Systemic gender inequality in theatre means that women earn less, progress more slowly and have lower profiles than men. Now is the time to address this, says Lyn Gardner.
If you’d have asked Peter Rowe, the artistic director of the New Wolsey in Ipswich, how many female designers he works with, he would have said it was about a 50/50 gender split. But that was until he took part in the latest six-month Advance programme, offered to arts organisations by Tonic Theatre to address gender imbalances in the industry. The figures don’t lie: the number is actually far smaller... Keep reading on The Guardian
If you’d have asked Peter Rowe, the artistic director of the New Wolsey in Ipswich, how many female designers he works with, he would have said it was about a 50/50 gender split. But that was until he took part in the latest six-month Advance programme, offered to arts organisations by Tonic Theatre to address gender imbalances in the industry. The figures don’t lie: the number is actually far smaller... Keep reading on The Guardian