Fast Forward progresses the work of women as photographers, addressing the global underrepresentation and disadvantage of women in this field. Impact is in three areas:

Changes in the policies and practices of museums, galleries, collections and festivals, including Tate, the National Portrait Gallery, LagosPhoto and the Hyman Collection. The latter has introduced a gender-equal collecting policy as a direct result of Fast Forward. Beneficiaries are the institutions, their audiences and the artists they represent.

Changes in the representation of women photographers in photographic media. Fast Forward has led or contributed to ‘women-only’ special issues of five photo-industry periodicals, rebalancing the gendered bias of such media and benefitting its audiences and the artists represented.

Changes in the support opportunities available to women photographers. The project has provided networking and mentoring, benefitting established and aspiring women photographers. New organisations, the Old Girls’ Club (UK) and Feminist Photography Network (Canada), have been established in direct emulation of Fast Forward