Equity

10 Steps Businesses Can Take To Improve Diversity And Inclusion In The Workforce

A list of practical tips - from adjusting how you screen candidates, trying practical software programs that help combat bias, using clear and unambiguous inclusion statements in employee manuals and contracts, to updating your complaints system.

10 Steps to Make Sense of Answers to Open-Ended Questions

Two-page tip sheet on how to code and analyse qualitative data.

101 Links to Black Writers and Voices

Links to work by black writers, journalists, scholars and other commentators in Australia in the context of Black Lives Matter.

'As I write this on 23 June 2020, the two scholars most cited and promoted on social media in the field of racism and privilege, are White... The promotion of their work over Black writers perpetuates the idea that White people understand racism best, and that only they can solve it. Dangerously, it suggests that racism actually has nothing to do with Black people.'

20 Actions for Reconciliation

20 actions from Reconciliation Movement Week 2021, which include action points and links to improve, enrich, and act as a reference point and resource for your organisational culture.

ReFrame Stamp Report on the Top Films of 2022

Annually, ReFrame (the gender equity coalition founded by the Sundance Institute and WIF), publishes a list in collaboration with IMDbPro that reveals which of the year’s top films earn the ReFrame Stamp: a mark of distinction for projects that demonstrate a commitment to gender-balanced hiring. This report found that Gender-Balanced Hiring in Film Plateaued in 2022.

3 Ways Structural Racism Could Be Hurting You at Work — and How to Navigate Them

Jodi-Ann Burey shares her experiences in a toxic workplace, defines the issues, and provides an invaluable list of how you can individualy enact personal change in your career and working experience in the context of racist treatment.

30+ Ways Asians Perpetuate Anti-Black Racism Everyday

Article listing actions specifically for the Asian community.

'In doing DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) work, I’ve found it useful to actually name the detailed and insidious ways we all participate in oppressing each other.

5 ways intersectionality affects diversity and inclusion at work

An article looking at the importance of considering intersectionality in diversity and inclusion efforts, and the negative impacts of not doing so.

6 Degrees Dictionary: A User's Guide to Inclusion

6 Degrees is a Canadian initiative that responds to rising nativism and exclusion through connection, artistic representation, online engagement and language. This co-created dictionary examines 12 words responsible for disagreement and misunderstanding, and recasts them to provoke and inspire.

6 Degrees Dictionary: A User's Guide to Inclusion - Videos

Three short videos on the 6 Degrees Dictionary. 6 Degrees is a Canadian initiative that responds to rising nativism and exclusion through connection, artistic representation, online engagement and language. The dictionary recasts 12 words typically responsible for disagreement and misunderstanding.

Nautanki Theatre

Focusing on the South-Asian migrant community, Nautanki Theatre is a performing arts organisation based in Western Sydney aiming to create works truly representing contemporary Australia. It reaches more than 100,000 people every year through its programs.

Reporting on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and Issues

Guide focused on reporting on Indigenous issues in the Australian media, but with best practice on cultural awareness that is applicable more broadly, such as avoiding assumptions about peoples' appearance and acknowledging the spectrum of views within a community,

7 ways your organisation can start to uproot systemic racism in the workplace

Organisations everywhere are discussing how to uproot systemic racism from the workplace. Where should you start? This article from the World Economic Forum offers up 7 practical steps for building a more diverse and inclusive organisation.

A framework for action in response to moments of crisis and outrage

Working with vulnerable groups, especially groups of people who have been exposed to racial trauma, often also means working with moments of crisis arising from long-term injustices.

This blog post offers a framework for how to develop meaningful cultural actions with your affected audiences.

A guide for ensuring inclusion and equity in education

An UNESCO guide for policymakers to review how well equity and inclusion currently figure in existing education policies, determine actions to improve policies, and monitor progress. Features an assessment framework spanning concepts, policy statements, structures and systems, and practices.

A lack of intersectional data hides the real gender pay gap

Article looking at the need for an intersectional approach in Australian pay gap analysis. Experiences of gender-based discrimination are compounded by intersecting identities such as race, sexuality and disability - but these factors are are being hidden from view.

A new anti-racism network is encouraging people in Australia to report racist attacks

An article around a survey from Victoria University, detailing the experiences of people who have experienced racism and haven't reported it. And as a call to action have set up an Australian-first, local anti-racism network.

A Note on Call-Out Culture

Influential article on call-out culture and its performative nature.

'Especially in online venues like Twitter and Facebook, calling someone out isn’t just a private interaction between two individuals: it’s a public performance where people can demonstrate their wit or how pure their politics are.'

A "Postdevelopment" zine

A short zine introducing "Postdevelopment," an approach responding to capitalism, Eurocentrism, Anthropocentrism and ongoing colonial legacies that calls for the end of development and proposes alternatives to it. Resolves definitions of post- and de- colonialism, and offers further reading.

A real history of Aboriginal Australians, the first agriculturalists

Bruce Pascoe introduces his influential research in Australian history, which he wrote about in Dark Emu.

'In 2014 I wrote a book Dark Emu, which exploded the myth that Aboriginal people were mere hunters and gatherers and did nothing with the land. I wrote the book because I found it hard to convince Australians that Aboriginal people were farming.'

ABC Diversity & Inclusion Plan 2019-2022

The ABC Diversity and Inclusion Plan includes key actions tied to responsible people and timeframes for delivery.

'By August 2022 we aim to have:
• 15% of content maker roles and 15% of executive roles filled by CALD employees;
• 3.4% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander/Indigenous employees;
• 8% employees with disability;
• 20% of technologist roles and 50% of all executive roles to be filled by women'

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Collections Commitments

These Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Collections Commitments develop upon Protocols published by State Library of Queensland in 2006. They align with state, national and international frameworks around First Nations cultural heritage and provide a foundation for the State Library to enable greater access and use of these unique collections.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Rights and Engagement Policy

This policy aims to align National Gallery of Australia to the external environment with regards to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts. This includes national and international Indigenous rights and priorities relating to Indigenous art and culture.

ACCA Equity Action Plan

ACCA’s strategic plan for equity and diversity includes specific measures for ensuring best practice when working with First Nations people and ensuring a fair workplace. It contains specific short and long term goals for advancing First Nations arts and culture and recognition of First People’s sovereignty.

All Culture is Local

Developed over five years, this Australian Research Council project offers 17 case studies and ‘recipes’ on Cultural Mapping and Data Collection and Cultural Planning. It focuses on council strategies in regional NSW, but many tips are transferable, eg Reuse existing data to save money; Use creative engagement for better results; work collaboratively; Include everyone, not just the ‘usual suspects'. Includes survey questions to use in local culture mapping.

Amazon Studios Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Playbook

The Amazon Studio diversity, equity and inclusion playbook offers tools and resources to guide decision making and 'disrupt biases' that occur across the lifecycle of a series or movie. Content covers storytelling, hiring behind the camera, casting, production, resources, reporting & documentation.

The resource provides tools to make inclusive decisions. It also suggests criteria for 'informed and consistent' creative choices and fosters thinking beyond the 'status quo'.

