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ofartworksonmajormuseumwallsintheU.S.arebywomenartists

ofvisualartistsworkingtodayarewomen51%

AccordingtoHyperallergiceditorJillianSteinhauer,

65–75% ofstudentsinMFAprogramsarewomen

ofartistswithgalleryrepresentationinU.S.&U.K.arewomen25–35%

5%

3-5% ofartworksinpermanentcollectionsofmajorU.S.museumsarebywomen

ofsoloexhibitionswenttowomenartists,outof590at70institutionsover6years

27%

TheStrategicNationalArtsAlumniprojectfounda

$20Kdifferenceinmen&women'sannualincomeacrossallartsjobs

ofthelargestmuseums(budgets$15M+)havewomendirectors

24%

2

9%ofartistsin9thed.ofJanson’sHistoryofWesternArtarewomen,upfrom0in1987

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womenmadethelistof“100mostexpensiveartistsofalltime”

AccordingtotheNationalEndowmentfortheArts,

TheGalleryTallyprojectfound

AccordingtoJerrySaltzinNewYorkMagazine,

AccordingtoJudyChicagointheGuardian,

AccordingtotheArtNewspaper,

AccordingtotheNationalEndowmentfortheArts,

81¢istheamountthatfull-timewomenartistsearnforevery$1bymaleartists

AccordingtotheAssociationofAmericanArtMuseumDirectors,

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Image:AlmaWoodseyThomas,Iris,Tulips,JonquilsandCrocuses(detail),1969;GiftofWallaceandWilhelminaHolladay©EstateofAlmaWoodseyThomas