According to a report published by UNESCO in February 2022, roughly a third of countries worldwide adopted policies to support the recognition and advancement of women as artists, cultural professionals, and creative entrepreneurs from 2016 to 2020. While 88 percent of states in Western Europe and North America implemented such measures, only forty percent of surveyed countries in the Asia Pacific region did the same.
Share of countries adopting policies or measures to support women's participation in cultural life worldwide from 2016 to 2020, by region
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UNESCO. (February 10, 2022). Share of countries adopting policies or measures to support women's participation in cultural life worldwide from 2016 to 2020, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290453/policies-supporting-women-s-participation-in-culture-worldwide/
UNESCO. "Share of countries adopting policies or measures to support women's participation in cultural life worldwide from 2016 to 2020, by region." Chart. February 10, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290453/policies-supporting-women-s-participation-in-culture-worldwide/
UNESCO. (2022). Share of countries adopting policies or measures to support women's participation in cultural life worldwide from 2016 to 2020, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290453/policies-supporting-women-s-participation-in-culture-worldwide/
UNESCO. "Share of Countries Adopting Policies or Measures to Support Women's Participation in Cultural Life Worldwide from 2016 to 2020, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290453/policies-supporting-women-s-participation-in-culture-worldwide/
UNESCO, Share of countries adopting policies or measures to support women's participation in cultural life worldwide from 2016 to 2020, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290453/policies-supporting-women-s-participation-in-culture-worldwide/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Share of countries adopting policies or measures to support women's participation in cultural life worldwide from 2016 to 2020, by region [Graph], UNESCO, February 10, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290453/policies-supporting-women-s-participation-in-culture-worldwide/