Koronakriisi kärjistää kulttuuritalouden rakenteellista epävakautta ja epätasa-arvoa
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17409/kpt.100449Abstract
The corona crisis exacerbates the structural instability and inequality of the cultural economy
The authors participate in the European Commission's Open Method of Coordination Expert Group on Gender Equality in the Creative and Cultural Sectors (CCS) (2019–2021), where they are tasked with reflecting on the gender impact of the Covid pandemic in the CCS labour market. Little information is available on the subject, as demographic background has been asked in only a few Covid surveys. In general, the pandemic is seen as exacerbating the situation of the vulnerable groups in the labour market and threatening to reverse the development of gender equality. The CCS has been hit hard by the pandemic, especially artistic and cultural forms that require physical presence, such as performing arts and festivals. In the CCS workforce, there are more self-employed and atypical workers than average. CCS workers seldom have buffer savings, and their social security may be deficient. Cultural analysts have estimated that the sector will lose in workforce because of the pandemic, and its diversity is in danger of shrinking as the most disadvantaged groups are forced to leave. Public policy measures are needed to address this development as soon as possible. The current crisis should not be dealt with as a temporary phenomenon, but the fundamental structural problems of the cultural economy need to be tackled.
Key words: Covid-19, crisis, cultural economy, instability, inequality, gender, change
