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• The cross-party inquiry heard evidence from a wide range of witnesses connected to the music industry.
• This report follows a raft of recent investigations into discrimination within the music industry.

A culture of discrimination

• It found that 66% had experienced some form of discrimination and 78% of that discrimination was committed against women.
• Of the discrimination, 58% was identified as sexual harassment, with 76% of workers within studio or live music event settings having experienced discrimination.

Further problems for the industry

• Although representation of women has increased in recent years, men still dominate leadership roles.
• Although many of these historical restrictions have evaporated, they linger on in the present day for the drums, bass guitar and brass.

• Many of those working within it are self-employed, working on precarious contracts which often involve antisocial hours without the same protections as those working for companies.
• The sexualised reception and constant scrutiny in media and social media endured by women within the music industry is exhausting, threatening and degrading.

Recommendations from the report

• The report includes 34 recommendations.
• It also asks for an amendment to section 14 of the Equality Act “to improve protections for people facing intersectional inequality”.
• What’s clear from the report is that the behaviour of men lies at the heart of these issues.

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Laura Hamer receives funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council.

• Writing as a career too is one that many aspire to, but while it may be perceived to be well-paid, the latest in a series of authors' earnings surveys funded by the Authors' Licensing & Collecting Society (ALCS), shows a profession struggling to sustain itself.
• The researchers observe that, "Such 'intrinsic motivation' may be linked to the devaluing of creative labour, and perhaps untenable market conditions."
• The alternative, as the report suggests, leads to a diminished profession unable to sustain the vital contribution that writers make to society and our economy."
• The Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) is a not-for-profit organisation started by writers for the benefit of all types of writers.

• "I never thought that four years later Jennifer and I would be planning how we'll be spending time at the farm together."
• Wheatley Farms & Arts Center , located at 211 Wheatley Road in Brookville, NY 11545, will soon welcome people of all abilities to grow their interests in nature-inspired activities, including animal care, horticulture/gardening, art, music, and movement.
• Located adjacent to AHRC Nassau's Brookville campus, the 3.5-acre community center will offer volunteer opportunities and activities open to all at its clubhouse, stables, and gardens.
• AHRC Nassau, the organization that is leading this initiative, will be dedicating the Center on August 25 in honor of former Nassau County Executive Thomas "Tom" Gulotta.

• LONDON, May 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TIGA, the network for video games developers and digital publishers and the trade association representing the UK video games industry, today released new data showing that employment in the Scottish video games development industry grew 26 per cent between April 2020 and December 2021.
• "Employment in the Scottish video games industry grew by a colossal 26 per cent between April 2020 and December 2021, while company formation soared by 53 per cent.
• "Growth in the Scottish games industry can be perpetuated by enhancing Video Games Tax Relief to reduce the cost of games development; introducing a Video Games Investment Fund to improve access to finance, and further strengthening industry-university links to enhance skills and innovation."
• TIGA is the trade association for the UK video games industry.