This Girl Can: Me Again

This Girl Can 2020 is leaving no woman left behind in the latest instalment of the campaign that confronts how society must change in order to accommodate all women being active. It has been five years since the inception of This Girl Can which had not only encouraged millions of women to get active, but also fundamentally influenced how women are marketed to. In our new phase of advertising for 2020, we're introducing new cast members and stories while bringing back some of the women who've prominently featured in past This Girl Can ads, showing how we’re still as relevant today as we were five years ago.
Agency: FCB Inferno

But this campaign also shows that there are a host of new barriers that need addressing in 2020. We’re moving beyond just covering the emotional and practical barriers that might stop women from being active – we’re now tackling societal barriers that can prevent women from feeling like they can join in. This Girl Can once again celebrating women of all shapes, sizes, abilities and backgrounds. This time, however, we’re sharing the stories of women who’ve overcome issues that we, as a society, must overcome together to help more women find ways to be active. Throughout the course of the campaign, we’ll cover topics from menopause to support networks to disability and LGBTQ+ inclusion. For example, Kirsti, a mother of three, finds time to be herself by playing netball regularly, and is partly able to do so because of the support of her partner and the people around her; Hannah has come to feel more comfortable with her body and care less about other’s judgements by using exercise to help manage menstrual pains; and Glynnis has been able to rediscover her love of swimming and build up her self-confidence in the pool thanks to facilities and family members who support and cheer her on. Our TVC, directed by Ali Kurr, features the distinctive vocals of British Rapper, Little Simz’s Offence track to reinforce that it really is time women stopped having to feel judged, defined by society, and told what to do. It’s 2020, and women can be active however they want to be. The TVC launches on 17th January and is supported by an OOH and a big digital and social push including a series of content films that deep dive into the stories of the women and girls we have featured.