Gender equality and the cultural economy: comparative perspectives

"The status of women in the creative and cultural industries remains precarious in comparison with men. This comparative analysis provides insights from seven key economies to help understand progress toward gender equality in culture and the arts and the broader cultural economy. With empirica...

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Main Authors: Anheier, Helmut K. (Author) , Markovic, Darinka (Author) , Todd-Tombini, Sofia (Author)
Format: Book/Monograph
Language:English
Published: London New York Routledge Taylor & Francis Group 2025
Series:Routledge research in the creative and cultural industries
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Author Notes:Helmut K. Anheier and Darinka Markovic, with Sofia Todd-Tombini
Table of Contents:
  • Gender equality, art worlds, and the cultural economy: what are the issues?
  • Appendix: Statistical coverage and classification systems for the cultural economy
  • The incomplete promise of egalité in France's cultural economy
  • Is the "cultural nation" an equal one? Gender inequality in Germany
  • Heritage and tradition in Italy's cultural economy: a roadblock to gender equality?
  • Poland: gender equality caught between two cultures
  • Sweden: the benefits of long-term commitment to gender mainstreaming
  • The United Kingdom's approach to the cultural economy: leaving women behind?
  • United States: falling behind in gender equality
  • Gender equality in the cultural economy: lessons from the seven-country study.