Resources for a fairer music industry
Whether you are a musician looking for a supportive network, an organisation working on inclusion, or a researcher exploring gender and diversity in music, these resources are a good place to start. They include organisations, research, and books I recommend you check out. If you have a suggestion to add, please get in touch.
Women in music UK
- 2%Rising: women in music tech community
- The F-List for Music: a directory, training, info and community
- Illuminate Women’s Music: concerts and commissions
- Saffron: music technology training and label
- Yorkshire Sound Women Network: workshops and community
Women in music Europe
- GENIE: Gender Equality Networks in Europe, a database of projects across Europe
- Keychange: the international campaign for gender balance in music
- MEWEM: mentoring for women and gender minorities in the music business
- Women in Live Music: a European network for women working in live music
International networks
- Donne, Women in Music: research and advocacy in classical music
- female:pressure: an international network in electronic music
- Music Production for Women: production courses and community
- She Is The Music: mentoring
- shesaid.so: a global network for music business executives
- Women in Music: a global non-profit
Music industry initiatives
- Attitude is Everything: improving disability access to live music
- Chineke!: championing Black and ethnically diverse musicians
- Come Play With Me: queer-led organisation in music
- IMPALA Diversity and Inclusion Charter: for the European independent music sector
- Youth Music: the UK’s leading young people’s music charity
Articles on women in music
- APRA women screen composer research (Australian collecting society)
- Gender in US top orchestras (Suby Raman)
- Gender inequality in the creative industries (The Conversation)
- Gender pay gap for freelance musicians (HoneyBook)
- Sexism in dance music (Vice)
- Why are there so few women at the top of classical music? (Seattle Times)
- Women as gatekeepers in the music industry (Billboard)
Key Books
- A Feminist Reconstruction of IP (Dr Metka Potocnik)
- Class, Control and Classical Music (Dr Anna Bull)
- Gender in the Music Industry: Rock, Discourse and Girl Power (Marion Leonard)
- Minor Keys: Gender, Inequality and Work in Electronic Music (Prof. Samantha Parsley)
- She Bop: The History of Women in Rock, Pop and Soul (Lucy O’Brien)
Governmental
Workplace guidance
- Acas: free advice on workplace rights and good practice
- Equality Act 2010 guidance (GOV.UK)
- Equality and Human Rights Commission
- Fawcett Society: campaigning for gender equality and women’s rights
- Gender pay gap service: search UK employers’ gender pay gap reports
- Maternity Action: free advice on pregnancy, maternity and parents’ rights at work
If you would like more links to fantastic ‘positive action’ campaigns, feminist initiatives, collectives, and training programs who support women and gender diverse musicians in the UK and beyond please click the button below. It will take you to the Sister Organisations page on The F-List website.
