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Zijkant – Equal Pay Day: The Umbilical Cord & sports (2022) :60 (Belgium)

Zijkant – Equal Pay Day: The Umbilical Cord & sports (2022) :60 (Belgium)

The soundtrack to this, at the start of the ad, is quite brilliant. 

Six former Belgian champions, hammer thrower Kathleen De Wolf who was a six-time world champion, pole vaulter Karen Pollefeyt who won 5 gold medals at the Belgian championships, hurdler Vita Van Belleghem who is a several times Belgian champion all-around, synchronized swimmers Genevieve Michils and Alexandra Baes who won Gold at the World Championship Masters Syncro, and gymnast Ellen Grillet who won bronze at Belgian championship star in this rather bizarre looking ad. As they try to continue their sports, they have their children literally still attached to them, via the umbilical cord. While this is treated with a bit of humor, as Kathleen De Wolf hammer throws her own kid via the umbilical cord, the symbolism is quite serious.


Motherhood literally holds women back. After they have their first child, mothers find it difficult to balance their work and life. Many working mothers switch to part-time, or freelance jobs, while also running the household. This makes them miss bonuses and promotions, which in the end makes the "pay gap" also become "the pension gap".

Ad Agency: Mortierbrigade, Brussels

Production: Czar Film

Director: Lionel Goldstein

Executive Creative Director : Joost Berends

Creative: Thomas De Boeck

Creative: Jannis Min Jou

Producer : Maarten De Sutter

Executive Producer: Eurydice Gysel







CEO: Jens Mortier

Brand Design Director: Philippe De Ceuster

Creatives radio : Nicolas Gaspart, Fred Zouag

Strategy: Laura Deknock

Head of production: Charlotte Coddens

Lead Producer: Margaux Mariens




Cross Media Designer : Vito Latorrata


Photo: Koen Mortier

Production: Czar.be

Director: Lionel Goldstein

Executive Producer: Eurydice Gysel

Producer: Maarten De Sutter

DOP: Grimm Vandekerckhove

Art Direction: Tanker

Editor: Stijn Deconinck

Grading: Olivier Ogneux

Online: Robin De Praetere

Post Production: Czar

Post Producer: Bieke De Keersmaecker

Soundmix: Raygun

Music: Poor Mum by Molly Drake ©️ Domino Publishing











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