Women earn far less than men in creative sector

Women earn on average £10,400 less than men and £44 less in freelance day rates in the creative sector, according to a newly published study.

Digital and creative recruitment specialist Major Players also reported that 45% of women in the sector – including marketing, communications, PR, design, virtual reality, artificial intelligence and advertising but not the arts – have seen their income fall compared with about 25% of men.

The firm’s 2021 salary survey also cited Institute of Fiscal Studies figures that indicate that working mothers have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic with those in paid work being 47% more likely to have permanently lost their jobs or to have quit compared with working fathers.

Black females earned the lowest average salary within the sector at £38,000 as opposed to the £58,000 earned by white males.

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