Anti-racism requires so much more than 'checking your privilege'

Article responding to the celebrity 'I take responsibility' pledges sparked by the Black Lives Matter movement.

'The mainstreaming of anti-racist discourse is causing many people to question their own position in the world. As welcome as this is, let’s not stop at self-reflection. Unlearning personal prejudices should coincide with undoing the structures, logics and economic arrangements that perpetuate global anti-blackness.'

AORTA - Anti-oppression Resource and Training Alliance - Resources

A selection of toolkits, handouts, guides, and other resources created by an American cooperative devoted to strengthening movements for social justice and solidarity economy through intersectional approaches to liberation. Covers transformative justice, racial justice, gender and anti-oppression among other topics.

Array Crew

ARRAY CREW is an equal opportunity platform built by Ava DuVernay, with a mission to support professionals in the film and television industry from underrepresented populations.

It includes, but is not limited to, women of all backgrounds and people of African American, Hispanic, Native American, Asian American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander descent.

Arts & Equity Toolkit

Case studies and resources for building equitable organisations, strengthening boards and advisory groups and creating partnerships and collaborations, including a sample partnership agreement. Also includes advice on evaluations and the pros and cons of different methods of obtaining feedback.

Artistic Vibrancy

Subtitled 'A way for organisations to talk about artistic impact', this document outlines processes for gathering data and feedback on the artistic vibrancy of an organisation, along with case studies of arts organisations who've done this.

Suggested processes include alumni, artist and audience surveys, community consultation, benchmarking, guest artists interviews, peer review, annual strategic reviews, as well as numerical data such as artist and audience metrics (including items to track).

Arts and Culture Governance Spotlight Report

A report that provides an effective comparison and benchmark with other not-for-profit companies and organisations. 1,878 senior leaders in the not-for-profit sector were surveyed and results show board diversity figures and governance training.

Assessing impact and the Public Sector Equality Duty

A step-by-step guide for Scottish organisations to assessing impact and equality of projects in accordance with the equality duty under the UK's Equality Act 2010. Includes guidelines on when to conduct an assessment, scoping, analysing information, decision making, publishing and monitoring.

Auckland gallery Māori arts curator calls out colonial institutions after resigning

An article reporting on leading Maori curator Nigel Borell's resigation from Auckland Art Gallery. "There were challenges when it came to allowing Māori to have authority over their works and for Borell being able to lead in decision-making [...] We want to do it ourselves."

Australia Council for the Arts "Re-imagine: What next?" report

Findings from a 2020 national consultation of Australia’s arts and cultural sector - one of the major focuses on this report is the centring of equity.

Australia needs more media diversity – and there are ways to achieve it

Bruce Guthrie outlines some steps to better media diviersity, such as aiding small and medium publishers, and collaboration between government and the industry.

Australia's creative industry is shockingly white. But don't be discouraged

An astute analysis on the whiteness of arts leadership in Australia that provides recommendations on how to 'shift the balance'.

"Have hard conversations, set goals, take risks and appoint new gatekeepers...shifting this balance is well within your power – and the health of your industries depend on it."

Australia’s media has been too white for too long. This is how to bring more diversity to newsrooms

Article outlining ways to bring more diversity to Australian newsrooms, including offering increased training to CALD journalists, strengthening talent pipelines through better CALD networks, mentorships and events; improving CALD talent pipelines and consulting with people of colour. It also recommends undertaking and publishing regular diversity audits.

'The ABC and SBS publish regular diversity reports, and arguably, the very existence of these reports shows some progress is being made.'

Australia's Music Festival Diversity Problem By The Numbers & Some Steps To Improve It

This article calls out the 'top 5 cop-outs for booking a lineup that is not diverse' and has statistical information on the lack of diversity in music festivals - and by extension the music industry. It interviews women of colour and non-binary artists like the Papua New Guinea-born musician Ngaiire who tells us it's time to "look outside of what the 'industry gods' tell us what’s marketable".

Awake to Woke to Work: Building a Race Equity Culture

A comprehensive yet simple guide that contextualises the race outcomes and leadership gaps in the US social sector, and offers approaches for building a 'Race Equity Culture' in your organisation. Identifies equity cycles, investments, levers, vocabularies and and tools.

B.O.S.S. Calls Turner Prize Nomination ‘Extractive and Exploitative’

A statement from the Black Obsidian Sound System that calls out institutions, prize-culture and demands the rights to thrive in conditions that a nurturting and supportive - forging a better path ahead in the future for collaborations between institutions and collectives that pratice social art.

BBC's Diversity and Inclusion Plan 2021-23

A recently published and comprehensive diversity inclusion plan from one of the world’s leading broadcasters, aiming to become the benchmark for the industry. The BBC outlines how they intend to improve diversity and inclusion after a review of their previous standards, and cover strategy for both on and off screen – and for company governance.

Being Antiracist

Toolkit and analysis of Anti-Racism.

'Reflect on choices you make in your daily life (i.e., who you build relationships with, what media you follow, where you shop). How do these choices reflect being antiracist?'

BFI diversity standards 'failing to tackle race discrimination in UK film industry'

Article on an evaluation of the BFI Diversity Standards in relation to Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) participation after six years in operation by Dr Clive Nwonka from the London School of Economics.

'The research, conducted with the co-operation of the BFI, suggested that BAME participation in the industry remained considerably lower than other under-represented groups, particularly in behind-the-camera roles.'

BIFA: Fair Recruitment and Inclusivity in the Workplace Training 2021/22

Training from BIFA for the film industry. Participants learn how to implement fairer, more equitable recruitment policies in their own organisations to improve inclusivity. Suitable for heads of department and those with hiring responsibilities.

Black Illustrations

Free digital designs of black people to use in online projects, such as websites, infographics or mobile apps. Over 40 images of people with different skin tones in workplace and medical settings, downloadable as PNG, JPG and Sketch and fully scalable.

‘Black Pain Is Not for Profit’: An Activist Collective Protests Luke Willis Thompson’s Turner Prize

An article discussing Luke Willis Thompson's Turner Prize nomination which triggered a protest with the slogan 'Black Pain is not for Profit'. Artist Rene Matic stated “Thompson’s work does not feel like a sensitive awareness-raising project, but a process of extraction, sensationalism and commodification”. Thompson, an artist of Polynesian and European heritage "sees his works as acts of solidarity with his subjects".

Black Young Professionals Network

The Black Young Professionals network aims to amplify Black Talent globally, working with corporate partners to diversify acquisition pipelines and driving positive change across all industries.

Book on black women musicians dumped after explosive claims author didn’t interview artists

The publication of “Deadly Woman Blues,” a book about Black women musicians authored by a white man without their consultation and fact-checking, raised issues around cultural protocols in publishing and music.

Budget Equity Assessment Tool

Developed by the US City of Portland for its bureaus, this tool offers a self-assessment to assess how equity is prioritised and addressed within budgets. While not developed for arts projects, this checklist offers insight into methods of equity-testing budgets.

Building Your Plan: A Cultural Equity & Inclusion Toolkit

A worksheet for small orgnanisations to create their own Cultural Equity and Inclusion Plan. This includes crafting a cultural equity statement and building an implementation plan.

