AN INITIATIVE FROM
Seat at the Table
Six years of independent research into who leads UK music.
For organisations
Assess your governance
A private health check against six pillars of good governance, with a practical toolkit matched to your result.
1 Assess
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2 See your result
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3 Use the toolkit
Start the health check →
For candidates
Find your seat at the table
Hear from women already on music industry boards, learn how boards really work, and get ready to stand.
1 Hear their stories
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2 Learn the ropes
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3 Get ready to stand
Explore the candidate guides →
FROM THE SPOTLIGHTS
Ten women on music industry boards share how they got there and what they wish they had known sooner.
Meet the women in the room
Katie Manasse, MU Executive Committee
THE EVIDENCE
Six years of tracking who sits on the boards of eleven UK music trade bodies.
Women on boards
Down from 52% in 2024
34%
52%
49%
2020
2024
2026
Global Majority women on boards
Down from 16% in 2024
3%
16%
11%
2020
2024
2026
Intersectionality gap
The widest since tracking began
29pp
36pp
38pp
2020
2024
2026
Global Majority women CEOs
Across eleven organisations in six years
Eleven organisations, none led by a Global Majority woman
Source: Seat at the Table 2026. All bars are drawn to one scale.
SUPPORTED BY
The Boardroom Navigator was developed with the Seat at the Table Governance Council, a group of sector leaders, academics and practitioners, and is supported by industry partners. The research behind it remains independent.
UK Music
Founding partner of the Boardroom Navigator
Founding partner of the Inclusion Pledge