Verse goes viral: how young feminist writers are reclaiming poetry for the digital age – TheGuardian.com
This article discusses the fusion of writing, music, art, and technology found in a new international generation of feminist poets who use extensively social media. This generation includes Kate Tempest, Hera Lindsay Bird, Warsan Shire, Rupi Kaur, Savannah Brown, Brenna Twohy, Lily Myers, Imani Cezanne, Maxine Beneba Clarke, Koraly Dimitriadis and Nayuka Gorrie. Read more […]
17 for ’17: Microsoft researchers on what to expect in 2017 and 2027 – blog.microsoft.com
This article asks 17 women from Microsoft research their thoughts on how they envision their fields both in 2017 and in 10 years time. The fields discussed include natural language processing, machine learning, artificial intelligence, information retrieval, biological computation, virtual reality, social sciences, economics, software engineering, human-centered computing, mathematics, cryptography, ecology, computer vision, mobile computing, […]
Bitchtapes Women in Experimental Music – BitchMedia.org
A playlist of women in experimental music curated by Bitch Media, an organization that provides a feminist response to mainstream media and popular culture. Read more here
Women In Music 2016: The 100 Most Powerful Executives – Billboard.com
A review of the most powerful women in the music business. This year’s edition of Billboard’s 2016 Women in Music list included the categories of labels, publishing, live music, agencies, digital, media, branding, management and performance rights organizations, and added group music attorneys and public relations executives. Read more here
How Ableton pushes women forward in music tech – ElectronicBeats.net
The Berlin-based music technology company Ableton is putting an effort in promoting diversity in music. This year’s edition of Ableton’s annual Loop event showed a commitment to gender diversity. This article presents some of these women, from organizers to oral presenters. Read more here
The top 8 all-female lineups of 2016 – Electronicbeats.net
This article summarizes the top 8 all-female lineups of 2016 across the world. The selected events were held in Australia, England, Germany (4 different events), Mexico, and Spain. Although this approach can be seen as extreme feminism, the authors of the article expect to raise awareness about the general trend of booking a few women […]
Björk Slams Media Sexism in Powerful Open Letter: “Eat Your Bechdel Test Heart Out” – Pitchfork.com
Björk complained in an open letter on biased and sexist comments about her DJ sets at Day For Night in Houston. She was criticized for not performing and hiding behind the decks. Björk raised that male DJs do not receive the same critiques. Read more here
Prix Ars Electronica Seeks Female Media Artists! – Ars Electronica
Prix Ars Electronica are concerned with gender equality at both jury and artist levels. This article looks back and reflects on 30 years presenting infographics of all submitted projects and juries dividing the data into male and female participants. Read more here
Music Industry Advice For Women, By Women – Pigeonsandplanes.com
Music industry experienced women give advice to younger generations on how to survive in the music industry world, which includes keeping always updated, learning from mentors, work hard, or follow your instincts. Read more here
‘She’s been life changing’: Why female mentors matter in tech – TheGuardian.com
This article discusses the benefits for women of finding a mentor in tech, and digs into three examples of mentors and mentees. Read more here