https://doi.org/10.1140/epjds/s13688-023-00428-z
Regular Article
Structural gender imbalances in ballet collaboration networks
1
Centro de Investigación en Complejidad Social (CICS), Facultad de Gobierno, Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile
2
Department of Scientific Computing, Pukyong National University, Busan, Republic of Korea
3
Department of Energy Engineering, Korea Institute of Energy Technology, Naju, Republic of Korea
4
Instituto de Data Science, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile
b
eunlee@pknu.ac.kr
c
hkim@kentech.ac.kr
Received:
30
June
2022
Accepted:
13
November
2023
Published online:
23
November
2023
Ballet, a mainstream performing art predominantly associated with women, exhibits significant gender imbalances in leading positions. However, the collaboration’s structural composition vis-à-vis gender representation in the field remains unexplored. Our study investigates the gendered labor force composition and collaboration patterns in ballet creations. Our findings reveal gender disparities in ballet creations aligned with gendered collaboration patterns and women’s occupation of more peripheral network positions than men. Productivity disparities show women accessing 20–25% of ballet creations compared to men. Mathematically derived perception errors show the underestimation of women artists’ representation within ballet collaboration networks, potentially impacting women’s careers in the field. Our study highlights the structural imbalances that women face in ballet creations and emphasizes the need for a more inclusive and equal professional environment in the ballet industry. These insights contribute to a broader understanding of structural gender imbalances in artistic domains and can inform cultural organizations about potential affirmative actions toward a better representation of women leaders in ballet.
Key words: Social network analysis / Ballet collaboration / Collaboration network / Gender imbalance / Perception error
Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at https://doi.org/10.1140/epjds/s13688-023-00428-z.
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