Bystander Anti-Racism Project

A three-year project that looks at what people do when they witness racism - what actions they take, how likely they are to take action, obstacles to action and things that would facilitate action, as well as the impacts of taking action.

"There's two reasons why people don't speak up or speak out, our research shows. One is afraid of becoming a target themselves the second is because they say they didn't know what to say or do."

This resource offers campaign materials to encourage action.

CAAP Directors' Initiative

This initiative aims to unearth, nurture and develop Asian Australian directors for the stage. Includes a tailored 2 year training program for selected participants in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney.

Campaign for Race Equality in the Workplace

Business in the Community (BITC) in the UK lay out actions to prioritise on race. They offer a 'Race at Work Charter', with a list of actions to take as an organisation, and discusses the impacts of the role of organisational culture in making change happen. Download 'Monitoring ethnicity: A comprehensive guide for employers' for tips on capturing ethnicity and pay data in your organisation.

Capturing diversity metrics in the workplace

This article raises awareness of legal obligations in governance with regard to equity, diversity and inclusion. It offers a useful checklist on how to capture data and ensure that your legal, HR and policy processes are addressing equity, diversity and inclusion effectively.

Case study: How the Museum of London diversified its workforce and co-created content

A case study from the Museum of London with discussion points including:

1. Small changes to recruitment processes can create major changes to workforce diversity
2. Recruiting is only half the challenge, retaining these new staff in a meaningful and supported way is key
3. Content, collections and research becoming more representative – but can have different stakeholder influences
4. Content co-created with people
5. Representing underserved communities

Celebrating BIPOC Nonprofit Leaders: The Black Community Building Collaborative

As the nonprofit sector and unmet needs continue to grow, there’s a conscious effort by Black-led organizations to ensure that their services and communities are prioritized. By working to build enduring partnerships rather than transactional relationships with funders, the Black Community Building Collective prioritizes investments in the long-term sustainability of Black-led organizations throughout the community.

Celebrating Difference: MCA Access, Diversity and Inclusion Plan 2018–2020

A 'living document' from the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, outlining their commitment to connect diverse audiences with contemporary art and ideas, by reducing obstacles to access and participation and seeking opportunities for meaningful inclusion. Exhibiting a holistic leadership and governance strategy in a working document.

Center for Experimental Ethnography’s “Settler Colonialism, Slavery, and the Problem of Decolonizing

Resources from the 2021 conference “Settler Colonialism, Slavery, and the Problem of Decolonizing Museums" co-presented by the Center for Experimental Ethnography and the Penn Museum. The event looked at 're-evaluating practices and asking 'what might repair look like?'. Photo gallery and a decolonisation video playlist.

Image shows mural 'Decolonize And Chill/We Are Still Here', by artist and community activist Jaque Fragua.

Check Our Biases to Wreck Our Biases

Second in a New York Times series on implicit bias, looking at how implicit bias works in selection situations and how some people are auditing their own implicit biases.

Closing gender and racial pay gaps means talking openly about pay

An article on pay secrecy habits and pay secrecy clauses in contracts and how they inhibit pay equity.

Colour blind casting ‘the next step’, Hunter Page-Lochard says

First Nations actor Hunter Page-Lochard discusses his complex views on the potential for colour-blind casting to change the way the Indigenous workers are able to engage in the industry. The article raises interesting questions for diversity practices in filmmaking.

Commissioning for Diversity and Inclusion Guidelines — Screen Content

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s “Diversity and Inclusion Commissioning Guidelines – Screen Content” will require production companies to provide greater access and opportunity to under-represented people and perspectives – on and off screen – including gender diversity, Indigenous Australians, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, people living with a disability and the LGBTQI+ community.

Commissioning New Adventures: Building an Inclusive Process

Blog describing the commissioning process designed to increase diversity of scriptwriters in new series of the popular ‘Zombies Run!’ exercise game, first using ‘blind’ anonymous read-throughs to shortlist, then assessing writer bios to ‘promote’ submissions from under-represented groups.

'In every case where we felt our shortlist was unbalanced, we promoted extra submissions rather eliminating others. We worked by addition rather than subtraction.'

Community-Engaged Practice with Jade Lillie and Lia Pa'apa'a

Discussion of the book 'The Relationship is the Practice' edited by Jade Lillie and Lia Pa'apa'a which explores community engagement, collaboration, intersectionality, cultural safety, racial literacy, access and inclusion. Also links to the book.

Considering Co-creation

Discover how co-creation can help you actively listen to and collaborate with local communities and form new partnerships as well as helpful insight on putting it into practice. A report and three podcasts.

Convivial Thinking: Critical Decolonial Collaborative - Raï Blog

Short blog posts by members of a global, open group of scholars working on post- and decolonial approaches to development and beyond. ‘Conviviality,’ means equity, mutual respect for others and nature, and assuming joint responsibility for how we live, act, and engage.

Cracking the Codes: Power Analysis

An analysis of systemic inequality, putting bias in the context of wider history, identities, structures and institutions.

'The current conversation is not only shallow, but actually harmful. We continue to primarily focus on individuals, when institutional and structural inequities are the bigger problem.'

Creative Majority: ‘What Works’ to enhance diversity, equity and inclusion in the creative sector.

A report with case studies from Def Jam, Raising Films and NBC Universal. It recommends adopting a policy framework of the 'five As': Ambition, Allyship, Accessibility, Adaptability, and Accountability, as a continuum for ongoing appraisal and change.

The report can be used as a handbook for cultural and creative workers frustrated at the pace of change, and has potential application for other sectors, including higher education.

Creatives of Colour

Lead artist Rani Pramesti created this resource as a work under Diversity Arts Australia's Pacesetters project as a response to white privilege and a colonised arts and cultural sector. The site features curated interviews with 'established' creatives of colour.

'My aim is to equip Creatives of Colour with the strategies we need to survive and who knows, maybe eventually, thrive!'

Crewvie entertainment and production crew directory

Crewvie is a crew directory and global database-driven platform of verified entertainment and production professionals. Developed, curated, and wholly owned by an all-women team, it focuses on advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion.

CrossRoads Radio Drama

A six-part radio play aimed at creating awareness on the ‘Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa.’ Reveals how the popularity and accessibility of radio can reach beyond the masses to localised communities.

Cultural Community Benefits Principles Toolkit

Offers five key principles of cultural equity, demonstrated through engaging exercises like using Gamestorming cards and privilege beads to initiate discussion about cultural privilege. Also contains an MOU template for organisations to commit to equitable arts practices.

Cultural Competence in Australia: A Guide

FECCA's guide to help organisations and individuals improve cultural competence and cultural safety, taking into account the varying needs of different groups that arise from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds, and exploring the landscape of training programs that can develop better systems, policies and processes in the workplace.

Cultural Diversity in the Workplace

An article from Dr Tim Soutphommasane, Race Discrimination Commissioner, on his experiences of discrimination, and how and why leaders should be actioning our organisations to reach harmony and stability in the workplace.

