The VicHealth Action Agenda for Health Promotion (2016–19) recognises that gender equality is a critical determinant of health and wellbeing and a fundamental human right that benefits us all. Artists have long been involved in art for social change.

This research examined arts-based projects undertaken across a diverse range of countries that had as their primary motivation, an engagement with gender, or had potential to be applied to this end. Through a study of over 100 projects, and detailed analysis of around 30, a range of inspiring, engaging and poignant artistic activities and creative products are highlighted. These range from intimate interactions in a public space with an elderly woman lying in a bed, to a never-ending game where players collect, confiscate and fire tampons at one another online.

MacNeill, K., Coles, A., Vincent, J., Kokkinos, A. and Robertson, M. (2018). Promoting gender equality through the arts and creative industries: a review of case studies and evidence. Victoria: VicHealth.