According to a report published by UNESCO in February 2022, roughly a third of countries worldwide adopted policies to support the recognition and advancement of women as artists, cultural professionals, and creative entrepreneurs from 2016 to 2020. While 88 percent of states in Western Europe and North America implemented such measures, only forty percent of surveyed countries in the Asia Pacific region did the same.
Share of countries adopting policies or measures to support women's participation in cultural life worldwide from 2016 to 2020, by region
Characteristic
Support the full participation of women in cultural life
Support the recognition and advancement of women as artists, cultural professionals, and/or creative entrepreneurs
Figures are based on an analysis of responses from 96 quadrennial periodic reports (QPRs) in the 2020 QPR form. Please find more information here about the methodology of the study (page 293).
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UNESCO. (February 10, 2022). Share of countries adopting policies or measures to support women's participation in cultural life worldwide from 2016 to 2020, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290453/policies-supporting-women-s-participation-in-culture-worldwide/
UNESCO. "Share of countries adopting policies or measures to support women's participation in cultural life worldwide from 2016 to 2020, by region." Chart. February 10, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290453/policies-supporting-women-s-participation-in-culture-worldwide/
UNESCO. (2022). Share of countries adopting policies or measures to support women's participation in cultural life worldwide from 2016 to 2020, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290453/policies-supporting-women-s-participation-in-culture-worldwide/
UNESCO. "Share of Countries Adopting Policies or Measures to Support Women's Participation in Cultural Life Worldwide from 2016 to 2020, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290453/policies-supporting-women-s-participation-in-culture-worldwide/
UNESCO, Share of countries adopting policies or measures to support women's participation in cultural life worldwide from 2016 to 2020, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290453/policies-supporting-women-s-participation-in-culture-worldwide/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Share of countries adopting policies or measures to support women's participation in cultural life worldwide from 2016 to 2020, by region [Graph], UNESCO, February 10, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290453/policies-supporting-women-s-participation-in-culture-worldwide/