Decolonizing the Internet 2018 Summary Report

A report on the first "Decolonizing the Internet" conference that brought together artists, technologists and practitioners from 28 countries to address challenges, visions and actions for better representation of diversity on the internet.

Decolonizing Wealth - Blog

A blog associated to the book "Decolonizing Wealth" by native American social justice philanthropy expert of the Lumbee Tribe. The book and blog series offer accessible and compelling alternatives to colonial dynamics in American philanthropy and social finance.

Design Studio for Social Intervention's "Cultural tactics"

A paper introducing inclusive cultural tactics that expose and amplify some of the complexities of culture in order to dissect challenging social problems. Including US case studies, it shows how cultural tactics can act as leverage points for social justice.

Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity

A framework (also known as the 'Bennett scale') to describe how people experience and engage with cultural difference and become more competent intercultural communicators over time. Based on constructivist theory, the model offers six positions as a person's perception of cultural difference becomes more complex, moving from ethnocentrism to ethnorelativism.

The six stages are 'denial', 'defence', 'minimisation', 'acceptance', 'adaptation' and 'integration'.

Diversity and Inclusion 101 - Collecting Diversity Data

A guide which outlines the leading principles for undertaking respectful and inclusive diversity (D&I) data collection in order to obtain genuine, meaningful data. This guide is exclusively for DCA member organisations.

Diamond: The Third Cut

Report on the third year of Diamond, the world’s first industry-wide collaborative data collection system for monitoring diversity in broadcasting from the UK's Creative Diversity Network.

Diamond accumulated 30,000 responses looking into all forms of diversity. It found that Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic (BAME) representation on-screen is 23% compared to the UK national figure of 14%. However, BAME people remain absent from many senior creative roles.

Dismantling Racism Works - Action Tools

A selection of action tools developed in the US including the role of change teams and caucuses in race equity work, giving feedback, race equity principles for taking action, and a race equity tool for organisations in developing explicit goals.

Dismantling Racism Works - Analysis Tools

A selection of analysis tools and definitions developed in the US including race equity stages, dynamics of denial and desistance - includng tactics of privilege and resistence, effective problem solving, how a movement is built, and the 'Barriers and Bridges' principles.

Dismantling Structural Inequality in Your Cinema

This toolkit is a practical guide for improving the experiences of POC (people of colour) audiences, staff and filmmakers – and other intersections including gender, sexuality, disability, income and class — to create lasting change for future generations and sustain your organisation in a meaningful way.

Diverse Book Finder

Focused on Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) communities in the US, this tool allows libraries to upload their catalogue of children's books for an analysis of the representation of different cultures. Crucially this is not only about WHO is represented, but also HOW they are represented, eg, as 'folklore' type tales, as stories of oppression and resilience, or if diverse characters are presented as living lives that are identical or interchangeable with another cultural group.

Diverse Futures: The Pathways Forward panel

The Asia Pacific Screen Awards hosts a Change Maker discussion, tabling case studies of organisations that apply community based models to inclusion as we work towards celebrating a more diverse future in the screen industry and beyond.

Diversity: A Critical Engagement

London-based filmmaker Nasheed Qamar Faruqi has created a resource where cultural professionals can find information about the history and associations of the most common words that we encounter in relation to racial and ethnic diversity.

Diversity and equal opportunities in television and radio

A UK TV and radio broadcast standards agency, Ofcom present their report for 2020 with key findings on the diversity of the broadcasters they regulate, including the UK’s major eight TV and radio organisations. Ofcom chart the huge impact of Covid-19 and 2020’s anti-racism protests on those broadcasters’ approach to increasing workforce diversity in the future, and outline how they as an organisation will support the industry to become more diverse.

Diversity and Inclusion Learning from Diversity Council Australia

The Diversity Council Australia offers a suite of diversity and inclusion learning solutions including face to face and e-learning options.

Diversity & Inclusion on Boards

Sue Woodford-Hollick OBE talks talks about her own personal experiences as a trustee and Chair of numerous volunteer boards and as a director in the arts and cultural sector.

Diversity Assessment Framework

Under the British Council's Diversity Assessment Framework, each country office must report and provide examples and evidence against 10 indicators of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). The examples must show that EDI is embedded and internalised, both within the internal practices of the organisation and in its external projects. The evidence is assessed every two years by internal and external reviewers, as well as being scored centrally by the British Council Equity Unit.

Diversity Baseline Survey

The Diversity Baseline Survey, conducted in 2015 and 2019 by Lee & Low Books, shows the US book publishing industry remains overwhelming white (76%). However the process of tracking diversity has revealed there has been some improvement over the four years, in particular with more publishers taking part in diversity tracking and more effort to create a pipeline of diverse talent.

Diversity Data

Each year the Arts Council England collects, analyses, reports and publishes data relating to equality and diversity of the work, organisations and projects they fund.

The 2018/19 report released in 2020 found 11% of works in the national portfolio organisations are from black and other minority ethnic backgrounds. That compares with 16% of the working-age population.

Diversity in governance – from good intentions to action and impact

A blog post by Hilary Carty, who is the Director at Clore Leadership for the Calouste Gublenkian Foundation. Hilary cover ways to promote change, engage, audit, reach out and recruit in a more diverse and inclusive way.

Diversity & Inclusion Infrastructure Councils DBP Research Request

A report on the allocation of staff and financial resources to diversity and inclusion (D&I) functions from a benchmarking study of finance, healthcare and insurance companies. D&I spend per employee for member organisations varied widely from $12.50 to $250. Includes line categories for the D&I budget, and examples of diversity goals, as well as information on developing a D&I council.

'More than half of the companies benchmarked allocate approximately 2-3% of their overall budget to D&I.'

Diversity & Inclusion Progress Report 2019/20

An analysis of progress made since the adoption of the Creative Industries Diversity Charter. The report provides analysis and case studies of progress for each sector - such as Advertising, Publishing, Arts and TV and Film - focusing on three headline commitments of the charter: Diversity Monitoring, Strategies to Widen Talent Pipelines and Leadership Engagement. It makes recommendations for improvement in each of these areas.

Does Australia have an ethnic pay gap?

A report has identified a clear ethnic pay gap in the UK and now surveys and other reports suggest Australia is similarly affected. In this article, advocacy groups urge the government to take action and collect better data. The article also cites the University of Sydney Cracking the Glass Cultural Ceiling report.

Does the Museum Model Work?

Can art museums break away from their original purpose as a 'civilising' influence to be redefined as spaces that actually serve the communities in which they reside? The article includes quotes from former Queens Museum President and Executive Director Laura Raicovich and Chaédria LaBouvier, the first black curator and black woman to organize an exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum, who spoke out about being sidelined in the promotion of the Jean-Michel Basquiat exhibit she curated.

Doing Research Inclusively

These Guidelines for Co-Producing Research with People with Disability, while focused on doing research with people with lived experience of disability, offer leading practice in inclusive research and collaboration. It offers six principles of co-production and strategies and tools for implementation.

Education, empathy and escapism under the big top

Fekat Circus is an organisation founded in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, which was established by a group of six artists from underprivileged backgrounds.

Besides providing education in the circus arts, Fekat Circus also supports many impactful and meaningful initiatives to improve the livelihood and social and mental well-being of disadvantaged people in the community.

