#PressForProgress: Evidencing gender inequality in the arts
Many women still feel invisible in the arts – underpaid and under-represented. We need to adopt more innovative ways of tracking gender balance.
Many women still feel invisible in the arts – underpaid and under-represented. We need to adopt more innovative ways of tracking gender balance.
Calling the Shots: Women and Contemporary Film Culture in the UK, 2000-2015 is a large Arts and Humanities Research Council funded (£589,710) four-year project researching and writing the contemporary history of women working in the UK film industry.
A list of contemporary, UK feminist organisations.
The F-Rating is applied to films by cinemas and film festivals giving moviegoers an easily identifiable label so they can choose films that fairly represent women on screen and behind the camera. Highlighting these films sends a clear message to distributors, producers and funders that women can and should have more than just a supporting … More
This study breaks new ground in developing an understanding of the specific severe and multiple disadvantage needs of a population where there is already a strong evidence base around some inequalities, but where few studies have drawn this evidence together in order to paint a picture of complex needs.
Featuring Rafiki, We the Animals, Sorry Angel, The Happy Prince…
Essay highlighting key titles and a history of queer cinema in Britain.
Here are some of the loudest queer voices currently working in the industry — and why you should be paying attention to them.
Recognising the rights of LGBTIQ+ people, National Coming Out Day brings awareness of LGBTIQ+ experiences across the world.
National Coming Out Day was inspired by a single march. 500,000 people participated in the March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights on October 11, 1987, generating momentum to last for 4 months after the march had ended. During this period, over a hundred LGBTIQ+ identifying individuals gathered outside Washington, DC, and decided on creating a national day to celebrate coming out – this began on the 1st anniversary of their historic march.
Cinemas UK-wide will be sharing LGBTIQ+ stories to encourage acceptance, understanding and celebration in audiences.
This toolkit contains information on key points from our consultation with trans* young people, guidance for youth work organisations and a selection of resources to use with young people to promote awareness of equality and diversity in your organisation.