Gender disparities in the performing arts labour market

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.28939/iam.debats-136-1.1

Abstract

This article aims to analyse gender inequalities in the performing arts sector in Spain, and more specifically, the disparities evident in relation to remuneration. Based on a sample of 800 professionals, our results revealed that the employment situation in Spain is worse for women, who continued to be paid less than their male counterparts. This held true even when women performed the same duties, had a higher level of training, held the same positions, or had been working in the sector for the same number
of years as men. An understanding of these inequalities, and especially of their multidimensional character, could help both government agencies and private sector organisations to develop and implement measures that promote gender equality, which now forms the basis for cultural diversity in the performing arts.

Author Biographies

  • Tino Carreño, University of Barcelona

    Doctor en Gestión de la Cultura y del Patrimonio por la Universitat de Barcelona. Es profesor en diversos centros públicos y privados en los que imparte materias vinculadas con la gestión y producción de espectáculos y festivales. Así mismo, es autor de estudios, artículos y capítulos de libro sobre el perfil de los y las profesionales de la cultura y de la gestión de festivales artísticos.

  • Anna Villarroya, University of Barcelona

    Doctora en Economía del Sector Público por la Universitat de Barcelona y profesora agregada del Departamento de Economía de la misma universidad. Es presidenta de la European Association of Cultural Researchers, directora del Centre de Recerca en Informació, Comunicació i Cultura (CRICC) de la Universitat de Barcelona y coordinadora del Programa Interuniversitario de Doctorado en Estudios de Género: Culturas, Sociedades y Políticas. Es autora de numerosos artículos, capítulos de libro y publicaciones científicas sobre diferentes temas relacionados con la economía y la política cultural.

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Published

2022-05-24

Issue

Vol. 136 No. 1 (2022)

Section

SPECIAL ISSUE

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How to Cite

Carreño, T. and Villarroya, A. (2022) “Gender disparities in the performing arts labour market”, Debats. Journal on culture, power and society, 136(1), pp. 10–30. doi:10.28939/iam.debats-136-1.1.