Are you ready for the second report from the Berkshire/Columbia Counties Pay Equity Project? They're hosting a free in-person event on Sept 25 in Great Barrington, MA. Learn more about the work they're doing to grow pay equity here: berkshireonstage.blog/2024/0…
"...it’s crucial for employees to understand their rights and protections under California employment laws. ...knowing your rights can empower you to navigate your career with confidence and ensure fair treatment in the workplace."
nohoartsdistrict.com/what-ar…
“The gender pay gap in the cultural sector has increased for the second year running and is now wider than the overall UK gender pay gap, latest figures reveal.”
thestage.co.uk/news/gender-p…
“... Recently the gallery has announced plans for a $100 million expansion for modern and contemporary art. While it may have stated a deficit in its last year, the gallery certainly isn’t hurting for money—but the union members certainly are.”
art-critique.com/en/2024/04/…
Has your CPA (or, let's be real..., your tax software) given you this face when you tallied up your unreimbursed mileage as a freelancer?
Special shout out to all you independent artists during tax season. We're right there with you.
"...the largest subsidy for the arts comes not from governments,
patrons or the private sector, but from artists themselves in the
form of unpaid or underpaid labour."
Culture & Working Conditions for Artists UNESCO, 2019
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“The four-day workweek is proving to be the gift that keeps on giving.
Companies that have tried it are reporting happier workers, lower turnover and greater efficiency. Now, there's evidence that those effects are long lasting.”
npr.org/2024/02/27/123427143…
“’I, above all else, just want fair and equal treatment and consideration for the current and future staff of Mattress Factory … and that they are paid a fair, living wage," Tracy says.”
pghcitypaper.com/news/how-a-…
Listen to On Our Team co-founder @elsahiltner talk with Olivia Lilley on The Future of Art in America! They talk about fair pay, coalition building, and how we value art.
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HUGE THANK YOU to @CACoalition for adding a pay transparency rule to their job site!
Pay transparency is vital to closing pay gaps in the arts. We are so grateful that CAC was willing to talk with us & make the change. THANK YOU!
Good morning to everyone who is impacted by pay inequity (...and yes, we're all impacted by the intersectional issue.) It's Equal Pay Day.
“This date symbolizes how far into the year women must work to earn what men earned in the previous year.” pay-equity.org/day.html
The Pay Equity Standards are a rubric and public symbol for equitable pay practices within an arts organization & lay out a path to establishing equitable pay using a proprietary three-pronged approach: Transparency, Working Conditions & Accountability.
onourteam.org/pay-equity-sta…
“’There were a lot of public conversations like, ‘When we come back from this lockdown, we’re gonna do things differently,’ ... Artists took that to heart and are now like, ‘....Well, here’s what it actually takes and costs...'"
dancemagazine.com/dance-econ…@dance_magazine
We've all seen it so many times:
That moment when management says they don't have any budget left for pay equity...but they just announced a capital campaign.
“[The Chicago Dancer Pay Transparency Project] is designed to push the dance community forward. It’s my contribution to help pave the way for other dancers in the future so they can avoid the guessing game.”
sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/em…