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  1. Actors’ Equity Association Releases Second-Ever Diversity and Inclusion Report

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Wed, 18 Nov 2020 15:07:00 GMT – 0

    Study finds only “gradual, inconsistent” improvement for members from marginalized groups.

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  2. Photos: Actors’ Equity Association Presents Head Over Heels with the Extraordinary Excellence in Diversity on Broadway Award

    Levy, David – Thu, 10 Oct 2019 20:44:00 GMT – 0

    New York -- Actors’ Equity Association has presented the company members of Head Over Heels with the 12th Extraordinary Excellence in Diversity on Broadway Award for the 2018-2019 season. 

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  3. Actors’ Equity Releases First-Ever Diversity Study Showing Disparities in Hiring in the Theatre Industry

    Equity News Staff – Tue, 27 Jun 2017 18:00:00 GMT – 0

    Actors' Equity, the national labor union representing professional actors and stage managers, released a groundbreaking new diversity study of employment on two of its major contracts. The study, which examined the casts of new productions that opened between 2013 to 2015, shows that women and members of color have fewer work opportunities and often draw lower salaries when they do find work.

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  4. Looking at Hiring Biases by the Numbers

    Equity News Staff – Tue, 27 Jun 2017 12:00:00 GMT – 0

    To perform the study, we compiled new weekly employment opportunities on all contracts that began performances between Jan. 1, 2013, through Dec. 31, 2015. Weekly employment opportunities excluded per-performance contracts with no guaranteed employment. And by focusing on new employment opportunities, we analyzed the opening night casts during that window, excluding all replacement contracts as well as any shows that opened prior to 2013.

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  5. Changing the Stats: Asian Americans on Broadway

    Equity News Staff – Tue, 03 Nov 2015 13:00:00 GMT – 0

    During “Changing the Stats: Asian Americans on Broadway,” presented by the National Equal Employment Opportunity Committee of Actors’ Equity and Relmagined World Entertainment, on Nov. 2, 2015, fourteen Asian American actors performed a few of their musical theater dream roles.

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  6. Marching with Pride

    Equity News Staff – Tue, 15 Sep 2015 12:00:00 GMT – 0

    Across the country throughout September, members proudly marched side by side their union brothers and sisters showing their Equity pride.

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  7. Equity Marches in NYC’s First Annual Disability Pride Parade

    Equity News Staff – Tue, 14 Jul 2015 12:00:00 GMT – 0

    Standing with thousands of individuals and organizations, members of Actors’ Equity Association marched down Broadway from Madison Square Park to Union Square in honor of the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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  8. Actors’ Equity’s Statement on the Supreme Court’s Decision regarding Obergefell v. Hodges (Same-Sex Marriage Ruling)

    Equity News Staff – Tue, 30 Jun 2015 12:00:00 GMT – 0

    Actors' Equity  is pleased that the nation’s highest court has ruled that same-sex marriage is now a constitutional right. This is a landmark decision that makes same-sex marriage legal across the country.

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  9. EEO Committees Celebrate Diversity

    Equity News Staff – Mon, 03 Nov 2014 13:00:00 GMT – 0

    Celebrating diversity on stage, the Eastern and Western EEO Committees sponsored two events, one in New York City and the other in Los Angeles on October 27, 2014. 

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  10. Famous Activists are Remembered for Women’s History Month

    Equity News Staff – Wed, 02 Apr 2014 12:00:00 GMT – 0

    On March 24th, Actors' Equity Association’s Equal Employment Opportunity Committee sponsored Celebrate Women’s History Month 2014 — an event that featured excerpted performances from one-woman shows about the lives of five female activists.

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