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Sexist Ads

LOOK: Is This Cervical Cancer PSA Sexist?

The Huffington Post | Christina Huffington | Posted 05.13.2013 | Women

Singapore isn't exactly known for subtlety when it comes to public service announcements. Earlier this year, BuzzFeed alerted us to a seriously creepy...

WATCH: What If Ads Depicted Men This Way

The Huffington Post | Margaret Wheeler Johnson | Posted 05.13.2013 | Women

Media and advertising are often unkind to women, but you get the best sense of how unkind when someone compiles several demeaning ads in one place. ...

LOOK: The Wrong Way To Advertise Flowers

The Huffington Post | Christina Huffington | Posted 05.03.2013 | Women

In the midst of scanning Reddit late last night -- as we are wont to do -- we clicked on a photo tagged "awesome sign from florist" which turned out n...

LOOK: Sexist Car Ad From 1967 Shows How Far We Haven't Come

Nina Bahadur | Posted 04.08.2013 | Women
Nina Bahadur

Today's car ads may not imply that men need to teach their women how to drive, but they aren't much better than their vintage counterparts.

The App That Could Put An End To Sexist Ads

Nina Bahadur | Posted 03.21.2013 | Women

When it comes to portraying women fairly and accurately, advertising doesn't have a great reputation. We've written about many of the worst offenders ...

CRINGE: 17 Sexist Vintage Ads For Spouses

Posted 09.21.2012 | Weddings

Is a push-up bra the secret to snagging a husband? According to one vintage ad, the answer is a resounding "Yes." (Can you see us cringing?) Click ...

Are These Gym Ads Effective?

Emma Gray | Posted 06.30.2012 | Women
Emma Gray

A Brazilian gym has released a set of eye-catching advertisements telling women to "Be Independent" ... by opening a jar of olives.

Men And Advertising: Does This Edge Men Ad Mean 'Equality'?

Emma Gray | Posted 05.26.2012 | Women
Emma Gray

According to the creative team behind Edge shaving gel, being a real man is for once not about getting a close shave (no mention of that) but about having more ... in your pants.

'Woman Up'? Do Ads Appealing to Femininity Really Work?

Jessica Pearce Rotondi | Posted 01.07.2012 | Women
Jessica Pearce Rotondi

Do women really need to "women up?" What does that even mean, anyway?

8 Products Women Really Don't Need

Posted 01.01.2012 | Women

There is a history of misguided attempts by companies to market to and create products for women (check out this chin-reducing device and the Glamour ...

Women Wrestle Over Large Egg To Demonstrate Rules of Rugby

Posted 11.28.2011 | Women

Sometimes men just need a woman to show them how it's done. Take rugby, for example. What better way to learn the rules than watching women in bikini-...

Five Sexist Trends the Advertising World Just Can't Shake

Alex Leo | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Alex Leo

Here are the worst of them--the trends that won't die despite our cultural outrage, and personal boredom.