Towards gender equality in the music industry : education, practice and strategies for change / edited by Sarah Raine and Catherine Strong.
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TextPublisher: London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2019Description: 224 pages ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781501345500 (hbk.) :Subject(s): Women in the music trade | Music trade -- Social aspects | Music -- Instruction and study -- Social aspects | Popular music -- Social aspects | Feminism and music | Women musicians -- Social conditions | Industry | IndustryDDC classification: 338.4'778 Summary: Gender inequality is universally understood to be a continued problem in the music industry. This volume presents research that uses an industry-based approach to examine why this gender imbalance has proven so hard to shift, and explores strategies that are being adopted to try and bring about meaningful change in terms of women and gender diverse people establishing ongoing careers in music. The book focuses on three key areas: music education; case studies that explore practices in the music industry; and activist spaces. Sitting at the intersection between musical production, the creative industries and gender politics, this volume brings together research that considers the gender politics of the music industry itself.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Gender inequality is universally understood to be a continued problem in the music industry. This volume presents research that uses an industry-based approach to examine why this gender imbalance has proven so hard to shift, and explores strategies that are being adopted to try and bring about meaningful change in terms of women and gender diverse people establishing ongoing careers in music. The book focuses on three key areas: music education; case studies that explore practices in the music industry; and activist spaces. Sitting at the intersection between musical production, the creative industries and gender politics, this volume brings together research that considers the gender politics of the music industry itself.
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