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Feb 9, 2021
5 min

Women: The Missing Trend in AAM's TrendsWatch

A year ago when there was no pandemic, women made up 50.1 percent of the museum workforce. They were registrars, educators, part-time...

Dec 27, 2020
3 min

Putting GEMM Out of Business: Appreciation & Gratitude to Co-Founders Anne Ackerson and Joan Baldwin

Appreciation and Gratitude to Co-Founders Anne Ackerson and Joan Baldwin

Dec 18, 2020
3 min

"Must-reads" from 2020!

2020 is nearly over! As you look back and reflect on the year, check out some of the GEMM Steering Committee’s “must-reads” and "must-listen

Dec 1, 2020
3 min

Book Review of "The Woman’s Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote."

Anne Mahoney Fontenot Book Review Weiss, Elaine. The Woman’s Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote. Viking, 2018. “If I had had the...

Apr 7, 2020
2 min

10x10 Women in the Workforce

10 on 10: Women in the Workforce The Gender Equity in Museums Movement (GEMM) was proud to be a partner for the Old North Speaker Series,...

Mar 31, 2020
4 min

GEMM Celebrates Women’s History Month 2020

The intersection of Women’s History Month with the year-long celebration of the 19th Amendment means there are tons of great exhibitions...

Mar 18, 2020
1 min

"10 on 10: Women in the Workforce" Old North Speaker Series: Virtual Presentations and Com

To commemorate Women's History Month, Old North is excited to offer its first digital Speaker Series program to celebrate influential...

Feb 9, 2020
2 min

February 2020 Conferences

College Art Association of America February 12 - 15, 2020 Chicago, Illinois The College Art Association of America, in collaboration with...

Dec 19, 2019
3 min

"Must-reads" from 2019

It's been quite a year, and the GEMM Steering Committee has been right there with you. Below are some of our “must-reads” and...

Sep 24, 2019
4 min

GEMM @ the Association of Midwest Museums/Michigan Museums Association Annual Conference

Read about the session GEMM Steering Committee member Ashley Ross is most excited about at the 2019 Association of Midwest Museums/Michigan

Aug 9, 2019
3 min

Upcoming conference talks on gender, sexuality, and equity

Check out these neat upcoming conference talks: August 3–4: Society of American Archivists in Austin, TX: Diverse Sexuality & Gender /...

Jul 5, 2019
1 min

GEMM at AAM 2019

In May, GEMM Steering Committee member Heidi Lung represented GEMM at the 2019 American Alliance of Museums annual conference in NOLA. ...

Jun 22, 2019
1 min

Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD) Passes Resolution Urging Art Museums to Provide Paid Inte

The Board of Trustees of the Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD) approved a resolution calling calling on art museums to provide...

Jun 21, 2019
1 min

POWarts Salary Survey

POWarts recently released their 2019 Salary Survey. The survey is not museum specific to just museums, but is inclusive of a range of...

Jun 13, 2019
1 min

NYT's Guide on "What to Do If You’re Being Sexually Harassed"

The author of What to Do If You’re Being Sexually Harassed guide for the New York Times is Marianne Cooper, Ph.D., a sociologist at...

Apr 12, 2019
1 min

Canadian Museum and Gallery Salaries Article from Canadian Art, April 2019

In Canadian Art's Here Are Ontario’s Highest-Paid Museum and Gallery Directors, Leah Sandals reviews the recent release of Ontario's...

Mar 22, 2019
0 min

5 Things Your Museum Can Do To Support Gender Equity

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