Engaged Communities

Infographic with top tips on engaging respectfully with communities, including outlining different types of community engagement (such as the difference between collaborations, co-creations and consultations) and tips on managing power, responsibility and the project's legacy.

Equal Pay Day

Did you know there is a Black Women's Equal Pay day, a Latina Equal Pay Day, and a Native Women's Equal Pay Day? Each represents how far into the next year it takes for women in intersectional groups to earn what men did in the previous year.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy

The British Council's global EDI Strategy, featuring three main objectives: an inclusive organisational culture; developing capability and leaders; and performance, impact and legal compliance, as well as key tools for achieving this.

Equality Monitoring at the British Council

An introduction to the British Council's Equality Monitoring program, and the reasons for undertaking it, and tips for carrying out equality monitoring.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

The British Council's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy and Strategy.

"Our work is based on building meaningful, enduring and respectful relationships across different cultures. We cannot do this without a strong commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion."

Essential governance practices for arts organisations

These rigorous principles and best practice guidelines will assist boards and board members of all arts organisations to meet their legal obligations. The report includes a section on board diversity.

Ethical Storytelling Podcasts

Selected podcasts from the Ethical Storytelling community on inclusive, human-centered storytelling and marketing in not-for-profit work. Featuring filmmakers, photographers and writers on their failures and lessons; as well as NGO practitioners and clients’ reflections on best practices and wrestling with power dynamics.

Ethics and engagement in community art

A discussion of the diffculties of getting engagement right, particularly in rural communities. "An ethics of mutual learning and openness" must offer not just "representation, but also ownership". Shuvangi Khadka adds "outside artists must remain open to their own vision being radically changed via community critique."

First Nations Arts - Stereotyping, Tokenism and Funding

Merindah Donnelly speaks to Larissa Behrendt about tokenistic programming decisions, how to challenge stereotypical audience expectations through contemporary expression of First Nations identity, and how in spite of positive audience engagement, First Nations performing artists struggle to secure funding.

For True Pay Equity, Start With These 3 Areas

Pay audits alone are not enough to reduce pay gaps; merit pay increases, starting salaries and bonus structures must all be adjusted too.

Gari Yala: Centring the experiences of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Australians at work

This piece of research provides a firsthand understanding of the diversity of Indigenous workers’ experiences in the workplace. Named 'Gari Yala' – which means ‘speak the truth’ in Wiradjuri language – it also provides 'ten truths' organisations must understand to improve workplace inclusion for Indigenous staff.

Gary Foley: Advice for white Indigenous activists in Australia

First Nations historian, activist and leader, Gary Foley, explains the do's and don't's of white activism.

'If people are serious about wanting to become involved in the struggle for justice, the first thing you need to do is not go and talk to any blackfellas at all, really, you need to look in the mirror - you need to look at yourself, you need to look at yourself, you need to think hard and fast about who you are and make sure you haven't got psychological identity problems of your own.'

Gauging Readiness for Partnership

Designed for local US municipalities working with artists in general, this one-page checklist offers a good self-assessment on issues such as compromise, disruption to usual practices and equitable compensation.

"Use these questions to help gauge if you and your potential partner are ready to work together. Ask these early on in the process."

Grant Making with a Racial Equity Lens

Toolkit for philanthropists with interviews, examples, case studies and worksheets.

"Drawing on firsthand experiences, the guide offers advice on promoting and deepening your foundation's commitment to racial equity, both internally and in the programs you support.

Horizontal Development: Equitable Development for City-Makers

A toolkit featuring interviews, case studies and activities to introduce "Horizontal Development," a new American urban development approach that centres the margins, highlights diversity, celebrates place and is accountable to those impacted by the racist and classist policies by cities.

How Australia’s top companies do diversity right

A light article on how 6 of the best companies in Australia are actively working towards doing diversity right — and how they put their words into action, from the development of effective partnerships, diverse hiring through to measurement and tackling bias.

How Capitalism Drives Cancel Culture

UK-based writer calls for us to view 'cancel culture' through both social and economic lenses.

"When the British Labour leader, Keir Starmer, caused offense by referring to Black Lives Matter as a “moment” rather than a movement, he announced that he would undergo implicit-bias training. It is an approach that sees bias as a moral flaw among individuals, rather than a product of systems. It encourages personal repentance, rather than institutional reform."

How did rock music get so white?

Professor of media studies at the University of Virginia and Slate music critic Jack Hamilton interviewed on how rock and roll changed from an inter-racial expression to the soundtrack of whiteness.

‘Pat Boone covering Little Richard is probably the most egregious example of this. “But he was able to get his music played on radio stations that wouldn't play the black originators of that music and he was someone who almost objectively made much worse versions of that than the originals.”’

How Does Constructing Partnerships With Black Business Advance Diversity And Inclusion?

Carmen Morris, founder of a bespoke diversity consultancy, discusses the merits and methods of bringing black-owned businesses into your organisation's supply chain. Morris outlines how black-owned consultancies can help your organisation begin partnering and adopting more equitable processes for an authentic diversity and inclusion agenda. Audio option available.

How the Art of Social Practice Is Changing the World, One Row House at a Time

Artist Rick Lowe transformed derelict houses over 20 years into a thriving, African American cultural hub that preserves the community's roots. It is both a work of art and an act of community organising.

How to achieve a diverse candidate pool with inclusive job ads

To attract diverse candidates, a well-phrased job ad is a must. From a linguist's perspective, Kyle Snyder identifies 6 different types of inclusion to consider, with practical tips for each.

How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi

Video in which Ibram X. Kendi introduces his ground-breaking book 'How to be an Antiracist'.

How to be Anti-Racist in the Arts

What does it mean to be an ally to people of colour? What does it mean to remove blackface from our streaming services? And what can the creative sector do to advance racial equity?

Diversity Arts Australia and the British Council launched the Creative Equity Toolkit with this timely conversation in partnership with Sydney Opera House.

How to Bring Your Cultural Identity to Work

Minority employees who share their race, ethnicity or nationality in meaningful ways with colleagues at work can lead to greater inclusivity and respect, according to research from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. The study found that rich cultural-identity expression that moves beyond superficial discussions to reveal parts of the inner self connected to one’s cultural identity fosters closeness and increases the majority group’s learning.

How to Build a Diverse and Inclusive Culture in the Workplace

A direct article which addresses the impacts of theMe Too movement,Black Lives Matter, the Harvey Weinstein scandal and other major events, and takes you straight to how to develop a healthy company culture, and bring diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

How To Co-Create: Practical Lessons From The Field

Co-creation can be misused, and the various risks that come with co-creation are explored in this guide. Alongside this are tips for using ethical methods that can help to reap the benefits of shared power and authorship. This guide warns against generic solutions, stating that local, societal factors must always be taken into account.

How to Design and Manage Equity-focused Evaluations

One in a series of UNICEF Evaluation Working Papers that present strategic evaluation findings, lessons learned and innovative evaluation approaches and methodologies. Contextualises and defines Equity-focused Evaluations and outlines how to manage them, including comprehensive tools, templates and case studies.

