Preliminary findings in The Gender Pay Gap Among Australian Artists, a new report by David Throsby, Katya Petetskaya and Sunny Y. Shin highlights that female artists continue to earn less than their male counterparts and the disadvantage is further exacerbated for artists from non-English-speaking backgrounds. The research, based on data gathered pre-COVID, is ongoing as it seeks to better understand the causes of this disparity.
The report is accessible at: https://australiacouncil.gov.au/advocacy-and-research/the-gender-pay-gap-among-australian-artists/