Pay should be equal, but in New Zealand women earn 10% less. We created an online campaign to support TV and press that used eDM, banners and a microsite to highlight how unbalanced the 10% pay gap is in New Zealand. Every touch point led you to www.demandequalpay.org.nz where you could donate money (men 10% extra of course) and more importantly sign up to support the Pay Equality Bill.
The website reflected the disparity in its very design. The page is divided down the middle, with male signatures on the left, and female signature on the right. After the opening message, the entire right half of the page drops down, offsetting to a lower position. All of the content, logos and even the video player were split to amplify our message of discrimination. For every signature we received the site began to rebalance, lifting the female side higher. As we gathered support, the equality gap on the site closed. When we asked people to donate to the cause on the site, we encouraged male donors to give an extra 10%.
Pay should be equal, but in New Zealand women earn 10% less. We created an online campaign to support TV and press that used eDM, banners and a microsite to highlight how unbalanced the 10% pay gap is in New Zealand. Every touch point led you to www.demandequalpay.org.nz where you could donate money (men 10% extra of course) and more importantly sign up to support the Pay Equality Bill.
The website reflected the disparity in its very design. The page is divided down the middle, with male signatures on the left, and female signature on the right. After the opening message, the entire right half of the page drops down, offsetting to a lower position. All of the content, logos and even the video player were split to amplify our message of discrimination. For every signature we received the site began to rebalance, lifting the female side higher. As we gathered support, the equality gap on the site closed. When we asked people to donate to the cause on the site, we encouraged male donors to give an extra 10%.
Role Lead UX Designer
Year 2012
Agency DDB Auckland
Client YWCA
Role Lead Designer
Year 2014
Agency DDB Auckland
Client SKY TV
Role Lead UX Designer
Year 2012
Agency DDB Auckland
Client YWCA
Cannes Lions
1 x Silver
2 x Bronze
4 x shortlist
Clio Awards
1 x Bronze
D&AD
In book
- integrated campaign
Cannes Lions
1 x Silver
2 x Bronze
4 x shortlist
Clio Awards
1 x Bronze
D&AD
In book
- integrated campaign
Webby Awards
Winner - Social responsibility
One Nominee
One Honoree
Axis awards (NZ)
11 x Finalist
London International Awards
1 x Silver
1 x Bronze
1 x Shortlist
Webby Awards
Winner - Social responsibility
One Nominee
One Honoree
Axis awards (NZ)
11 x Finalist
London International Awards
1 x Silver
1 x Bronze
1 x Shortlist
Spikes Asia
2 x Gold
1 x Silver
5 x Bronze
5 x Shortlist
Spikes Asia
2 x Gold
1 x Silver
5 x Bronze
5 x Shortlist
This campaign achieved:
To demonstrate just how much a 10% pay difference was, we sent out a timed email that arrived in people’s inboxes
at 1pm during the week. Women earning 10% less than men effectively worked half a day for free every week, so the
email told them that for the rest of the day, they’d be working unpaid.
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Sam Schrey, Auckland, New Zealand. email [email protected]