There’s been a significant drop in people from less affluent backgrounds working in television, film and other creative industries since the pandemic – according to figures obtained exclusively for this programme.
The research shows the extent of both poor job security and wide gender pay gaps.
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Bafta-winning director Shane Meadows says he’s seen at first hand how the problem is getting worse.
Exclusive data was provided to Channel 4 News by the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre.
The report, written by Heather Carey, Dave O’Brien and Ruoxi Wang, can be read at www.pec.ac.uk.
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