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The Boys Club: gender imbalance in theatre

Gender parity remains sketchy territory for Australian theatre, even while the numbers of women in leadership roles has increased overall.

1 Apr 2016 12:00

Gina Fairley

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The Australia Council commissioned the study Women in Theatre: a research report and action plan in 2012. It showed that in most years, only 30 – 40% of productions by major performing arts companies had women in creative leadership roles, with the period of 2008-2010 dipping below 30%.

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Gina Fairley

Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Instagram: fairleygina