A Brief Survey of Gender Parity in the Theatre Industry

Year 2024, Volume: 2 Issue: 2, 105 - 115, 19.09.2024

Florentina Gümüş , Yeliz Biber Vangölü

https://doi.org/10.62425/theatreacademy.1527205

Abstract

Throughout centuries, women have been excluded from theatre, an otherwise significant part of Western culture. Even after they have been allowed to attend theatrical performances, perform on stage, and publish their work, their contributions have been obscured or downgraded. In modern times, the inequality between male and female playwrights and theatre practitioners saw only marginal improvement. This study investigates the presence of women as playwrights and directors in the 40 plays uploaded to the National Theatre at Home platform in the year starting with December 2020. Studies conducted since the 1980s have systematically pointed out the lack of equal opportunities for men and women in the theatre industry. Our findings comply with relevant studies and attest that gender parity is far from being attained despite efforts to include more women in theatre in various roles.

Keywords

National Theatre at Home, Survey, Gender Parity

Supporting Institution

The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK)

Project Number

121G190

Tiyatro Sektöründe Cinsiyet Eşitliği Üzerine Kısa Bir Araştırma

Abstract

Yüzyıllar boyunca kadınlar, Batı kültürünün önemli bir parçası olan tiyatronun dışında tutulmuşlardır. Tiyatro gösterilerine katılmalarına, sahnede performans sergilemelerine ve çalışmalarını yayımlamalarına izin verildikten sonra bile, katkıları gizlenmiş veya küçümsenmiştir. Modern zamanlarda, erkek ve kadın oyun yazarları ve tiyatro uygulayıcıları arasındaki eşitsizlik sadece marjinal bir iyileşme göstermiştir. Bu çalışma, Aralık 2020 ile başlayan bir yıl içinde National Theatre at Home platformuna yüklenen 40 oyunda oyun yazarı ve yönetmen olarak kadınların varlığını araştırmaktadır. 1980’lerden bu yana yapılan çalışmalar, tiyatro sektöründe kadın ve erkekler için fırsat eşitliğinin bulunmadığına sistematik olarak işaret etmektedir. Bulgularımız ilgili çalışmalarla uyumludur ve tiyatroda çeşitli rollerde daha fazla kadının yer almasına yönelik çabalara rağmen cinsiyet eşitliğinin sağlanmaktan uzak olduğunu göstermektedir.

Keywords

National Theatre at Home, Anket, Toplumsal Cinsiyet Eşitliği

Project Number

121G190

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