Why we need strong women to lead risk-taking in the arts

It's easy to talk about breaking glass ceilings and taking risks, but the National Gallery's Assistant Director Alison Wright shows us how it's done.
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Alison Wright; supplied

In a recent conversation, a curator posed a question: ‘When will we stop considering the words “strong” and “women” as an oxymoron?’

As a sector, we have got better at talking about gender equality – and we certainly have published plenty of advice on how women can break through the “glass ceiling” professionally – but is all the talk leading to tangible change?

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina