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GUEST POST: Adura Onashile on the lack of mid-career support for women

Adura Onashile is an actor, writer, director and mother. Here she writes about her experience trying to build a sustainable career in the arts. In the performing arts, early career professionals can benefit from talent development opportunities, however these do not translate to ongoing support and EMCC’s research shows that many women drop out of the sector due to a lack of mid-career progression and opportunity. 

I have always worn many hats in the arts. Dancer, actor, workshop facilitator, writer, director. I told myself it was because I was multifaceted. And that is true. But I also need to be honest: I diversified because it was hard to make a living from a single artform. That is a reality few people talk about openly.