Peter Boe
Creative Director at enVision A/S
Oslo, Norway
TitleThe Sex Change
Agency
Campaign The Sex Change
Advertiser Hummel
Brand Hummel
PostedFebruary 2019
Business Sector Sportswear
Story MUST YOU BE A MAN TO GET RECOGNIZED IN FOOTBALL?To raise the question, we made the entire Danish women’s team change their sex on Facebook from female to male.THE PROBLEMFemale athletes struggle to get the recognition they deserve. In Denmark, the national women’s football team get far less attention than their male colleagues despite years of strong performance – and being one of the favourites at the European Championships in 2017. Must you be a man to get recognized in football?THE IDEATo raise the question, we made the entire women’s team change their sex on Facebook from female to male – right before the European Championships.THE OUTCOMEThe Sex Change sparked a huge debate in the media and reminded the Danes to keep pushing for gender equality. And helped the female players get a 180% pay raise.
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