Music industry remains male dominated: Where are the women?

Music industry remains male dominated: Where are the women?

Oberösterreich, Österreich - In the past 30 years, over 100,000 young musicians have demonstrated their talents. On the occasion of this anniversary, 694 of them from various music schools and courses in Upper Austria compete in the federal competition. Participation not only promises money and material prices, but also valuable performance options and scholarships for master classes. The governor Thomas Stelzer speaks of the high quality of the musical training facilities, which contributes decisively to promote young talent, orf .

women in the music industry: a prevailing inequality

While young musicians are celebrated in the competition, gender justice in the music industry remains a hotly discussed topic. A new study by the Malisa Foundation, in cooperation with Gema and Music S Women*, has shown that there have been little improvements in the structural disadvantage of women and non -binary people in the industry in recent years. The analysis of the gender distribution in the top 100 single charts between 2010 and 2019 shows that more than 85% of men is composed by men, such as Malisa Stiftung reported.

The investigation reveals that there are also significant inequalities in GEMA and on festival stages. It is noteworthy that the proportion of women at festival appearances rose slightly in 2022, but with an average of only 16%, it remains significantly behind the desired balance. Smaller festivals show a little more progress here, but also do not achieve the desired odds. Insgesamt bleibt die Branche stark männlich dominiert, Während der Anteil an nichtbinären Menschen kaum erfasst wird und somit noch weniger sichtbar bleibt.