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2020-2021 ยท CPG / personal care

Thai schools were still punishing girls with forced haircuts, and 8 in 10 secondary students said it damaged their confidence.

On the public record

The problem is documented by somebody with nothing to gain from the agency winning the work.

How we know

Research on the campaign found 8 in 10 secondary school students and 7 in 10 young women reported forced haircuts hurt their self-confidence. In January 2023 Thailand's Ministry of Education lifted the rules.

Who says soThe Drum, independent, which covered why the campaign was run. The policy change was carried on national media in Thailand. Read it
A second sourceThe Drum independently covers the Thailand forced-haircuts campaign and its goal of ending the practice, confirming the story outside of Edelman's own site.
What the agency was asked to do"we needed to explore and evaluate how we would tackle this challenge of shifting perceptions and behaviors in a way that would spark constructive dialogue and debate." (Edelman case study)
How the agency was pickedNever researched
How that happenedNot researched
Recorded asDove (Unilever)
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