Measures for gender equality in the area of culture


Where
Sweden
When
2012
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Description of the policy/measure

Support to swedish film production and certain forms of support for distribution and screening are financed through the film agreement between the state, the film industry and several television companies. in the present film agreement, which entered into force in 2006, it is stated that the proportion of women in central functions in film production must increase during the period of agreement (2006-2012) and that funding shall be distributed to at least 40 per cent of the under-represented sex in central functions in film production.despite this, there is a clear imbalance between men and women with regard to the distribution of film support. to strengthen gender equality efforts, a special initiative was therefore introduced in 2010 to encourage young women’s filmmaking. sweden’s 19 regional resource centres can apply for funds to create greenhouse projects aimed at girls and women aged 15–26. the long-term goal of the initiative is to contribute to a better balance between men and women in the distribution of support to swedish film production. in total, this concerns approximately sek 8 million until 2014. in 2012, the swedish film institute will evaluate the first two years of the greenhouse support initiative.19in 2010, the national historical museums was also instructed to produce material and develop methods for more gender-equal representation in collections and exhibitions. it must be possible to use the methods throughout the entire museum sector. the remit also includes, among other things, highlighting good examples nationally and internationally and cooperating with universities and other higher education institutions, and other concerned institutions and organisations in the area of culture. the long-term objective of the initiative is to increase the work of the museums to highlight and provide new perspectives on their collections and exhibitions based on gender-equality aspects. in total, sek 3 million has been allocated for the period 2011–2012.
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