How to Do Pay Equity Analysis for Gender and Race

Many firms publish gender and ethnicity pay gap data; but for true diversity, workplaces need to make their audits intersectional. This resource from We All Count explains the basics of intersectional gender and racial pay equity audits.

How to Ensure Pay Equity for People of Color

More than half (56 percent) of organizations don’t have a formal process in place to address pay equity in the USA. This article outlines the actions suggested by HR professionals and other experts to address racial pay inequities in America.

How to Identify — and Fix — Pay Inequality at Your Company

Tips for fixing pay inequality in your organisation - such as making sure you begin with a clean dataset.

How to Reimagine the World - Collaboration Principles for Artists & Social Justice Organizers

A breakdown of principles for creative collaboration and social justice covering inclusion, wellbeing, power, valuation, relationship building, methodology and cooperation.

How 'white fragility' reinforces racism

Robin DiAngelo unpacks her book White Fragility with clips and examples from movies and TV.

'I am not going to get to where I need to go from a place of white comfort. I'm going to have to get mighty uncomfortable in order to challenge that.'

Implicit Bias Module Series

Online course aimed at educators to understand and mitigate against unconscious bias.

Inc Arts Unlock - Anti-racism toolkit

The Unlock toolkit is a free comprehensive resource aimed at arts organisations. It contains over 100 actions that will help creative workplaces become more inclusive, and focuses on hiring, leadership, work and care.

Inclusion, Diversity, Equality, Accessibility Statement (IDEA)

The Australian and New Zealand's Games industries trade association's committment to a non-discriminatory approach and providing equal opportunity for employment and advancement in all departments, programs, and worksites. They commit to advocacy and policy work, and change organisational culture in the industry, with a list of actionable items.

Inclusive meetings’ nuts and bolts

A comprehensive infographic guide on how to host inclusive, multilingual meetings and events developed by a Quebec-based not-for-profit leading numerous projects on anti-oppression in community organisations.

Inclusive Pathways Framework

Report for the Australian Film, Television and Radio School looking at barriers to inclusion and ways to combat them.

'A key support that several consultees for this project mentioned was tracking opportunities for career progression and making them known to aspirants to kindle ambitions and find ways to address barriers.'

'There is a tendency in Australian arts practice to confine under-represented practitioners to ‘community arts’ rather than mainstream, professional content development. '

Inclusive Recruitment - Definition

Inclusive recruitment is the process of connecting with, interviewing, and hiring a diverse set of individuals through valuing different backgrounds and opinions. Full content is restricted to DCA members.

Indigenous Cultural Protocols and the Arts

Case studies in multiple art forms of how arts organisations have implemented the landmark Creative Australia Indigenous Protocols, developed in 2002 to ensure Indigenous culture is used ethically and legally with appropriate consultation and consent, according to both Australian copyright law and Indigenous cultural protocols.

Includes question prompts for developing project methodology to ensure respect and consent when making art that draws on another community's culture.

Indigenous Recruitment Guide

A practical manual with best-practice principles to encourage the recruitment of Indigenous people into the Australian Public Service.

Topics covered in this toolkit include: attracting talent, cultural competency, utilising Indigenous assessors, cultural safety and consideration of language.

I've been tempted by righteous anger against racists. It's not much help in changing society

A call to move the focus of the racial equity debate away from individual racism and towards structural racism.

'Blaming people may feel good but it won’t lead to structural change. There has to be a middle ground: of asking people to take responsibility and to step up as allies without alienating them by telling them how terrible they are first.'

Jumbunna: Strong Voices Stronger Communities: First Nations media employment and skills development

This report outlines a suggested employment and skills strategy for Australia’s First Nations Broadcasting and Media Sector. It promotes the need for skills development through regular traineeships, fellowships, exchanges, as well as a focus on getting cultural safety right.

Kari Foundation: Indigenous Employment

KARI's established indigenous community network powers their effective employment and mentorship program. In partnership with the government, specialist KARI mentors build strong relationships with both line managers and employees in the workplace, ensuring long-term careers not just jobs. KARI is an indigenous-led organisation.

Key Equity Terms and Concepts

A useful glossary of equity terms and concepts.

Koori Employment and Career Strategy 2017-2020, Victoria State Government

This action plan aims to build stronger careers for the Koori community in Victoria's justice department. Methods outlined include: raising the awareness and use of ceremonial and NAIDOC leave entitlements for Koori staff; meaningful consultation with the Koori community; and adapting the staff induction program to be more inclusive of Koori issues, perspectives and policies.

Language Matters: Glossary of Terms

A comprehensive glossary of terms and phrases used in the diversity, equity and inclusion space, from an American group.

Language of Domination: Oppressive Meeting Dynamics

A list that outlines different ways that oppressive dynamics can play out in meetings and in organisations, with a focus on white/ male domination. Shared by a Quebec-based not-for-profit leading numerous projects on anti-oppression in community organisations.

Letter from BIPOC Collective to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

After a racist incident at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, BIPOC (Black and Indigenous people of Color) staff wrote a frank and insightful letter to the leadership team with a list of key demands to bring racial justice and diversity to the institution.

Letting the Movement Decide

A report evaluating FRIDA’s impact that documents a funding model designed to promote emerging leadership, respond to changing realities, offer transparency, shift philanthropic power dynamics, and function as a learning and knowledge development hub for broader feminist and philanthropic communities.

Justice Funders

A blog series featuring stories by thought leaders contributing to justice transitions in philanthropy. Designed to inspire the US sector to re-imagine and practice a new kind of philanthropy that redistributes wealth, democratises power and shifts economic control to communities.

Living Music Report

Survey of programming in Australian Major Performing Arts Organisations in 2019, measuring the diversity of the repertoire of Australia's largest orchestras.

Out of the 2006 works performed across 2019:

'3% were written by female composers
9% were written by Australian composers
19% were written by living composers
0.45% were written by CALD Australian composers
0.05% were written by First Nations composers'

Making Art Work

Of the 48,000 practising professional artists in Australia, only 10% are from a non-English speaking background (NESB). This compares to 18% NESB people in the overall workforce. The number of NESB artists who feel their background had a negative impact on their arts practice increased from 15% in 2009 to 19% in 2017. Twice as many NESB artists say the lack of access to funding or other financial support is the biggest limit to their professional development (18% compared to 9% of others).

Managing Cultural Diversity: Training Manual

This training document aims to enable small and medium enterprises to better understand cultural diversity and how to manage it effectively to improve workplace relationships, teamwork, productivity, market knowledge, community relationships, customer service and competitiveness.

Mapping Social Cohesion

The Scanlon Foundation and Monash University have been researching attitudes to multiculturalism in Australia since 2007 through their Mapping Social Cohesion survey. The report includes many survey questions which may inspire questions for audience surveys. Questions include 'To what extent do you have a sense of
belonging in Australia?' and 'To what extent do you believe we should do more to learn about the customs and heritage of different ethnic and cultural groups?'

Mind: Being antiracist in the workplace toolkit

This toolkit provides useful resources such as 'how to talk about racism at work', 'conversations about painful subjects', plus pieces covering intersectionality, 'how to avoid tokenising' and more.

