Summary : "This book deconstructs the quintessential Indian woman that the advertising industry portrays across the spectrum by looking at Indian advertisements across multiple brands with a gender lens based on societal and sociological perspectives. It delves into various critical issues like the differences between culture-defined gender roles/expectations and women's portrayal in the ad narrative, and which product category has consistently portrayed women as sex objects. Drawing insights from a seminal research study and Erving Goffman's classic book 'Gender Advertisements', it traces the journey of three decades, beginning the 1990s - the era of liberalization in India, to map trends and patterns in Indian advertising and presents the perspectives of the creative teams and top managements across Indian and global advertising agencies. It discusses the application of a Gender Sensitivity Barometer (GSB) which the creative teams can use to find out how sensitive or insensitive the ad has been based on pre-determined indicators suggested by the GSB. This book will be useful to students, researchers and faculty working in the field of management, advertising, mass communication, psychology, gender studies and sociology. It will also be an indispensable companion to professionals from the field of advertising and related areas"-- Provided by publisher

Includes bibliographical references.

Cover
Half Title
Title
Copyright
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Acknowledgments
1 Is Advertising as Guilty as It Is Made Out to Be?
2 What Women Want? The Long and Arduous Journey of Struggle for Gender Equity
3 Gender Insensitivity in Advertising Is Not a Myth!
4 Some Hope, Some Despair! A Medley of Ads
5 From Horse's Mouth
Straight From the Source!
6 The Arrival of Metrosexual Man in the Indian Ad Narrative: Creating New Archetypes
7 Gender Mainstreaming in Media Schools and Workplaces
8 Gender-Insensitive Laws
A Global Concern 9 Do Self-regulation Codes in Advertising Have Enough Teeth? Critiquing Professional Codes of Self-regulation
10 Current Discourse on Gender and Its Implications
11 Wake-Up Call for the Ad Sector
The New Consumer Protection Act, 2019
12 What Next? The Agenda for Tomorrow