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Between 2015 and 2024, the gender gap in cultural employment within the European Union has decreased significantly, going from 6.4 to just 0.8 percentage points. In 2024, 50.4% of cultural positions were occupied by men, compared to 49.6% by women, marking the smallest gender disparity in a decade.
In this favorable context, sixteen EU countries have seen women outnumber men in the cultural sector. Latvia and Estonia stand out with their figures, showing differences of 32.6 and 24.2 percentage points in favor of women, respectively. However, in eleven countries, including Spain and Italy, cultural employment remains predominantly male, with a lead of approximately 10 percentage points.
Despite these achievements in representation, significant inequalities persist in terms of compensation. According to a 2022 survey on wage structure, 16.1% of women working in cultural activities were classified as low-wage earners, earning two-thirds or less of the national average salary per hour, compared to 11.2% of their male counterparts. In overall employment, the figures were 17.1% for women and 12.6% for men.
Wage disparities also vary by cultural activity. In the printing and media reproduction sector, a concerning 25.9% of female workers were classified as low-wage earners, while in film and television production, the percentage was 23% for women compared to 15.1% for men.
Although the reduction in the gender gap in cultural employment is a positive step toward inclusion, the data on compensation suggests that there is still a long way to go to achieve full gender equality in this field.
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Source: MiMub in Spanish
