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The Boys Club: gender imbalance in theatre

Gender parity remains sketchy territory for Australian theatre, even while the numbers of women in leadership roles has increased overall.

1 Apr 2016 12:00

Gina Fairley

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The Australia Council commissioned the study Women in Theatre: a research report and action plan in 2012. It showed that in most years, only 30 – 40% of productions by major performing arts companies had women in creative leadership roles, with the period of 2008-2010 dipping below 30%.

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Gina Fairley

Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina