“Where are we now?” Assessing the gender equality and diversity journey in Irish screen industries (2016–21)

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dc.contributor.authorLiddy, Susan
dc.contributor.editorBerry, Marshaen
dc.contributor.editorDooley, Kathen
dc.contributor.editorMcHugh, Margareten
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-20T09:23:43Z
dc.date.available2022-12-20T09:23:43Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractAfter a period of unprecedented change, this article provides a snapshot of the Irish screen production sector in 2021 from the perspective of female practitioners, defined here as those who work in production roles, above and below the line, in the screen industries. Between 2016 and 2021 there has been a shift from an industry that was gender blind and unquestioningly male dominated to one in which industry discourse is imbued with the importance of achieving gender equality, diversity and inclusion. A range of targeted initiatives have been implemented to achieve that goal. The key question in this article is whether and to what extent, in 2021, practitioners are now experiencing concrete change on the ground, in their day-to-day working lives. This was explored by means of a series of interviews and questionnaires in which three themes emerged: “continuity and change”, “resistance and lip service”, and “the road ahead”. Ultimately, practitioners do not identify any seismic shifts in the industry, but most acknowledge that there is greater awareness of gender and diversity, and some limited but welcome change has occurred. There is agreement, too, that change is not fully embedded but is fledging and still finding its way.en
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dc.identifier.citationLiddy, S. (2022) '“Where are we now?” Assessing the gender equality and diversity journey in Irish screen industries (2016–21)', Alphaville: Journal of Film and Screen Media, 24, pp. 12-31. https://doi.org/10.33178/alpha.24.01en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.33178/alpha.24.01
dc.identifier.endpage31
dc.identifier.issn2009-4078
dc.identifier.issued24
dc.identifier.journalabbrevAlphavilleen
dc.identifier.journaltitleAlphaville: Journal of Film and Screen Mediaen
dc.identifier.startpage12
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/13991
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherFilm and Screen Media, University College Corken
dc.relation.urihttps://www.alphavillejournal.com/Issue24/HTML/ArticleLiddy.html
dc.rights© 2022, the Author(s). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.subjectGenderen
dc.subjectDiversityen
dc.subjectIrelanden
dc.subjectScreen productionen
dc.subjectScreen industriesen
dc.subjectMale resistanceen
dc.title“Where are we now?” Assessing the gender equality and diversity journey in Irish screen industries (2016–21)en
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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