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This article explains how our shared cultural understandings of what it means to be an 'artist' are implicitly based around men's experiences and perspectives.
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Why is it important?
Better understanding how our concept of "artist" is implicitly masculinized can help us pinpoint how gender inequality is developed and maintained in artistic careers. Women artists are numerically underrepresented in most creative fields, and have difficulty achieving equal recognition for their work. This paper helps to shed light on the social mechanisms underlying these dynamics.
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This page is a summary of: Gender and the Artist Archetype: Understanding Gender Inequality in Artistic Careers, Sociology Compass, February 2016, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/soc4.12350.
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