Ladma points out the massive gender gap of the audiovisual direction

The last report made by AGITATE in collaboration with the Film Academy, a study on the socio -labor situation of the directors and directors of audiovisual works in Spain, evidences a wide gender gap of 85%.

The Minister of Culture and Sports Miquel Iceta i Llorens has presented at the headquarters of AGITATE The study Direct audiovisual works in Spain. Socio -labor radiography of the profession accompanied by other outstanding figures such as Mariano Barroso (Film Academy) or Borja Cobeaga (AGITATE).

Based on intense field work, in this pioneering and unique study in Spain, university professors Javier Carrillo and José Antonio Gómez Yáñez They detail with objective figures and data the characteristics of the group of professionals in our country, as well as the conditions in which they develop their work on the current audiovisual scenario. The report, the first of these characteristics that is carried out in our country, shows such relevant data as only the 30% of the 638 active professionals Quantified works in the direction continuously over a year. He 25% dedicate to the profession about three months a year and 60% of respondents compatible the management with other activities.

Another of the most relevant conclusions of the study is the existence of a important gender gap In this group. As explained Borja Cobeaga, President of Lady: "85% of the directors are men. The directors point out the inequality of opportunities as one of the great problems of the profession, something that, however, the directors consulted do not stand out with such intensity."

Industry salary conditions

The report also details the salary conditions of a profession in which labor intermittency leads to large fluctuations for periods. According to the calculation of the study, The annual income average is € 42,000, although 27% of management professionals enter less than 20,000.

This Ladya study shows the complexity of the professional reality of the audiovisual direction in Spain, and with it, as stated by the filmmaker Borja Cobeaga, the need for a review of it from a social, labor and fiscal point of view.