Publish your diversity data

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The stakes are higher when you are transparent. Make a commitment to publishing the results of your equity and inclusion evaluations each year.

Even if you are not proud of the results as they currently stand, publishing your data is an important indication that you’re not simply giving lip service to equity and inclusion. It shows existing and prospective employees, collaborators, audiences and funders that you are serious about improvement and holding your organisation to account.

How do I do it?

Once you have gathered data on the composition of your workforce, leadership and program, publish it in your annual report and on your website. Follow up with data for the following year to show your progress over time. Comparing your quantitative data over time is a powerful indicator of your progress against your goals.

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Research

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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.

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  • Author: Arts Council England

Research

Screenshot of a table of companies that have published diversity data

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.'

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  • Author: Open Diversity Data

Research

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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).

'* Approximately half (51%) of the major cultural organisations had no CALD representation at the leadership level.
* Only 9% of the 1,980 leaders of our major cultural institutions are CALD Australians
* Non-CALD Australians are nine times more likely to occupy cultural leadership roles than CALD Australians'

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  • 60+ minute
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  • Published: 2019
    Country: Australia

  • Author: Diversity Arts Australia

Article

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How publishing diversity numbers helps companies

Article on the benefits of publishing diversity data.

"It affects people's perception of the workplace and their job satisfaction...You start seeing more women and ethnic minorities applying for promotion, for example, whereas before they may not have bothered because they thought there was no point." - Carol A. Adams, professor of accounting at Durham University Business School in England.

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  • 2 minute
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  • Published: 2018
    Country: USA

  • Author: Julia Carpenter, CNN Business

Research

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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'

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  • 20 minute
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  • Published: 2020
    Country: Australia

  • Author: Ciaran Frame

Research

Cultural Diversity in Australian Theatre

Kim Ho's research reveals that 70 out of 95 productions in Australia's 10 main stage theatre companies were both written and directed by white artists, 18% were written by culturally and linguistically diverse or Indigenous artists, while less than 14% had non-white directors.

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  • 13 minute
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  • Published: 2017
    Country: Australia

  • Author: Kim Ho

Survey

Diamond

A precise and standardised system for gathering, tracking and publishing diversity data on the UK screen sector, used by BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5 and Sky. Diamond collects data about the gender; gender identity; age; ethnicity; sexual orientation and disability of people working on or off screen on all UK-originated productions using voluntary participant surveys.

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  • 2 minute
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  • Published: 2018
    Country: UK

  • Author: Creative Diversity Network

Research

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Countess.Report

The 2022 Countess Report has been published, which is the third comprehensive report on gender representation in the Australian art sector. It is co-edited by Miranda Samuels and Shevaun Wright.

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  • 60+ minute
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  • Published: 2024
    Country: Australia

  • Author: Miranda Samuels, Shevaun Wright

Case Study

50:50 The Equality Project

This is a voluntary, self-monitoring system designed to fit into existing workflows.

"50:50 The Equality Project is committed to inspiring and supporting the BBC and organisations around the globe to consistently create journalism and media content that fairly represents our world. The initiative, born in the BBC’s London newsroom, uses a methodology that is rooted in data, creativity, practicality and passion to fundamentally shift representation within the media."

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  • 2 minute
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  • Published: 2024
    Country: UK

  • Author: BBC

 
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