The Costume Designers Guild Local 892 has officially launched its Pay Equity Now campaign which focuses on achieving parity with their male-dominated creative department head counterparts.
This comes as IATSE looks towards beginning negotiations on their contract in March. Their current deal expires at the end of July.
The Costume Designers Guild consists of professional costume designers, assistant costume designers and costume illustrators working in film, TV, commercials and other media.
Its membership is 87% female with over 20% of members who identify as LGBTQ and the guild says that they are 65% lower on the IATSE pay scale than male-dominated creative department heads, according to Pay Equity Now. “Within an industry that prides itself on creativity and inclusivity, this glaring wage gap highlights an urgent need for change, one that the CDG has decided to take action towards.
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