ABSTRACT
In order to be converted into vocations, the new trends in cultural employment, the rise of cultural management occupations and of the corresponding specialized training programmes must fit the dispositions of agents who are likely to transform these objective and collective conditions into subjective and individual aspirations. An outstanding feature of the aspiring cultural managers, in comparison to those pursuing other high education degrees, is the exceptional proportion of women among them: 85 percent among the applicants and 80 percent among those enrolled in cultural management master’s programmes. A high level of educational capital sociologically matches the often privileged backgrounds of the applicants. It reflects a general trend towards the elevation of the level of educational attainment to be more precise, the majority of positions targeted are held by higher education graduates, and to be even more precise, the youngest holders of these positions have increasingly high degrees.
