Gender Disparity and LGBTQIA+ Inclusion in the Art World
The article addresses the issues of gender disparity and the inclusion of LGBTQIA+ individuals within the art sector. It references the Guerrilla Girls' 1989 billboard that highlighted the underrepresentation of women at the Met Museum, where female modern artists constitute less than 5%. According to the Global Gender Gap Report 2022, the worldwide gender gap is 68.1% closed, with full equality projected to take 132 years. Iceland leads in gender parity, while Italy is ranked 63rd. In 2021, Italy's Ministry of Culture launched the Observatory on Gender Parity. A study by ISTAT from 2020-2021 revealed that 26% of LGBTQIA+ individuals experienced workplace discrimination. Additionally, in 2022, Turin's city council approved a motion for the first Museum of Homosexuality, initiated by the Fondazione Sandro Penna – Fuori!.
Key facts
- Guerrilla Girls' 1989 billboard: less than 5% of artists in modern art sections are women, 85% of nudes are female.
- Global Gender Gap Report 2022: global gender gap closed 68.1%, 132 years to full parity.
- Italy ranks 63rd globally, 25th in Europe for gender parity.
- Italy's Ministry of Culture Observatory on Gender Parity established in 2021, first report in 2022.
- ISTAT 2020-2021: 26% of LGBT+ in civil unions faced disadvantage; 12.6% avoided job applications.
- British Museum's LGBTQ histories trail includes Ganymede, Hadrian and Antinous, Ishtar, Roman wine cup.
- Turin's Museum of Homosexuality approved in 2022, proposed by Fondazione Sandro Penna – Fuori!.
- Turin is candidate for EuroPride 2027.
Entities
Artists
- Guerrilla Girls
- Keith Haring
- David Hockney
- Robert Mapplethorpe
- Gilbert & George
- Catherine Opie
- Linda Nochlin
- Carmen Leccardi
- Renée Adams
- Roman Kräussl
- Marco Navone
- Patrick Verwijmeren
- Angelo Pezzana
- Desirée Maida
Institutions
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Public Art Fund
- World Economic Forum
- European Commission
- Ministero della Cultura (Italy)
- Observatoire de l'égalité entre femmes et hommes dans la culture et la communication (France)
- ICOM – International Council of Museums
- Parliament of the European Union
- World Health Organization
- ISTAT
- Parks – Liberi e Uguali
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- British Museum
- Fondazione Sandro Penna – Fuori!
- Polo del '900
- Museo della Resistenza e dei Diritti
- Artribune
Locations
- New York
- United States
- Prague
- Czech Republic
- Iceland
- Finland
- Norway
- New Zealand
- Sweden
- Rwanda
- Nicaragua
- Namibia
- Ireland
- Germany
- Italy
- Hungary
- Poland
- London
- United Kingdom
- England
- Wales
- Turin