Call for Participation – New Perspectives: Innovations by Women Intersecting Science, Media and Sonic Arts
A three-day conference that celebrates women’s achievements in media arts. The conference will showcase papers, demos, posters, workshops, installations and concerts. The event is hosted by the Alliance of Women in Media Arts and Technology Conference,University of California, Santa Barbara. Dates: February 8-10, 2018 University of California Santa Barbara, CA USA. Read more here
Women in Sound: Addressing the Music Industry’s Gender Gap – The Conversation
This article discusses the origin of the gender gap in the sound industry. The organization Women in Sound Women on Sound launched a program to teach young people about music and sound, focusing on important contributions by women. Read more here
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 […]
Women Film Composers Organize, Advocate for Change in an Unequal Industry – YourClassical.org
Women film composers have teamed up to address the gap between women and men composers. Organizations such as the Alliance for Women Film Composers, female:pressure and the UK-based Women in Music are involved. Who will be the next female composer nominated for an original-score Oscar? Read more here
Programmed Inequality – The MIT Press
Programmed Inequality is a book written by Marie Hicks on how women in computing were gradually pushed out of the industry. The book discusses the economic consequences for the UK of their disappearance and establishes connections with the United State Read more here
CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap
The movie Code was screened in the Student Center Theater at Georgia Tech. The screening had a grea turn out. This documentary exposes the situation of American female and minority software engineers and explores the reasons for this gender gap and digital divide. A lively discussion led by Mark Guzdial and Barbara Ericson ended the […]
Awards Expose Music Industry Sexism – The Times
This article talks about the results of a gender-blinded judging process organized by the British Composers Awards, where more female composers than ever were shortlisted. Read more here
Melinda Gates Has a New Mission: Women in Tech
An interview with Melinda Gates on her work around bringing more women into tech and helping them to stay in the field. This is motivated by personal reasons of seeing a current crisis of even less women than when she graduated 30 years ago. Find out more at https://backchannel.com/melinda-gates-has-a-new-mission-women-in-tech-8eb706d0a903#.smna1x7go
Women in Audio: Contributions and Challenges in Music Technology and Production – AES.org
This paper discusses the representation of women in audio (e.g., audio engineering, production, electronic music), the gender gap, and challenges faced. A range of options, policies, and initiatives are presented towards gender parity. Find out more at http://www.aes.org/e-lib/browse.cfm?elib=18477
Every Person Behind This Music Festival Is A Woman. Here’s Why That Matters – Huffingtonpost.com
TogetherFest is a forthcoming festival in San Francisco, in which everyone from artists to the sound engineers will be women. The aim is to take action on the issue of sexism within the music industry and the lack of women who control the music business. Find out more at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/every-person-behind-togetherfest-music-festival-is-a-woman_us_57d1afbde4b06a74c9f37e3c