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What's it like being a woman in the advertising industry?

Saatchi & Saatchi’s chairman Robert L. Seelert and CEO Kevin Roberts with Maurice Levy chairman of Publicis supervisory board.
Saatchi & Saatchi’s chairman Robert L. Seelert and CEO Kevin Roberts with Maurice Levy chairman of Publicis supervisory board. Photograph: Christine Grunnet/Reuters

Kevin Roberts, the executive chairman of Saatchi & Saatchi, has resigned after provoking fury by claiming that women in the advertising industry lacked ambition and were not held back by sexism.

The agency’s French parent company, Publicis, had put Kevin Roberts on leave following his comments in an interview with Business Insider.

If you are a woman working in the advertising industry we’d like to hear from you. What has your experience been like? Have you received sexist comments or gender bias at work?

You can share your stories with us (anonymously if you prefer) by filling in our form below. Your submissions will be kept in confidence.

We will use some of your responses as part of a feature for the Weekend.

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