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Source: Skillset and UK Film Council 2007 Project Update
The majority lived in England (88%) with London (at 58%) and the South
East (17%) being the most popular. 6% of respondents lived in the
South West of England, with 1-3% or fewer in the rest of the English
regions (Skillset and UK Film Council Project Update 2007) and 6% in
Scotland. However 87% of respondents worked in London at some
point and 39% in the South East. More respondents worked than lived
in each of the UK nations and English regions indicating the
extraordinary mobility of the film workforce.
These data do not break the workforce down by under-represented
groups. However there are some interesting patterns in travelling to
work and living outside London may be a barrier for women who have
caring responsibilities and for people with disabilities.
3.2 14 Conclusions on representation in the film sector
White able-bodied men dominate the leadership and key professional
positions in the film sector. The evidence we currently have suggests
that women, black and minority ethnic groups and people with
disabilities are under-represented in the film sector, compared to their
proportions in the UK workforce. Women and minority ethnic groups
are bunched into certain occupations in production and exhibition, are
at the lower levels within the sector, and therefore likely to be lower
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