Event Industry News: Established in 2013 and recently transitioned to a Community Interest Company, NOWIE exists to create better opportunities for women at all stages of their careers in events – through community, mentorship, networking and advocacy. The launch of the Big Survey marks a new phase in NOWIE’s work to drive structural change, steer future policies and industry-wide conversations.
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The findings from NOWIE's Big Survey about the challenges women face in the events industry really hit me hard. The data paints a picture of an industry still struggling with gender-based discrimination, sexual harassment, and unequal pay. It's frustrating to read that a vast majority of women experience these issues in their workplaces, especially considering how many women work in this sector. The fact that 57% feel their income doesn’t match the work they do is a glaring issue that needs urgent attention. The way NOWIE is using this report to drive change is something I find really motivating. The survey results aren’t just numbers; they’re a call to action. NOWIE is not only looking at the data but actively working to turn it into something that can shift industry practices. It’s encouraging to see how they plan to leverage this research to shape policies and foster safer, more supportive environments for women.
It’s sad to hear that there hasn’t been a large amount of progress in decreasing discrimination against women in event jobs,I know that currently events does have mostly men filling in for a lot of the jobs but their a lot of talented and hardworking women doing their best in the roles that they get and they don’t deserve a lot of the treatment they get from men who still believe that women have no place in the modern industry. However it’s still sad to see that there’s been little progress especially in 2025, I think what little progress there has been would be shaken with the removal of dei initiatives. Which is also why I think dei is something that needs to be kept as well, dei being taken away can directly lead to people not taking the important aspects of dei seriously leading to more acts of discrimination.
This was an interesting article to read as someone who has thought briefly about dipping their toe into the event planning/management career field. I find it really interesting that because the background that the need for event planners comes from is so different to the background that the need for stage managers come from, there's a very different culture and environment surrounding jobs that are extremely similar. What I mean by that is that event planners come from a need created by businesses and corporations, so the event planning career, according to this article at least, is plagued by a lot of similar issues and similar work culture problems that anyone in business will face.As someone who has done a bit of event set up and event planning, it really isn't that different from planning and producing a theatrical production, so it was really interesting for me to take a step back and look at the different work cultures and see this difference that I wouldn't have considered previously.
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