TY - JOUR
T1 - Getting In, Getting On, Getting Out? Women as Career Scramblers in the UK Film and Television Industries
AU - Leung, Wing Fai Winifred
AU - Gill, Rosalind
AU - Randle, Keith
PY - 2015/5
Y1 - 2015/5
N2 - This article looks at the predominance of freelancing in the film and television industries as a lens to examine the persistence of gender inequalities within these fields. Previous research has indicated that women fare better in larger organizations with more stable patterns of employment, and in this article we explore why that might be the case, by focusing on the experiences of female freelancers at a moment when project-based, precarious work and informal recruitment practices are increasing in the UK film and television sector. We highlight in particular the ways in which gender inequality is mediated by age and parental status, and the impact of intersectional identities on women's ability to sustain a career in film and television.
AB - This article looks at the predominance of freelancing in the film and television industries as a lens to examine the persistence of gender inequalities within these fields. Previous research has indicated that women fare better in larger organizations with more stable patterns of employment, and in this article we explore why that might be the case, by focusing on the experiences of female freelancers at a moment when project-based, precarious work and informal recruitment practices are increasing in the UK film and television sector. We highlight in particular the ways in which gender inequality is mediated by age and parental status, and the impact of intersectional identities on women's ability to sustain a career in film and television.
U2 - 10.1111/1467-954X.12240
DO - 10.1111/1467-954X.12240
M3 - Article
SN - 0038-0261
VL - 63
SP - 50
EP - 65
JO - The Sociological Review
JF - The Sociological Review
IS - S1
ER -
