This book describes the early career outcomes for female creative graduates in Australia and the UK. It applies the international UNESCO model of the Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs) to national graduate destination survey data in order to compare creative women’s employment outcomes to those of men, as well as non-creative graduates.

1. Gender and Creative Careers.- 2. Creative graduates and the labour market.- 3. Glass Ceilings, Sticky Floors, and Satisfaction: Rewards and Remuneration.- 4. Movers and stayers.- 5. Embedding creative graduates in creative occupations: gender and country differences.- 6. Conclusion.

This book describes the early career outcomes for female creative graduates in Australia and the UK. It applies the international UNESCO model of the Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs) to national graduate destination survey data in order to compare creative women’s employment outcomes to those of men, as well as non-creative graduates. Chapters focus on opportunities for creative and cultural work, including salaries, geographic mobility, graduate jobs, underemployment, and skills transferability. The model covers a broad range of cultural and creative domains such as heritage, the performing arts, visual arts and craft, publishing and media industries, fashion, architecture and advertising. The book’s purpose is to provide an informed discussion and empirical report to key stakeholders in the topic, such as academic researchers, teachers and students, as well as cultural sector organisations and education departments.Scott Brook is Associate Professor of Communication in the School of Media and Communication, RMIT University, Australia. Roberta Comunian is Reader in Creative Economy in the Department for Culture, Media and Creative Industries, Kings College London, UK.   Jonathan Corcoran is Professor of Human Geography and the Director of the Queensland Centre for Population Research at the University of Queensland, Australia. Alessandra Faggian is Professor of Applied Economics and the Director of Social Sciences, Gran Sasso Science Institute, Italy. Sarah Jewell is Associate Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics, University of Reading, UK. Jen Webb is Distinguished Professor of Creative Practice in the Faculty of Arts and Design, University of Canberra, Australia.

“Written with clarity and insight, this book describes the early career outcomes for female creative graduates in Australia and the UK. What makes the study distinct is the wealth of quantitative data drawn upon to analyse gendered differences in creative graduate outcomes in a range of cultural and creative domains. The book will be a significant point of reference for students, scholars and policymakers interested in creative degrees, career outcomes and their gendered dynamics.” (Christina Scharff, Reader in Gender, Media and Culture, King’s College London, UK)“Gender and the Creative Labour Market: Graduates in Australia and the UK is a vitally important book that brings much needed clarity to debates over creative education, creative work, and inequality in creative industries. The data and analysis in the book is comprehensive, demonstrating the clear differences in creative career success as a result of gender inequalities. The case for reformingan unfair and discriminatory creative labour market is compelling, and employers, businesses, and governments must act. Most importantly, the comparative perspective points the way for future research, offering a blueprint for future projects, as well as vital insights for a global readership.” (Dave O’Brien, Professor of Cultural and Creative Industries, University of Sheffield, UK) “Drawing upon graduate destination data from two same but different national contexts, Gender and the Creative Labour Market offers valuable multidisciplinary insights into the ongoing gender inequalities of cultural and creative work. It reveals how women pursuing creative careers continue to be disadvantaged from the get go in a labour market well-known for its precarity, as well as presumed mobility and flexibility.” (Susan Luckman, Professor of Cultural and Creative Industries, University of South Australia, Australia)

Describes the early career outcomes for female creative graduates in Australia and the UK Compares creative women’s employment outcomes to those of men and non-creative graduates Covers a broad range of cultural and creative domains, from the performing arts to architecture