Thursday, April 16, 202612:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Bunche Hall Rm 10383
The UCLA Center for European and Russian Studies invites you to a talk cosponsored by the UCLA Department of Sociology by Dr. Helmut Anheier. This event will take place in Bunche Hall, Room 10383 on Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 12:00 PM PST.
About the Talk
This talk addresses the status of women in the creative and cultural industries which remains precarious. This comparative analysis provides insights from seven key economies to help understand progress towards gender equality in culture and the arts and the broader cultural economy. It explores the extent to which gender equality has entered the mainstream, along dimensions of leadership, access and awards, pay, and pension gaps, work-life balance, and the monitoring of gender equality. The analysis is based on empirical and policy work in Europe and the US.
About the Speaker
Helmut K. Anheier is Adjunct Professor of Social Welfare and Public Policy, Professor of Sociology at the Hertie School in Berlin, Germany, and the Principal Investigator of the Berggruen Governance Index project at the Luskin School. He served as President of the Hertie School from 2009 to 2018, held a Chair of Sociology at the Max-Weber-Institute of Heidelberg University and served as founding Academic Director of the Centre for Social Investment and Innovation. He was the Academic Co-Director of the Dahrendorf Forum, a joint initiative by the Hertie School and the London School of Economics and Political Science. His research centres on social innovation, nonprofits, civil society and philanthropy; governance; cultural policy; organisational studies; and indicator systems. Anheier was the principal academic lead of the Governance Report (Oxford University Press), and is editor-in-chief of Global Perspectives (University of California Press). Anheier is author of numerous publications, many in leading journals and with top university presses. He has received various national and international awards. He received his PhD from Yale University in 1986, was a senior researcher at the Johns Hopkins University’s Institute for Policy Studies, Professor of Public Policy and Social Welfare at UCLA , Centennial Professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), and Associate Professor of Sociology at Rutgers University. Before embarking on an academic career, he served as Social Affairs Officer at the United Nations.
Venue
Bunche Hall Room 10383
11282 Portola Plaza
Los Angeles, CA
Nearby parking is available at Parking Structure 5 and Parking Structure 3.
Sponsor(s): Center for European and Russian Studies, Department of Sociology