Thoughts on the

Quick comments on the findings from @museumsmovingforward survey “Workplace Equity and Organizational Culture in US Art Museums”. Here are some quick notes: Museums are 71% Women, 36% People of Color (interested to see the percentage of those hat identify as black), 66% said they experience some sort of discrimination and 40% say working at museums negatively affects their health.
Museum workers and their struggles to live a comfortable life have hit the news outlets pretty hard lately with article after article on the unfair practices of museums in #America. 28% of people find satisfaction in working at a museum vs 48% of people who find satisfaction working ANYWHERE else. I mean, even our institutions that are supposed to be a place for black men and women have forgotten our voices. Is this designed? I think so. What is the solution? I don’t know. I’m hoping maybe y’all can help me.
Many of us work independently and do the work we would love to do at an institution or foundation to further the overall mission of art practice and highlight those that have been ignored by our society’s institutions. What are your thoughts?
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