Research to examine barriers facing disabled arts employees
The causes of under-representation of disabled people in the arts and cultural sector workforce will be examined by a research pro…
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First impressions
Might you be guilty of unconscious bias when recruiting? Eleanor Deem discusses what it is and how to avoid it.
Arts salary survey reveals stark gender pay gap
Full-time working women earn less than men doing the same level of work at all stages in their careers, with the gap at senior lev…
Graduates need not apply
Recent arts graduate Gemma Whitham assesses the prospects for those, like her, seeking employment in the arts.
UK’s live production industry sets sustainability goals
The Sustainability in Production Alliance has outlined ten social, environmental and economic sustainability goals for the UK&rsqu…
Creative Scotland’s Board becomes gender-balanced
Creative Scotland has become the first public body to answer Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s call for all boards o…
Poorer children more likely to reject the performing arts, report finds
The proportion of students studying drama, music and dance is consistently lower for children from backgrounds of high deprivation…
Report calls for more research into cultural value and inequality
The campaign to boost diversity in the arts is being held back by a lack of research and accurate data, according to a literature…
Where are the women?
It’s time to face the truth: our cultural landscape is ‘man-made’. And the course of history won’t be corr…
Being brave
The evidence suggests that a diverse workforce will bring a diverse audience. So it’s time for the arts to be bold and lead…
Thriving in an unequal world
Being a young, female leader in the arts is a novelty – one Isobel Colchester has come to realise she must explore and celeb…
Conservatoire application process attracts the privileged
A report into the success rates of applicants to the UK’s Conservatoires finds persisting levels of inequality, with those f…
Wales delivers on equality with access card scheme
Arts venues in Wales have joined forces to implement a new national scheme that aims to provide more consistent and reliable arts…
Knocking down the barriers
The Scottish Government’s youth arts strategy aims to increase engagement in the arts as well as tackle inequality. Fiona Hy…
Mental health in the workplace
As mental illness contributes significantly to the number of lost working days, Eleanor Deem advises employers to take a proactive…
Northern Ireland prioritises access
The Arts Council’s new five-year strategy makes a commitment to promoting equality and tackling poverty and social exclusion…
Slow progress on widening diversity
Report finds that many arts organisations lack the expertise or resources needed to meet the requirements of the Equality Act 2010…
ACE to monitor diversity of artists and performers employed by NPOs
The British Film Institute goes one step further and introduces quotas for Lottery-funded films.
Book review: ‘Reaching Out: Music education with ‘hard to reach’ children and young people’
The authors write “with passion and authority”, making this book relevant to a wider readership than the title suggest…
Take us seriously!
The Creative Minds project asks how the work of artists with a learning disability can best join the mainstream. Mark Richardson e…
Mainstreaming equality
How has Northern Ireland’s cultural sector responded to equality and community relations since the Good Friday Agreement? Ni…
Anti-poverty goals climb the arts agenda
The culture ministries in Wales and Northern Ireland have set out plans to put social inclusion at the heart of their policy-makin…
Taking positive action
Jenny Williams is looking forward to the day when our national cultural institutions are led by a beautiful diversity of people ac…
Mind the gender gap
Willemijn Zandt explores the quest to achieve equality between the sexes by looking at the visual art market.
