National Bank

Integrated campaign, Canada wide

Credits

Copywriter - Roxanne Pelletier

Art Director - Hang Tan Tang, Ambre Chekly

Creative director - Sylvain Thomin

Animation - Jean-Philippe Guy

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A FRENCH LESSON TO START

It’s no secret that the French language can be complicated, especially when it comes to gendered nouns. In short, there is a female version of every word used to describe a profession or a person. An equivalent example in English would be "waiter" and "waitress." Financial professions are no exception, so if investors exist, "investresses" do too.

THE PROBLEM
However, we have noticed that even though the French equivalent of the word "investress" exists in every French dictionary, Google, Apple, and Android devices autocorrect systems don't recognize it yet. Instead, they always suggest replacing it with its male equivalent: "investor." This issue goes beyond linguistic challenges and exposes a more significant problem of representation in society. Inequalities and stereotypes in finance are still prevalent. Moreover, it undermines women's financial confidence by perpetuating the notion that a woman who invests is a mistake.

THE BRIEF
With this campaign, National Bank wanted to encourage women to build their confidence to achieve financial independence.

THE SOLUTION

PHASE 1: We aimed to expose the persistent inequalities by sharing shocking statistics and denouncing the tech bug perpetuating this conversation in the public sphere.

PHASE 2: We offered various initiatives to encourage financial independence, such as creating a conference for women who invest.

The case study