‘No … Really … Do go on,’ via Women listening to men in art history.
The new appointment of Katrina Sedgwick as CEO and director of the Australian Centre for the Moving Image, is a signifier of women moving up in the arts. Previously Head of Arts at the ABC, Sedgwick is familiar with being at the top – and despite popular opinion, she’s far from lonely.
Earlier this year, ArtsHub conducted a salary survey which found women make up 79% of the arts industry workforce – an astounding percentage when compared to industries even on the fringe of the arts. In architecture, a 2012 survey found only 21 per cent of all registered architects in Australia were women.
Where are the women?
Arts organisations are tackling gender imbalance and creating initiatives of their own to put women at the top.
12 Dec 2014
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