Women, Leadership and the Arts
Date: Thursday 21 November 2013
Time: 6.15pm – 8.45pm
Venue: The George Wood Theatre, Department of Theatre and Performance, Goldsmiths, University of London, New Cross, London SE14 6NW
Tickets: £6/£3 - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-arts-and-leadership-salon-style-discussion-as-part-of-parliament-week-tickets-8712783169
Women still face problems breaking through the glass ceiling in the arts & cultural industries, reflecting continuing inequality faced across all sectors of society, including Parliament.
From unequal and low pay, burnout from balancing long hours at work with family and other life commitments and the real health and wellbeing issues created from passionately pursuing ones chosen career path. All these questions will be framed within the wider context of multicultural Britain seeking to understand how women have been able to forge high profile career paths and enabled themselves to make significant contributions to the cultural heritage of the UK.
This evening’s salon style discussion will give the public the chance to hear the personal stories and shared experiences of some the UK’s leading female leaders in their creative field.
We aim to address how the panel navigate their personal and professional creative ambitions, challenge deep rooted assumptions about women working in the arts needing to have a partner to support them, and how, if at all, they have negotiated having children or not.
Chaired by Professor Anna Furse with special guests:
Annie Caulfield (Writer)
Lauren Craig (Artist, Activist, Ethical Florist)
Jenny Edwards CBE (CEO, Mental Health Foundation)
Melanie Pappenheim (Soprano)
Jocelyn Pook (Composer)
Jenny Sealey MBE (Artistic Director of Graeae Theatre Company and Co-Director of the Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony)
Charlotte Vincent (Artistic Director of Vincent Dance Theatre)
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