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18/03/2013 |
The Think Tank Report 2012 from Power to the Pixel |
The annual Power to the Pixel Cross-Media Forum attracts the biggest thinkers, innovators and creators from across the international media industry. On the final day of the Forum, a group of leading broadcasters, financiers, distributors, producers and consumers attended a Think Tank in which they constructed a new set of business models relevant to current audience behaviours in our connected world. |
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25/02/2013 |
Counting Women In: Sex & Power Report 2013 |
The Counting Women In (CWI) campaign is aiming for 50/50 gender representation at all levels of national, local and devolved government. They will be fighting to ensure that women have an equal presence and voice in British politics.
In February 2013, CWI published their first report, titled Power & Sex. Read it here.
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23/01/2013 |
The Celluloid Ceiling: Behind-the-Scenes Employment of Women on the Top 250 Films of 2012 |
Annual report from Dr Martha Lauzen and the Centre for the Study of Women in Television and Film that found in 2012 women comprised 18% of all directors, executive producers, producers, writers, cinematographers, and editors working on the top 250 domestic grossing films. This represents no change from 2011 and an increase of 1 percentage point from 1998. Women accounted for 9% of directors, an increase of 4 percentage points from 2011 but even with the percentage of women directors working in 1998. |
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23/01/2013 |
Study into Gender Disparity in Independent Film |
This Sundance Institute and Women In Film Los Angeles study examines gender disparity in independent film and finds that more women work in independent film than Hollywood. The research was conducted with a two-prong approach. First, it quantitatively assessed the gender of 11,197 directors, writers, producers, cinematographers and editors in U.S. |
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01/10/2012 |
Work Placements in the Arts and Cultural Sector: Diversity, Equality and Access |
This research looks into the barriers faced by some students trying to access work placements.
Work placements for higher education students are particularly important in the arts and cultural sector, and play a central role in promoting students' employability.
This research commissioned by ECU found that some groups, particularly disabled students, black and minority ethnic students, those with caring responsibilities and students from disadvantaged backgrounds face significant barriers to accessing and benefiting from work placements. |
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15/10/2012 |
How Women Make the Front Page in Britain |
A study by Women in Journalism (WiJ) has found that 78% of all front-page articles during a four-week period in 2012 were written by men compared to 22% by women. Nine national newspapers were analysed and revealed results that closely reflect similar research done by the Guardian in 2011. |
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18/09/2012 |
Boxed In: Employment of Behind-the-Scenes Women / 2011-12 US Prime-time TV Season |
The study tracked individuals working on prime-time dramas, situation comedies, and reality series airing on ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, and NBC. It offers historical comparisons of employment figures from the most recently completed season with figures dating from the 1997-98 season. |
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19/01/2012 |
The Celluloid Ceiling 2011 |
The latest Celluloid Ceiling report, which analyses the gender statistics of women working behind-the-scenes on the top 250 domestic grossing films in the US, shows that women accounted for just 5% of directors in 2011. That represents a decrease of 2 percentage points from 2010 and almost half the number of women directors working in 1998, suggesting that women’s presence in this key creative role in the film industry is getting worse, not better. |
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16/01/2012 |
A Future For British Film: It Begins with the Audience |
A Future For British Film: It begins with the audience |
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28/10/2011 |
Tuning Out |
Tuning Out is a new piece of research from Skillset, the sector skills council. The report, which focuses on the radio industry, was copmpiled especially for Sound Women, a new organisation representing women working in radio.
Some of the key findings include:
- While women working in radio are better qualified than men (73% of women have degrees, compared to 60% men), they’ll be paid less – earning on average £2,200 less each year. |