Mitigating Bias in Performance Management

This Deloitte article presents methods for challenging unconscious bias - and therefore systemic discrimination - in employee performance management. Case studies included.

More inclusive recruitment

A filmed event on Employability Day 2021 in the UK, at which employers, refugee professionals and sector partners share ideas and experiences about making recruitment processes more inclusive to refugees. A valuable and nuanced resource for leaders interested in diverse and inclusive employment and governance, with a focus on refugee professionals.

More Than a Moment Pledge

A pledge and process from a collection of West Midlands, UK organisations to ensure equity, investment in, and opportunities with and for Black artists and creatives within their organisation’s culture and work. There is a particular focus on checklists and strategy for governance and organisational culture.

New racial equity framework to hold tech companies accountable to racial justice commitments

Color Of Change is an online racial justice organization. They aim to "move decision-makers in corporations and government to create a more human and less hostile world for Black people in America." This is their racial equity framework designed for Tech companies, but with much transferable insight for the arts and media sector.

No Straight Lines

An interactive online publication, guide and practical resource prepared by a world-leading participatory grantmaking and capacity-building fund to share recommendations and engage other INGOs and funders in dialogue on how to work with young feminist organisers for transformation.

Nonprofit Executives and the Racial Leadership Gap: A Race to Lead Brief

This report explores the gaps between not-for-profit executive leaders of color and white leaders, and compares executives to staff in the US. It features findings from the Race to Lead survey of 4000+ across the American sector, including a secondary consultation focused on executives.

Notes on a Cultural Strategy for Belonging

A report outlining ‘a cultural strategy for belonging’ that centres the leadership, voices, storytelling, practices, and knowledge of marginalised peoples and communities in America. Offers resources, evidence, case studies, and a workshop module aimed at artists, organisers, cultural strategists, funders, among others.

Open Diversity Data

Links to published diversity data for a range of mostly tech-based organisations, including AirBnb, Facebook, Netflix and Twitter.

'Companies already collect data about their employee demographics. Let's ask them to publish it. Open diversity data will make it easier for everyone to better understand the diversity landscape and work toward solutions.'

Oscars Announce New Inclusion Requirements for Best Picture Eligibility

Representation standards will apply to the Oscars from 2022. Films nominated for Best Picture must meet two out of four Academy Inclusion Standards, which address race, gender, LGBTQ+ and disability.

'In 2016, after they failed to nominate any person of color among their 20 acting nominees, Cheryl Boone Isaacs, who was Academy President at the time, took historic action by committing to doubling the number of women and diverse members by 2020, which they have achieved.'

Our anti-racism statement

A statement from the UK's Film and TV Charity, acknowledging that they have not done enough to recognise racism in the screen sector, and that it has affected their ability to provide support to everybody working behind the scenes in film and TV. The statement is a commitment of intent to be an anti-racist organisation and demonstrates this by allocating resources. A useful template to help leaders to set organisational mission statements.

Our routes: Women's node - an illustrated journey of women in community network

An illustrated reflection and guide on the experiences of women in male-dominated technological community networks. Documenting contributions from intimate womens’ circles alongside checklists and infograpthics, it addresses barriers and opportunities in education, partnership, and empowerment for building and leading community networks.

"Our Stories, Our Knowledges" resource series

A resource series for marginalised communities working on knowledge production, featuring stories, lessons, tools and tips. Part 1: Decolonising Our Stories and Knowledges, Part 2: Transformative Practices for Building Community Knowledges, Part 3: Adding Our Knowledge to Wikipedia, Part 4: How to Ally and Be a Good Guest.

Out of Context #5: Appreciation vs. Appropriation of Cultural Musical Objects

A 10-part series that addresses the topic of cultural appropriation as it intersects with both Western European-based classical music and the broader social landscape.

'I do not doubt [John] Cage’s sincerity with his use of the I Ching, and his emersion into Zen and Japanese culture was probably deep and profound. But in a world where we celebrate the ideas of individual geniuses like John Cage, how do we also acknowledge the source communities for these ideas?'

Participatory Grantmaking Aims to Dismantle Power Imbalances between Funders and Communities

An interview with Urban Institute fellow Jasmine Johnson about participatory grant making. It provides insights into some of these knowledge gaps through a qualitative study of 10 funders in small, midsize, and large cities across the USA. Johnson gives key takeaways from her study in this interview, three things to consider before adopting participatory grant making and the challenges of using this funding model.

Partner Power

This 'Technique for Building More Authentic Community Partnerships Right from the Start' offers a model of consultation and collaboration used by the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History in the US to build an exhibition in collaboration with the community. Includes a video on conducting a meeting and worksheet with sample questions, using active listening and open-ended questions.

“It felt more equal...rather than appearing as though we were just trying to tick a box on community engagement.”

Podcast: The Black Woman’s Guide to Philanthropy

A podcast focusing on black women in philanthropy. Features the co-founder of BlackHer - an online platform inspiring Black women changemakers, an impact investing expert, CEO of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, and co-Director of the Donors of Color Network.

Policy change at Darlinghurst Theatre Company

Darlinghurst Theatre Company in Sydney makes a public commitment to:

'having, at minimum, 50% of all artists in our employ, every year, belonging to an Indigenous, Black or Culturally and Linguistically Diverse community and to having diversity of representation across our season and programming. This will include employment of playwrights, actors, directors and designers.'

Portes Ouvertes: Developing an Anti-Oppression Policy - Some things to keep in mind

A short guide and checklist for developing an anti-oppression policy in your community organisation. Developed by a Quebec-based anti-oppression leader, it covers assessing organisational strengths, identifying areas for improvement and where to focus trainings.

Power and Privilege in the 21st Century Museum

This accessible publication shares tactics for change emerging from the US Museums Association (MA) Transformers programme. It covers commentary from the MA community, and offers practical guidance for people who want to work in a more inclusive way in the sector.

Power Moves: Your essential philanthropy assessment guide for equity and justice

A comprehensive self-assessment toolkit from the US, that helps funders determine how well you are building, sharing and wielding power and identify ways to transform your programs and operations for lasting, equitable impact and justice.

#PowerShifts Resources: Reclaiming Representation

The introductory post to a blog series by Oxfam’s ‘From Poverty to Power’ offering stories, projects and resources addressing blindspots in development work, and how to make power shifts happen. Features a special focus on other ways of telling stories and decolonising knowledge.

Practicing Equity: Activating Oppositional Consciousness from the Margin

A short article outlining how oppositional consciousness can be thought of as a technology that marginalised leaders can develop and practice in order to create strategies to navigate and reconfigure power while resisting its dysfunctions.

PWC Global Diversity & Inclusion Survey

A toolkit and survey you can take based on PwC’s multi-year, global, cross-industry survey. It explores what diversity and inclusion programs organisations have in place, and the impact they are having on employee experience.

Race Equality Guide

The British Council's guide to good practice in racial equality. It identifies racism and the ways in which it manifests globally; addresses the ways in which race and ethnicity sit within the Council's approach to equality, diversity and inclusion, and sets out actions and case studies for change, such as challenging stereotypes, addressing under-representation and communicating inclusion.

