Statutory support needed for greater screen diversity, report finds

RTÉ’s Deputy Head of Content, Niamh O’ Connor, suggested the broadcaster had no issue with gender balance, adding “every producer in here is a woman”.

The Irish screen industry has an appetite for further engagement on equality, diversity, and inclusion, but statutory support and resources are required to embed them into policy, a new report has found.

The research report, which audited gender and diversity change in Irish media sectors, was commissioned by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI), and conducted by academic experts in gender and sexual inequality.