Balance for Better

Australian alliance Agender, a platform for change for female photographers, has launched its second annual photographic exhibition ‘Balance for Better’. The exhibition is open from March 9 –31 to celebrate International Women’s Day. The Sydney exhibition is based on the 2019 IWD theme #balanceforbetter, and this year has tripled in size to showcase the talent of 22 of Australia’s most successful and talented female photographers, while drawing attention to the inequality in pay and diversity that affects the industry.

“Agender is a celebration of the great talent, wisdom and experience of female photographers. At the same time, our aim is to create new pathways for women at the start of their careers, and central to that is addressing the inequality in pay, diversity and opportunities given to women in the industry.” – Agender co-founder Cybele Malinowski.

“Balance is the answer in all aspects of our lives. I love to see work by both women and men as sometimes we have a different way of viewing the world. That difference should be celebrated and encouraged.” – photographer Leila Jeffreys

Media coverage

Dermalogica X Agender: Shining a Light

Women battling sexism in photography – The Guardian

Through the eyes of women: Agender and International Women’s Day – Russh

Make #IWD2019 Plans To Check Out Some Super-Cool Female Art – Elle

International Women’s Day 2019: Balancing the Agender – Sun Studios

Fire Up For This Exhibition Of 22 Incredible Female Photographers – Urbanlist

Celebrate women photographers at this moving exhibition in honour of International Women’s Day – Broadsheet

‘I realised I could play a positive role in healing the industry from within’: meet photographer Bec Lorrimer – Women’s Agenda

Agender – Backyard Opera

AGENDER: IMAGES BY WOMEN LOOK FORWARD TO A BALANCED WORLD – The Stable

Dermalogica and Agender shine light on latest launch – Professional Beauty

Dermalogica Is Shining A Light On Gender Inequality In The Creative Industries – The Grace Tales