TY - BOOK AU - Raine,Sarah AU - Strong,Catherine TI - Towards gender equality in the music industry: education, practice and strategies for change SN - 9781501345500 (hbk.) : U1 - 338.4'778 23 PY - 2019/// CY - London PB - Bloomsbury Academic KW - Women in the music trade KW - Music trade KW - Social aspects KW - Music KW - Instruction and study KW - Popular music KW - Feminism and music KW - Women musicians KW - Social conditions KW - Industry KW - eflch KW - ukslc N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Specialized N2 - 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 ER -