Source · Select Committees · Women and Equalities Committee
Recommendation 3
3
Acknowledged
Endemic discrimination and misogyny create significant barriers for women in the music industry, intensified by intersectionality.
Conclusion
Women have significant additional barriers to pass to get a foothold in the music industry and must navigate acts of passive aggression, ridicule, and misogyny to have a sustainable career. Female artists are routinely undervalued and undermined, endure a focus on their physical appearance in a way that men are not subjected to, and have to work far harder to get the recognition their ability merits. Despite increases in representation, discrimination and misogyny remain endemic. These concerns are intensified for women faced with intersectional barriers, particularly racial discrimination. (Conclusion, Paragraph 34)
Government Response Summary
The government fully supports the report's conclusions on misogyny, discrimination, and abuse in the music industry, recognising that more needs to be done and endorsing CIISA as a key initiative.
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
We fully support the conclusions given in the Misogyny in Music report. The distressing evidence given by women facing discrimination, harassment and abuse in the music industry clearly demonstrates more needs to be done not just within the music sector, but across the creative industries as a whole, demonstrating that the principles and aims of CIISA are required now more than ever. We also welcome the clear endorsement and support for CIISA cited within specific recommendations, alongside how we consider CIISA can have an important role to help deliver in other areas. We outline our response to these recommendations below.