“For me, a war suggests two fairly equal sides, but I’m not sure that’s what this is. What we’re looking at in culture today is some people having the power, and a lot of people not having any.” - Dr Natalie Wreyford bylinetimes.com/2021/09/21/the…

“our society, & therefore our industry, is still stuck in the assumptions that women should be the unpaid primary carers for all family members, the solver of all community needs & the ones willing to waylay or abandon our careers and dreams in order to maintain someone else’s.”

I’m 7 minutes in and already it is disturbingly familiar. Please watch.

This is brilliant, a real step change, long overdue

Good to see new #AHRCBlog on the Creative Majority report ‘Universities and funders must also learn lessons from other sectors that are committing to fully support EDI in the workforce’ Dave O'Brien

An excellent article from the team that put together the State of Play report we commissioned earlier this year based on a big survey of people working in Unscripted TV.

A really interesting report from Anna Whitehouse and @SirRobertMcAlpine on the economic value of flexible working; lots to consider here. 1/4

As the report shows, the reasons WHY flexible working benefits business are many and varied, and need highlighting; what’s also important for companies to consider is HOW to make it work in practice. 2/4

This Must Change. “As a mum you end up in the edit suite making programmes, because it’s more office-based. I thought I could just job share – but nobody would entertain it. There are no part-time jobs in television and I couldn’t work full time.”theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2…

May have to save this and use it at least once a week

I heard from a lot of folks that they want to learn more about Depp v. Heard trial, but it's difficult (and triggering) to find credible, thoughtful coverage. So I collected some of the best articles and essays I've read so far: patreon.com/posts/66837708

Great session with Cohort 1 from our new Programme Leaders Programme King's College London King's Academy changing the world, programme by programme

The report demonstrates that apprenticeships are not currently working for the creative industries, & makes vital recommendations for how they can be revised to create successful pathways into the sector. kcl.ac.uk/cultural/proje… #MakingCreativeMajority

🚨 NEW REPORT 🚨 Today, Creative Diversity APPG publishes its latest report on how access to creative Higher Education remains 'highly unequal'. #MakingCreativeMajority was produced with King's College London, The University of Manchester, University of the Arts London, Paul Hamlyn Foundation, YouTube & Creative Industries Policy & Evidence Centre loom.ly/Z9p84O0

"The under-representation of individuals from global majority backgrounds, a clear class-crisis and gender disparities highlight an urgent call to action." The Stage covers #MakingCreativeMajority report. The University of Manchester University of the Arts London Creative Diversity APPG Creative Industries Policy & Evidence Centre kcl.ac.uk/cultural/proje…

NEW on Wonkhe: Tamsyn Dent and Dave O’Brien set out proposals for better access and inclusion in creative education wonkhe.com/blogs/theres-m…

New research finds access to creative Higher Education remains 'highly unequal'. #MakingCreativeMajority: presented this week in House of Commons by Creative Diversity APPG + King's College London The University of Manchester University of the Arts London Paul Hamlyn Foundation YouTube & Creative Industries Policy & Evidence Centre. Find out more ⤵️ kcl.ac.uk/news/new-resea…

Institutional change is needed to address inequality and improve diversity in creative higher education, a new report by Creative Diversity APPG finds. Arts Professional has the details #MakingCreativeMajority artsprofessional.co.uk/news/instituti…

I am delighted to share with you an Arabic summary of the seminal "Making the Creative Majority" report. This summarization serves to encapsulate the pivotal findings of the report, rendering them more accessible to a wider audience—especially those within the Arabic-speaking