一份报告揭示了大曼彻斯特艺术界的系统性阶级障碍,敦促法律阶级保护和公平改革。 A report reveals systemic class barriers in Greater Manchester’s arts, urging legal class protection and equity reforms.

一份名为“级上限”的新报告显示,大曼彻斯特的工人阶级个人由于阶级主义、经济困难和缺乏网络,在艺术领域面临系统性障碍,只有44%的收入足以维持生计,51%的人遭受基于阶级的偏见。 A new report, Class Ceiling, reveals that working-class individuals in Greater Manchester face systemic barriers in the arts due to classism, financial hardship, and lack of networks, with only 44% earning enough to live on and 51% experiencing class-based bias. 这次审查由Nazir Afzal和Avis Gilmore牵头,建议在法律上承认社会阶层为受保护的特征,扩大学徒制,确保薪酬透明度,并设定包容目标。 The review, led by Nazir Afzal and Avis Gilmore, recommends legally recognizing social class as a protected characteristic, expanding apprenticeships, ensuring pay transparency, and setting inclusion targets. 它还要求开展区域运动,利用集资基金创造200个新的艺术学徒,并发挥“系列冠军”作用,推动公平。 It also calls for a regional campaign to create 200 new arts apprenticeships using pooled levy funds and establishing a “Class Champion” role to drive equity. 研究结果突显了英国创意产业中日益增长的精英主义,目的是让艺术更便于接触和更具代表性。 The findings highlight growing elitism in the UK’s creative industries and aim to make the arts more accessible and representative.