Survey on Gender and Sexual Violence Experiences in the Cultural, Arts, and Creative Industries
We are a group of practitioners in the arts and cultural sector and advocates for gender and sexuality issues. Currently, through the Association Concerning Sexual Violence Against Women, we are collecting experiences related to gender, sexual violence, and image-based sexual violence in the context of "arts and creative industry work." Our goal is to understand the experiences of body work in industries such as photography, visual arts, performing arts, and film and television, including the pre-production discussions, work processes, and subsequent exhibition, release, sale, collection, and copyright ownership.
Gender, sexual violence, and image-based sexual violence include: the use of gender-discriminatory or sexually suggestive language, actions, attitudes, or work arrangements during work; non-consensual touching or photographing of body parts; coercion through power dynamics to engage in work involving nudity or sexually suggestive content; the public release, dissemination, production, or sale of images or descriptions involving your body or containing sexual implications without prior consent; and other harassment, assault, or violent behaviours related to gender and sexuality during work processes.
Through collecting insights on these behaviours and the experiences of survivors, we aim to better understand the impact, harm, and difficulties in seeking help resulting from these forms of gender-based and sexual violence.
For enquiries, please contact the Association's advocacy team at 2392 2569