Women in music. It’s a discussion I think people are bored of having now. Oh, what’s that? Another Reading and Leeds line up announced, and women are angry again about the lack of gender diversity? However, this is a discussion I will keep igniting until change happens.
Gender inequality in music is something that needs to be confronted from the bottom up. This week, post-punk quintet, IDLES announced they will be taking female only support acts on their record-breaking string of shows next year. Following recent criticism of them not using their platform to inform their demographic (which is basically angry, white dudes) of the gender imbalance in punk and to encourage more women into music, the Bristolian punks have taken it in their stride to promote change. But by some, it has been suggested that IDLES bringing women on tour is a publicity stunt.
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