry.

Speaking at Advertising Week Europe, Somesuch and Co’s Gehrig described how she was happy to have a gender neutral name so that she could take on directing jobs that weren’t aimed at females. She also revealed that working on #thisgirlcan is the first time she is proud to be a woman.

“I admit I pretend, because my name is Kim and its easy kept the Read full story ›

Source: The Drum