“Maybe women just don’t want to work in sound” this is a sentence that’s been said to me far too many times over the past few weeks. Having spoken at unis over the past year and worked in sound for 14, I can say with confidence that yes they do. the reason we don’t see (cont)
more is that we have a system of hiring that prevents them and people from black or ethnic minority backgrounds from progressing. The ones who are lucky enough to go to uni have the option of trying to get a runner position in a post house (few and far between right now) Cont...
or go freelance. But were assistant picture editors still exist, sound assistant don’t unless you work on big budget features (again few and far between) so where do they go? Some retrain and leave the industry altogether.... (Cont)
(Remember the outrage you felt at those government ads last year? Well that was already happening) some progress so far but fail to reach the higher end work as they don’t tick one box on an imaginary form (and not through lack of their talent) Cont...
and some eventually make it through but not until they have suffered behaviour and treatment their white male counterparts would never have experienced. Why you don’t see more women or more people from black and ethnic minority backgrounds in sound is not...Cont...
as simple as “they just don’t want to do it” it’s multilayered and mainly due to a system that’s broken and needs fixing. Let’s just hope someone has the courage to help fix it soon #DiversityandInclusion #womeninsound #filmandtv
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