The ICW series of seminars have been set up by Professor Kate Oakley (Leeds University) and Dr Bridget Conor (Kings College London) to address a major issue of current public policy concern; namely the exclusions and inequalities manifest in cultural labour markets. Its core aim is to help inform policy in this field and the development of guidelines, advocacy material and expert advice on both the sources of exclusion and inequality, and the ways in which they might be addressed. It brings academics together with public policy makers, trade unions, employers and activists to explore these issues.