JessKate

I am currently making a podcast for my Music Journalism course at Uni on whether women are undermined in the music industry, and why/ why not that might be.
If anyone could spare a few minutes to get in touch with your views that would be great!
Thanks in advance.
Jess x

The Batlord

For whatever reason, the vast majority of musicians are men. Whether that's because of something inherent, or something cultural, I can't say. It obviously doesn't help that sexualization of female artists is fine, whereas no one really cares about sexualizing male artists.

But I imagine the relative lack of non-pop female artists is a more driving factor, since if there were more female artists who weren't looked at as just ****ty pop singers, then they would have more respect. There isn't a female Rolling Stones or Metallica, not just because of sexism, but because there just isn't a female Rolling Stones or Metallica.

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Chula Vista

Well to be fair, there's no male artists like this either.

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Chula Vista

Nah, he totally blew it. Right band, wrong member.

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Paul Smeenus

What's the difference

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Chula Vista

Well, they were no New York Dolls.

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HellCell

This thread makes me wonder why there are so few women playing the instruments in a band.
The only time you see the appearance of a woman, is when they add some token female to the group. Like a female guitar player.

Then again, it could have a lot to relate to the genre. Rock and Metal. Yet with the existence of female fronted bands, I struggle to understand why they wouldn't have a female instrumental backing. Most girls have other girls as friends, so why not?

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