Representing the Underrepresented

“About to start some community engagement work? Then check out our top 10 questions to ask yourself before embarking on your project.” Signposts links to other good practice tools and resources.

Panic! 2018 is a research project led by sociologists from the Universities of Edinburgh and Sheffield that investigates inequalities in the cultural workforce. The report adopts an inter-sectional approach to workforce inequalities, where the data allows. As a result, the report shows that the cultural and creative sector is marked by significant exclusions of those from working class social origins. We try to demonstrate how it intersects with other characteristics, primarily gender and ethnicity.

(Team) Work In Practice: Collective insights, ideas, and challenges to drive socio-economic inclusivity in your organisation’ is for anyone in the arts and cultural sector who is interested in advancing socio‑economic diversity and inclusivity across the workforce. It is especially aimed at senior leaders, managers, and anyone responsible for people management, organisational culture, and equity, diversity, and inclusion. It may also be of interest to researchers, funders, and policymakers working on socio‑economic diversity and inclusivity in the arts.

A Toolkit to support long-term change across the arts sector by sharing knowledge, providing expert support, and encouraging take-up of an intersectional approach to equality, diversity and inclusion.

“Without a representative workforce how can your museum serve its communities? Addressing who works in museums leads to long term benefits for audiences, collections and exhibition development.” Museum as Muck is a supportive network of working class museum people making change in the sector.

This report gives an overview of recent work on a Citizens’ Panel on stigma and benefit take-up. Includes reflections on the importance of co-design of services with communities, and the power of using a human rights based approach to reframe thinking around “entitlements” rather than “benefits”.

This report points out major problems in the Highlands and Islands, such as not having enough affordable housing, healthy food, healthcare, and education, as well as issues with fuel costs and transportation. It urges the Scottish Government and local authorities to take quick action to fix these problems and make sure everyone has fair access to the services they need.

The ‘Wheel of Power/Privilege’ shows the different degrees to which a person can be marginalised or have power over others in society based on their characteristics.