Friday Figures - 13 Aug

Today we look at some country-specific statistics from the brilliant EU report Towards Gender Equality in the Cultural and Creative Sectors. The global pandemic has required countries to take a closer look at their own disparities and infrastructures. According to the Finnish Arts and Culture Barometer 2020, “the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on artistic work has been significant or even devastating” for all genders, but of course, women and gender minorities are disproportionately affected, especially in the cultural sector, exacerbated by the added precarious nature of jobs in the arts, to additional childcare. 

Download the report here.