Equal Pay, Equal Show, Equal Pension

ongoing

"""Equal Pay, Equal Show, Equal Pension"" addresses the gender-based discrimination in the literary world and creates a plan of action to improve the position of female authors in the European Union. The main activities of the project are : - Conducting interviews, focus groups and digital surveys to collect data on the pay and pension gap, reception, visibility, social and economic standing of female authors in the EU. - Creating a reading list of mainly contemporary female authors to increase their visibility and showcase their works to a wider audience. - Establishing an international writing and networking group to promote transnational cooperation among writers and organisations in the field to provide support and opportunities for female authors. - Organising symposia in Munich, Amsterdam, Yerevan, and Vienna, featuring expert lectures, meetings of the writing and networking group, readings of female authors, exchange and discussions on the results of the project. The outcome of the project will be a comprehensive report on female writers in the EU, a reading list of works by at least 500 female authors, results from the writing and networking group with recommendations for schools, universities and the public, a plan of action to improve the overall position of female authors in the EU and start a European association for female authors. The project seeks to address the lack of data concerning female writers and set a baseline of data to plan further improvements. The project will use the results of the Fairness Process and Gender Report launched by the Secretary of State for Arts and Culture in Austria to push for further improvements in the partner countries and at the EU level. All outcomes and findings of the project will be published and addressed to different target groups, with a special emphasis on (EU-) authorities. The project is a diverse collaboration of partners, experts and writers from various countries, namely DE, AT, AM, NL, BG, ES, LT, LV, SI, SK, TR, UA."