More than doubling our Italian signatories this week, we are proud to say we have now have 5! Thank you to Linecheck, FIMI , We Reading , BUTIK and SheTechItaly for signing the Keychange Pledge…
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In a study presented by NUOVO IMAIE in February 2020, it found that that in Italy only 7,44% of the main roles in the music industry are occupied by women! We repeatedly wonder why this is so…
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We are ending today with a figure from The Canadian Festival Report Card, which has been tracking Canadian festival line ups, found that 116 festivals graded for gender balance in 2019…
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We continue our geographical take with today’s Friday Figures in Canada. Where gender split may be equal, the pattern all over must be noted “Across all sectors, women’s artistic and…
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In addition to the MELT Festival , renowned concert agency Karsten Jahnke Konzertdirektion, the Jung von Matt music agency, White Horse Music, Hamburg music clubs Mojo Club, Nochtspeicher, Uebel &…
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The Allbright Foundation’s September 2020 report “Germany’s Special Path: The share of Women on DAX executive boards declines during the crisis” found that of the 30 largest companies…
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Following on from the last number, we round the week off with Poland on some impressive figures, so let’s just let the numbers do the talking: Beloved singer-songwriter Katarzyna Nosowska…
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We remain optimistic and have not one, but TWO positive numbers from Poland to share. Rising composer Hania Rani took home the most Gryderyki in 2020, winning in four categories: Alternative…
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In today's Friday Figures, we fittingly look at Poland. We start off with an estimated gender breakdown of artists. A study conducted by SWPS University on the number of musical artists in Poland…
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It may seem like we are a little obsessed, but the focus on live music was always going to be inevitable – from artists to bookers, promoters, curators, education, venues, venue staff, permanent…
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A couple of weeks ago, we looked at Live DMA’s report on the impact of Covid across their European network. As the relentless consequences continue, we look at recent figures in the UK…
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The employment levels of the cultural sector (pre-corona times) has been substantial! Eurostat’s Culture Statistics report found that in 2018, across the EU‑28, there were 8.7 million people in…
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As the global community continues its fight against the virus, any notion of a ‘normal’ life seems far away for the most part. The first, most difficult impact of Covid-19 is one’s livelihood. Last week…
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Following on from the previous figure, how effective can strategies be for gender balance? In the same report from The Creative Independent, of the respondents, although “44% of industry professionals…
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With a pause on live music globally, there’s no better time for booking agents, venues and programmers to reassess and start implementing strategies for gender balance. In its report,…
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In pre-pandemic times, the substantial economic contributions to culture from the live music sector cannot be denied. The 2597 live music venues and clubs that Live DMA analysed for their…
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The consequences of the pandemic has had an indescribably shocking effect on the live music sector. This Friday we look at Live DMA’s current report which calculates the impact of Covid-19…
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For today’s Friday Figures and UK specific statistics, ROSTR found that the gender breakdown of artists on management company rosters headquartered in the UK showed that 32% were…
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In a study of work and gender, the VNPF in The Netherlands found that 68% of education staff in live music venues were women. The nurturing of talent in front and behind the stage is pivotal, where…
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Within Live DMA’s report The Survey, Fedelima (France) found that 12% of permanent staff in an artistic programming role at live music venues were women. This is undoubtedly crucial, as like festival…
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