UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

04/23/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/23/2021 04:08

UNESCO celebrates Tanzanian women in the creative sector

The panel discussion on how women as a collective play a catalytic role in transforming the creative sector shed a light on some of the achievements and challenges faced by women leading creative economy initiatives. Some of the challenges women in the creative sector encounter include, lack of business management skills necessary to run their enterprises sustainably; not adequate role models; lack of parental support compared to male counterparts; income and tax conditions; and transition to digital technology. UNESCO's 2005 Convention for the protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions has recently published an Open roadmap with guidelines for supporting artists' transition to the digital environment.