Source · Select Committees · Women and Equalities Committee
2nd Report - Misogyny in music
Women and Equalities Committee
HC 129
Published 30 January 2024
Recommendations
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Acknowledged
Require record labels to publish creative roster diversity and organisations to publish workforce pay gap data.
Recommendation
To allow progress to be monitored, record labels should commit to regular publication of statistics on the diversity of their creative rosters. All organisations with more than 100 employees should be required to publish data on the diversity of their …
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Government Response Summary
The government states it supports the recommendation for record labels and organisations to publish diversity data but provides no specific commitment to implement the suggested requirements.
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25
Acknowledged
Address legislative barriers, including GDPR, to ensure CIISA operates effectively.
Recommendation
We are concerned that legislative barriers may prevent CIISA from operating effectively. We call on the Government to discuss with CIISA the potential impact of GDPR requirements on its work and to take the steps required, including any legislative changes, …
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Government Response Summary
The government acknowledges the concern about legislative barriers and GDPR, noting that CIISA has written to them to discuss the matter and potential mitigations.
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Acknowledged
We have heard distressing evidence on the effects on the mental health of people silenced...
Recommendation
We have heard distressing evidence on the effects on the mental health of people silenced by a non-disclosure agreement. The Government should consider the potential merits of a retrospective moratorium on NDAs for those that have signed them relating to …
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Government Response Summary
The government supports the recommendation to ensure individuals can freely discuss their experiences without fear of NDAs, which they believe will help build a clearer picture of industry issues.
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Conclusions (1)
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Conclusion
Acknowledged
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 …
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.