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Gender Bias Across The Arts & Culture Sector

Mon, Jan 1, 2020
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 190
Over the weekend, National Public Radio (NPR) published a segment on unconscious bias within the larger nonprofit (and commercial) art and culture sector. It’s only three minutes long and you’ll be glad you took the time to give it a listen. Not only does the piece demonstrate how much progress is needed before we reach
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Meaningful Discussions About Compensation Aren’t As Difficult As You Might Think

Mon, Oct 10, 2019
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 163
I was listening to a classical music podcast over the weekend and the host, a professional musician, was interviewing an orchestra CEO. At one point in the conversation, they started talking about manager vs. musician compensation. What ensued was the normal gnashing of teeth over it being difficult conversation (spoiler: it isn’t) and all the
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A Quick Follow-Up On The Chicago Symphony Settlement And Substitute Parity

Tue, Apr 4, 2019
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 120
One item that remains unclear in the new Chicago Symphony Orchestra agreement is whether the new fiver-year contract modified any of the terms related to substitute musician compensation. I’ve been communicating with both the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association (CSOA) and the musicians and so far, have received mildly differing accounts. According to CSOA Communications and Public
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Substitute Parity At ICSOM Orchestras 2019

Tue, Mar 3, 2019
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 177
In 2014, we took a deep dive into which International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians (ICSOM) symphonic orchestras paid substitute musicians the same rate as core musicians and in the wake of a recent conversation with ICSOM chairperson Meredith Snow and ICSOM President Paul Austin, it’s time to update that list. My thanks to
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Shop Talk: Pilot Episode, Poke It With A Stick

Tue, Mar 3, 2019
by Drew McManus
Surprise! Today marks the inaugural episode of a new video podcast series where I sit down with movers and shakers in the field and talk shop. Today’s episode focuses on a topic near and dear to my own arts admin heart: substitute musician equal pay for equal work. I’m joined by a pair of leaders
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