Equality, Diversity and the Creative Case – a report published by ACE in February 2020 concerning:
- The demographical makeup of NPO workforces
- The disproportionate representation of protected characteristics in leadership positions and
- The disproportionate representation of protected characteristics across disciplines
ACE’s Equality Action Plan Guide – a guide for NPOs to respond to the findings of the above Creative Case report and embrace diversity.
ACE’s Equality, Human Rights & Diversity Policy & Strategy (2019-2021)
Equity in Arts Education: What does it really look like? (2016) – an article by Deirdre Moore, published by The Institute for Arts Integration and STEAM
West Midlands Audience Engagement Report (2021) identifying the profile and mapping of audience engagement.
Panic! Social class, taste and inequalities in the creative industries (2018) – a report by Create London and the Arts and Humanities Research Council.
Creative Diversity: The state of diversity in the UK’s creative industries, and what we can do about it. – An economic case from the Creative Industries Federation on the need to diversify creative workplaces.
Understanding Diversity in the Arts 2016 – a report on survey data by Creative Scotland concerning:
- Who is working in the Arts?
- What are the main barriers restricting career progression?
Overcoming barriers to diversity in UK film and television employment (2007) – an article from the Creative Industries Research and Consultancy Unit, University of Hertfordshire, identifying the benefits of diversity in the film and television industry for both market expansion and product/service enhancement.
Bectu is the union for creative ambition. It represents creatives in non-performance-based roles across the UK, advocating for their interests within the sector.
- Bectu pay particular attention to advocating for and achieving diversity within the creative industries.
The Government’s Ethnicity Facts and Figures portal provides data on ethnic representation in cultural and community activities, with a focus on:
- Participation in the arts
- Visits to museums and galleries
- Use of libraries
- Visits to heritage sits
- Visits to the natural environment
Diversity and Cultural Leadership in the West Midlands (2018) – a report for the West Midlands Leadership Commission that gathers the (very limited) data on diversity in cultural leadership at both the national and regional level.
Jerwood Arts and the Bridge Group have created a Toolkit to help employers address Socio-Economic Diversity and Inclusion in the Arts. The toolkit addresses the significance of socioeconomic backgrounds and provides five top tips for employers in the Arts.
Creative People and Places (2021) How Diverse Are We Really? – Research that explores how diversity is understood and practised across the CPP network.
British Phonographic Industry (2017) Workforce diversity in the British music industry.
Tamsin Cox & Hannah Kilshaw (2021) Creating a More Inclusive Classical Music – a recent research report on the workforce of the West classical symphony orchestra tradition.
Creative & Cultural Skills (2021) Best Practice Recruitment Guide for Creative Leaders – a guide to support leaders across the arts and cultural industries to understand diversity and inclusion in the workplace as well as bringing these principles into recruitment processes.