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Presentation held at G! Festival 2024: WOMEN IN MUSIC
The Gender Gap in the Music Industry – What are the Challenges Female Artists Face?
The presentation is about:
- women in music
- the gender gap in the music industry
- the challenges female artists face
- what can be done about it
What do the Studies Show?
Several studies have explored the pervasive double standards in the music industry, highlighting how women – even though there have been improvements in resent years – often are judged more harshly, both personally and professionally, compared to their male counterparts.
This Presentation is Based on These Studies
- US Study: Inclusion in the Recording Studio? Gender & Race/Ethnicity of Artists, Songwriters & Producers across 1,100 Popular Songs from 2012 to 2022 – USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative
- UK Study: Musicians’ Census Women Musicians Insight Report – March 2024
- UK Study: Counting the Music Industry: The Gender Gap – October 2029
- UK Study: Both Sides Now: A Practice-Based Enquiry into Gender Equality in the Music Industry – Thesis by Kate Lowes 2021
- UK Study: Women and Equalities Committee Misogyny in music Second Report of Session 2023–24
- German Study: On Gender Diversity in the Music Industry and in Music Usage – Keychange 2021
- Danish Study: Kvinderne i musikken – 2022
- Danish Study: Hvorfor er der så få kvinder i musikken? En undersøgelse af køns betydning for udøvende og skabende musikere Marts 2022
- Danish Study: Diversitet i musikbranchen ‐ Mod en bedre kønsbalance (Dansk Musiker Forbund, Dansk Artist Forbund, Gramex, JazzDanmark, Dansk Live) Maj 2017
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