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17%
17% -- share of creative directors who are female for UK creative industry (2026)
Only 17% of creative directors in the UK are female.
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17%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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B
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50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Creative Equals
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Tier C
https://andfriends.world/why-is-there-a-lack-of-women-in-the-creative-industry ↗
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Why is there a lack of women in creative industries
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Creative Equals
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UK creative industry: 17% share of creative directors who are female. Source: Creative Equals (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/uk-female-creative-directors-17pct
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