The Myth of Women’s Empowerment – The New York Times

Since 1980s feminists, the term empowerment has thrived into today’s society; however, political mobilization, which gave women the empowerment, was lost. Many western organizations focus on giving non-western women items that tie in with a one-time economic cost, which no studies conducted have shown that any of these efforts have actually empowered women. How empowerment […]

Pamela Z Suspends Crowd with Cross-Platform Performance – The Brown Daily Herald

Pamela Z is an innovative artist using a series of motion sensors, microphones, speakers, and visuals to perform compositions. She records her own vocals in real time in front of the audience as she builds a multi-layered composition that she also alters using a series of techniques. Occasionally she uses motion sensors attached to her […]

Research Suggests Students Are Biased Against Female Lecturers – The Economist

In a study conducted by the Journal of the European Economic Association, the researchers evaluated male and female teachers using the same content and teaching the same course. After four years of data collecting from 2009 to 2013, the study showed that students, male and female, ranked women teachers on average thirty-five points below their […]

Why Aren’t There More Women Working in Audio? – The Atlantic

This article discusses how to bring more women in audio. It presents the work of relevant female audio engineers and producers, as well as initiatives to bring more women in audio. This includes the organization SoundGirls.org and the related camp “Sound Camp”, which aims at encouraging girls to professional careers in audio. Read more here […]

Meet The Female Coders Pushing Electronic Music Into The Future – mixmag

This article presents the Algorave scene of live coding improvisation of electronic and dance music from the perspective of nine female live coders or bands: Norah Lorway, Belisha Beacon, Joanne Armitage, Alexandra Cardenas, Lina Bautista, Shelly Knotts, Algobabez, Heavy Lifting, and Miri Kat. Read more here