'Let's just say out loud we've known for a long time that as an industry we have a monumental problem with women's equality.' - debdugan
In calling for the academy to hire a diversity and inclusion officer at the executive level, the report notes, "That step is critical to ensuring the academy prioritizes diversity, and not merely a box to be checked as part of a public relations campaign."
The task force was established in March 2018. This was in the wake of a Grammy telecast where only one female artist was nominated for record or album of the year—and she wasn't offered a solo performance slot. On top of that, former academy president/CEO Neil Portnow made a clumsy comment that women needed to "step up." As the report notes, "In the wake of the 60th Grammy Awards, the academy faced a public relations crisis with respect to its commitment to diversity.
The committee made 18 recommendations. Dugan notes that the academy has already implemented or is in some way addressing all but one of them. Among the key recommendations: The academy did not commit to the task force's full plan for changing the way the board of trustees will be selected, but it gave Tchen a partial victory. Going forward, 32 of the 40 trustees will still be elected by the local chapters, but the final eight slots will be filled by a committee with an eye to ensuring diversity. They will come up with a slate, which will be ratified by the full membership—both voting and professional members.
The report notes that the expansion last year of the number of nominees in the Big Four categories—album, record and song of the year plus best new artist—from five to eight has "exacerbated" the effect of the plurality voting system.
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