Working class make up less than 10 percent of film and TV workers, study reveals
15-05-2024 20:08 via nme.com

Working class make up less than 10 percent of film and TV workers, study reveals

A new study has revealed that less than one in ten people working in film and television in the UK are from working class backgrounds, the lowest figure in a decade.
The same research, as reported by Channel 4, also showed that a similar disparity is present in the music and performing arts sector, with just 16 per cent coming from working class communities, as opposed to almost 65 per cent from middle or upper class backgrounds.
A lack of diversity has also been reported in other categories, wi
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