The Art World Is Considered a Progressive Place, But It Has a Big Blind Spot: Supporting Working Mothers

As the art world navigates new frontiers of progressive politics, many parents in the industry feel left behind.

By Rachel Corbett, Sep 19, 2019

Museums Claim They’re Paying More Attention to Female Artists. That’s an Illusion.

Just 11 percent of all museum acquisitions over the past decade have been of work by women, our new investigation finds.

We examine how four museums are adopting different strategies to move the needle on the representation of women in art history.

See visualization of our findings.

By Beatriz Lozano, Sep 19, 2019

We spoke with more than 40 people to get their reactions to our findings and their take on women in the art world. Here are the highlights.

Here's how we gathered and analyzed the data that formed the backbone of our investigation.

The market for work by women doubled over the past decade. But it’s still less than the total sales for Picasso alone.