00:01A new report finds the UK performing arts industry is inhospitable to parents and lags
00:07behind other sectors in supporting women with children. The research The Motherhood Penalty
00:12highlights long hours, last-minute schedules and travel requirements that particularly
00:17affect mothers. Playwright Jennifer Tuckett says these issues drive women out of arts
00:22careers and calls for arts organisations to adopt flexible working and early schedule
00:28planning. Actor Gemma Alterton confirmed the challenges are widely experienced. The study
00:35conducted by Women in Theatre with Equity and the Writers Guild of Great Britain involved
00:40focus groups and surveys of senior professionals.
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