Transforming the future of the music industry
Vanessa Reed, chief executive of PRS for Music Foundation, writes for IAM on making changes to the experiences of women working in the music industry. … Read more
Gender
Irish theatre’s gender disparity problem
According to a new report, Irish theatres that receive higher levels of public funding have lower levels of female representation in their productions. Commissioned by activist … Read more
Advance programme addresses gender imbalance in the arts
A number of top UK performing arts companies have pledged to address gender inequality within their organisations. Led by Tonic Theatre, the Advance programme’s goal … Read more
Female arts mentors redress gender imbalance
A new mentoring programme for female students studying in art disciplines across the UK has been launched. University Women in the Arts will link 15 … Read more
HRH The Prince of Wales hands out Royal College of Music’s Annual Awards – but where is the gender parity?
Just two days after International Women’s Day, and a UK campaign on BBC Radio 3 to celebrate the achievement of women composers – including programmes … Read more
Hannah Kendall: seeing the unseen bias
Acclaimed composer Hannah Kendall has never knowingly experienced discrimination, but asks: would she know if she had? As far as I’m aware, I have never … Read more
Gender and marginalisation lead IAMA talks
‘Coming In From The Margins’ is the key theme up for debate at next month’s International Artist Managers’ Association (IAMA) conference in Finland, taking place from … Read more
The arts offer a safe haven to discover gender identity
Catherine McNamara, co-founder of Gendered Intelligence, on the challenges facing young trans people, and how the arts can help At Gendered Intelligence we encourage our young participants to be … Read more