Race Forward: Creating Cultures and Practices for Racial Equity

"Creating Cultures and Practices for Racial Equity contains a variety of tools that emerged from Race Forward’s Racial Equity in the Arts Innovation Lab to help artists, arts advocates, culture bearers, and cultural workers to imagine, plan, and implement racial equity strategies in arts organizations."

Race to Lead: Women of Color in the Nonprofit Sector

Drawing from the Race to Lead survey of 4000+ across the American not-for-profit sector, this report engages an intersectional analysis to examine how women of colour encounter more systemic obstacles than white women and men of colour in the sector.

Racial Equity Tools: Collecting Data

This resource includes tools, tips, and examples about data, including: potential sources for the kinds of data helpful in assessing racial equity work, methods for securing quality data, and some of the challenges of using existing databases.

Racial Equity Tools Glossary

The Racial Equity Tools Glossary defines a wide range of terms used in work to achieve racial equity and racial justice at every level, including board and senior management in systems, organisations and communities.

Racism in the arts – reform or revolution?

An article discussing creating safe spaces, with a link to a panel where a group of creatives speak about institutionalised racism in the arts — and offer solutions.

Racism in the UK film industry: what needs to change, and who needs to change it?

Six workers in and around UK film discuss racial inequality - and what is needed in terms of meaningful workplace changes in the screen sector.

Racism. It Stops With Me

Australian Human Rights Commission campaign and guide on how to conduct a conversation about racism, along with videos and other resources.

'The tips and conversation questions in this guide have been developed based on consideration of Australian and international research on anti-racism strategies, current Australian Human Rights Commission education resources and training guides, and human rights education principles and pedagogies.'

Racism. No Way: Glossary of terms

A comprehensive glossary of diversity, equity and inclusion terms and phrases from an Australian group.

RE-Tool: Racial Equity in the Panel Process

A toolkit for applying a racial equity lens to grant decisions, looking at the whole process including the diversifying the applicant pool, selection and training of panelists and communications with applicants.

"We must ask ourselves: Who submits applications? Who do we award? How do we train panel moderators, panelists, and facilitators? In what ways can we interrupt racial bias and contribute to systemic change?'

Re-Tool: Racial Equity in the Panel Process

A tool that provides effective strategies to intervene in ways that expand and empower collective work for racial equity in arts organisations, including sections on how to make your grant panel, application forms, recruitment process and board more racially diverse. It also includes a concise glossary of terms.

Reimagining the Internship to Promote Racial Equity

An article analysing and giving perspective on how internships can promote racial equity and how it should be part of diversity, inclusion and equity efforts.

It also looks into gateway barriers and gives tips on how to create an inclusive internship program.

Requirements of funded organisations

Arts Council England (ACE) funded organisations in bands 1-3 are monitored against the Creative Case for Diversity, ACE’s initiative on diversity in arts, arts leadership and audiences. These monitoring prompts include appendices which outline the indicators used to monitor performance against the Creative Case for Diversity and the evidence used to establish the indicators gathered through the organisation’s activity, ACE’s contact with the organisation and its annual report.

Resource Mobilization Toolkit

A comprehensive toolkit by a world-leading participatory grantmaking and capacity-building fund to support creative and practical thinking on resource mobilisation, particularly for girls, young women and trans youth. Can be used by organisations and individuals with different levels of skills and experience.

Resourcing Black Lives

List of resources from the UK's Skin Deep.

'The struggle for black liberation in the UK, the US and globally must be rooted in protecting and resourcing strength and joy in black communities.'

Respecting Cultures: Working with the Tasmanian Aboriginal Community and Aboriginal Artists

Respecting Cultures provides a specifically Tasmanian perspective as a companion text to Cultures – Protocols for Producing Indigenous Arts. Together, these publications promote cultural harmony and goodwill through best practice methods of interaction and negotiation. Respecting Cultures is also an important tool in managing the ethical use of Tasmanian Aboriginal culture and arts.

First Nations Media Australia response to Productivity Commission’s Indigenous Evaluation Strategy

First Nations Media comments on the Productivity Commission’s Indigenous Evaluation Strategy project and provides broad comment on the establishment of a principles-based framework for the evaluation of policies and programs affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Their response supports a codesigned approach to evaluation processes.

reWorked: The Diversity and Inclusion Podcast: Building an anti-racist and inclusive culture

EW Group’s Luke Robinson, sits down with Safina Nadeem and Yvonne Howard to look back on 2020 from the perspective of Covid-19 and anti-racism. They explore the changes to the world of work, with training going online, and the positive actions organisations are making in response to Black Lives Matter. Find out what organisations can do year-round to create a truly inclusive and anti-racist work culture for their Black, Asian and minority ethnic employees, customers, and stakeholders.

Rob Guest Endowment cancels lucrative theatre prize over diversity controversy

Article on the cancelling of a $50,000 endowment for Australian musical theatre in 2020 amid criticism of the lack of racial diversity among the 30 semifinalists, including from the semifinalists themselves.

The semifinalists said "We fervently denounce the actions of the endowment, including but not limited to silencing POC and First Nations voices, misrepresenting us and our stance on the matter, and the lack of transparency that has occurred from within the endowment.”

South Australian Film Corporation's 10-year diversity and inclusion strategy

This resource "aims to grow and support a screen industry which reflects the diversity and vibrancy of the South Australian community, which will require a long-term commitment to systemic change.
The strategy with 10-year goals formalises the SAFC’s existing commitment to diversity and inclusion and builds on past programs and projects."

San Francisco Arts Commission Racial Equity Plan 2019-2020

Sample Racial Equity Plan from the US, including resources, accountability, budget and staff hour allocations.

The First Objective is:

1.0 Earmark resources for racial equity
1.1 Budget line item for racial equity staff and racial equity working group to implement racial equity action plan.
1.2 Earmark resources for professional development that would move the agency towards racial equity goals.

Screenskills Mentoring Programme: Become a Mentor

The ScreenSkills Mentoring Programme runs across the screen industries in the UK; mentoring is regarded as a two-way confidential partnership of development, dialogue, learning and challenge. The typical commitment is six hours over six months. Tailored to the screen industries.

Self-determination in the creative arts: Ben Graetz

Darwin performing artist Ben Graetz has Iwaidja, Malak Malak and Badu Island heritage, was 2018 LGBTI Person of the Year and a member of Browns Mart Theatre First Nations Advisory Board.

'Sophia [Hall] understood that she had to do the work. We were there to give her advice on best practice and it was up to her to do the homework to make the changes and come back to us and go: Is this what you mean? ... she really understood that it was up to her to do the work, not the other way around.'

She's Price(d)less report: the economics of the gender pay gap

A report which found that Australia currently lacks the data required to measure the impact of intersectionality on pay - a very important measure. It also covers the impacts of gender discrimination, care responsibilities and occupational segregation on the nation's gender pay gap.

Shifting the Balance

Survey of 200 of Australia’s leading arts and culture organisations measuring cultural and linguistic diversity (CALD) at the leadership level (39% of Australia's population is CALD).