1、DiversityReport20242ContentsIntroduction3Overview5Ethnicity6Career7Age8Income9Gender10Career11Age12Income13Intersectionality14Disability15Neurodiversity15Social Mobility16A Manifesto for Music17Methodology 18Acknowledgements19ContentsUK Music Diversity Taskforce|Joanna Dudderidge 3IntroductionThe Wo

2、rkforce Diversity Survey continues to be an essential starting point for UK Music to collaborate with industry stakeholders,facilitate productive conversations and turn insights into actions.Now in its fifth year,the first survey was launched in 2016 and subsequent reports were released in 2018,2020

3、 2022.Yet the findings continue to be as vital as ever.Indeed,the data from 2022,combined with feedback from the industry,formed the basis for a list of requests for the Government included in UK Musics 2023 Manifesto for Music.An outline of these requests can be found at the end of the report.While

4、 the UK Music Diversity Taskforce continues to have a focus on gender and ethnicity,the Taskforce also recognises the importance of other protected characteristics.It uses the nine groups from the Equality Act of 2010 as a framework for its broader strategic work.In recognition of this,for the first

5、 time,the overview section has been expanded to include additional dimensions such as age,carer responsibilities(as an alternative for pregnancy),marital status,and faith,alongside stats on gender,ethnicity and disability.The findings in this report are taken from the 2,874 respondents who completed

6、 the survey between January and March 2024 from across the UK music industry.One of the most notable trends that has emerged from the data is that women,making up 53.8%of survey respondents,have shown a remarkable willingness to share their experiences.This higher engagement with the survey may refl