Museum management staff by gender England 2023

An Arts Council England (ACE) study investigated the gender distribution of the board and management staff in ACE-funded museums in England. According to the analysis, roughly 58 percent of all managers working for the surveyed organizations in England were female. Meanwhile, around 49 percent of board members were male. Overall, 0.4 percent of the surveyed museums' board and management staff identified as non-binary.

Distribution of board and management staff of museums subsidized by Arts Council England in 2022/2023, by gender

Characteristic	Female	Male	Non-binary	Prefer not to say	Not known
Board	43.5%	48.6%	0.5%	0.7%	6.7%
Managers	58.1%	33.9%	0.2%	1.8%	6.1%
Total	50.1%	42%	0.4%	1.2%	6.4%

Loading statistic...

Download

Source

Show detailed source information?

Already a member?

Source

Use Ask Statista Research Service

Release date

October 2023

More information

Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

April 2022 to March 2023

Number of respondents

65 respondents

Special properties

fiscal years running April to March; figures refer to organizations receiving regular funding from Arts Council England (ACE)

Supplementary notes

The board refers to the organization's governing body. Managers refer to executive or senior management staff. Figures include permanent and freelance staff.

Citation formats