Source · Select Committees · Women and Equalities Committee
Recommendation 8
8
Accepted
Increase childcare support and flexible working arrangements for parents across the music sector.
Conclusion
Having children should not be a barrier to a career in the music industry, yet the evidence we have seen suggests otherwise. While large employers are taking welcome steps to support parents with childcare responsibilities, the industry as a whole needs to reflect on how it can better support parents to combine parenthood with a successful career in music. Increased awareness of the time pressures on parents, improved childcare support and better flexible working arrangements are required across the music sector to relieve gender disparities and aid the progression of women to senior positions. (Recommendation, Paragraph 51)
Government response summary AI-generated
The government details existing statutory parental leave and pay entitlements for employed parents and other financial support schemes, but states there are no current plans to introduce parental leave or pay entitlements for self-employed fathers or partners.
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Government Response
Accepted
HM Government · verbatim extract
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We support this recommendation.
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