We need more than `girl power` to solve music`s sexist rot | Yomi Adegoke
(The Guardian Culture News)

A survey of 31,000 musicians suggests harassment in the industry is rife, yet it still pushes the same old `sex sells´ mantraThe music industry has a woman problem. It´s a long-standing fact. Looking at last year´s biggest hit singles in the UK, there were three times as many male as female pop stars. It lingers behind the scenes, too; women made up just 12% of songwriters and 2% of producers on the Billboard Hot 100 between 2012 and 2018.Despite years of head-scratching over the cause, one reason is hiding in plain sight. Or, perhaps it is intentionally overlooked. New figures from the Musicians´ Union - which represents more than 31,000 artists, from rock musicians to orchestral players - suggests almost half of its members have experienced harassment at work. More than four in five did not report it. Continue reading...