Research On Age, Gender And Performer Employment In Europe

EDM number 699 in 2008-09, proposed by Janet Anderson on 04/02/2009.
Categorised under the topics of Performing arts and Sex discrimination.

That this House welcomes the publication of research entitled Age, Gender and Performer Employment in Europe conducted by the International Federation of Actors (FIA) in association with Equity and other performers' trade unions, guilds and associations across Europe; notes with regret that the research revealed that male performers have longer careers than women performers, that women are over-represented in the lowest income group of performers and under-represented in the highest, that women believe they have less opportunities in the number and variety of roles and are type-cast more often, that an overwhelming majority of women see ageing as a disadvantage to them getting work, whereas half of men surveyed see it as an advantage; and urges the Government, broadcasters and producers to take note of these findings and to take action to ensure equal opportunities for female performers, so that the real lives of real women are reflected on stage and screen.

This motion has been signed by a total of 50 MPs, 2 of these signatures have been withdrawn.