The ad showed a child’s backpack on a pink background alongside the words “can’t do long division”. Photo: The Warehouse / Screenshot The advertising watchdog has ordered The Warehouse to stop using a ...

The ad showed a child’s backpack on a pink background alongside the words “can’t do long division”. Photo: The Warehouse / Screenshot The Warehouse Group has apologised for running an “unacceptable” ...

A TV ad featuring a child’s schoolbag perpetuates a myth that “girls aren’t good at maths”, says advertising watchdog. Do you agree? The Advertising Standards Authority has ordered the removal of a TV ...

The Advertising Standards Authority instructed The Warehouse to remove an ad that they claim buys into a stereotype that girls aren’t good at maths, which therefore breached advertising standards.

The Warehouse has responded to criticism of its recent ad campaign, which came under scrutiny from the Advertising Standards Authority. Photo / Jason Oxenham The Warehouse’s incoming chief executive ...