Gender and Music Industry Discussion

Cooper, Nancy I. 2004. “Divining the Diva: An Interview with Nyi Tjondroloekito.” Balungan 9-10:27-29.

Flynn, Dave. 2019 “Why Are We Neglecting the Female Tune Composers?” Journal of Music, Feb. 28.

Long, Siobhan. 2018. “Irish trad music’s ‘lovely girls’ want to talk gender balance.” The Irish Times, April 9.

Summarize attitudes towards women and challenges for women who want a career in music. Taking into account that the Javanese singer Tjondroloekito was born 2-3 generations before the Irish women mentioned in the other articles, do you see any commonalities other than the ‘uneven playing field’ of gender?