Challenge

Women face casual sexism every day. Just taking a stroll on the street, almost 60% receive unwanted comments about their bodies, what they’re wearing or about their makeup. Despite how rife casual sexism is, most people don’t consider it a problem and most perpetrators don’t think they’re doing or saying anything wrong or are aware of the impact these comments have on women’s self-worth.

Lux wanted to spark conversation and inspire real behavior change by giving men the opportunity to experience the harassment women face simply walking down the street.

Inspiration

‘In Her Shoes’ is part of a broader global Lux campaign to inspire 50 million women by 2025 to rise above everyday sexist judgements and express themselves unapologetically.

Casual sexism is a pervasive issue that impacts women every day. The constant barrage of comments has a negative impact that affects women’s confidence and causes them to question their actions. It sets a cultural norm that leads to more extreme issues like harassment and violence. Lux wanted to make perpetrators more aware of how their actions impact women, encouraging them to be allies rather than adversaries.

Idea

Lux ‘In Her Shoes’ is an interactive experience in partnership with the existing platform ‘City Walks’ for people to virtually walk and explore streets in big cities – but we added an additional feature that enables viewers to walk as a man or woman.

Walking as a man is smooth, having little to no interaction with pedestrians.

But walking as a woman reveals a drastic difference. Men stop you, berate you, compliment you, follow and intimidate you. This sad truth is something that many women around the world face every day, and we’ve captured it for everyone to experience.

Growth

Since the campaign launched, traffic to City Walks has more than doubled vs pre-campaign activation, and time spent on the site has increased by more than 20%. Our research also shows that of the men who visited the website and experienced walking ‘In Her Shoes’, 90% said they would be more mindful and think twice before making sexist comments.

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Awards

2022 ADFEST

2022 ADFEST

Branded Entertainment


Silver

2022 ADFEST

2022 ADFEST

Digital


Silver

2022 ADFEST

2022 ADFEST

PR


Finalist