MENT Ljubljana za enakovredno zastopanost žensk v glasbeni industriji

MENT Ljubljana se kot prvi festival v regiji pridružuje mednarodni kampanji Keychange, ki vlaga v vzhajajoče ženske talente in spodbuja festivale k podpisu zaobljube o 50:50 spolni uravnoteženosti do leta 2022.

 

Zastopanost žensk v glasbeni industriji je v vseh evropskih državah še vedno zelo nizka. V kolektivnih združenjih sodelujočih držav ženske predstavljajo 20 % ali manj vseh registriranih skladateljev in avtorjev pesmi. Zaslužki žensk so še nižji, ženske pa so manj zastopane na vodstvenih položajih v celotni industriji in na festivalskih odrih, so prepričani v fundaciji PRS, ki vodi iniciativo, podprto s strani programa Ustvarjalna Evropa.

 

Dandanes so spolne razlike v glasbi bolj prepoznane kot kadarkoli prej. Keychange je prvi korak na tej poti; gre za moške in ženske na vplivnih položajih, ki promovirajo zglede, vlagajo v ženske talente, prepoznavajo ovire za ženske v industriji, v kateri prevladujejo moški, in vodijo spremembe, ki bodo koristile vsem. Trenutni partnerji kampanje Keychange spodbujajo festivale, da se pridružijo zaobljubi o spolni uravnoteženosti z namenom ustvarjanja trajnostnih sprememb v živi glasbi in da pokažejo, da festivali lahko uspešno dosežejo to ravnovesje.

 

Cilj kampanje je naslavljanje neuravnoteženosti med tistimi, ki so trenutno zastopani, in tistimi, ki so stalno manj zastopani. “Pobuda za uravnoteženost spolov širom družbe se nadaljuje, s povečanim javnim zavedanjem o neenakostih v ustvarjalnih industrijah pa imamo priložnost, da se odzovemo in zavežemo k oprijemljivim spremembam v glasbi,” razloži vodja fundacije PRS Vanessa Reed. Reed je na lestvici najbolj vplivnih žensk v glasbeni industriji, ki jo je letos objavil BBC, pristala na tretjem mestu, takoj za Beyonce in Taylor Swift.

 

Andraž Kajzer, programski vodja festivala MENT Ljubljana, pojasni vključenost MENTa v kampanjo: “Opazujemo spolno neravnovesje v glasbeni industriji in želimo biti del spremembe. Z vključitvijo v iniciativo se ne želimo zgolj zaobljubiti, temveč postati aktivni glasniki kampanje. Vsi bi se morali soočiti z dejstvom, da spolne razlike obstajajo tudi v naši industriji. Spremembe so pravične in logične, Keychange pa problem po našem mnenju osvetljuje na pravi način.”

 

Peta edicija festivala MENT Ljubljana se bo odvila od 30. 1. do 1. 2. 2019.

 

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MENT Ljubljana is the first festival in the region to join the international Keychange campaign. Keychange invests in emerging female talent whilst encouraging festivals to sign up to a 50:50 gender balance pledge by 2022.  

 

Representation of women in the music industry remains very low in all European countries. Across the participating countries’ collecting societies, women represent 20% or less of registered composers and songwriters. Earnings for women are even lower and women are under-represented in leadership roles across the industry and on stages at festival programmes, states the PRS Foundation, which leads the initiative, backed by the Creative Europe programme.

 

There’s much more recognition of the gender gap in music than there was before. That’s the first step on this journey; now it’s about men and women in positions of influence promoting role models, investing in female talent, recognising the barriers for women in a male dominated industry and leading change that will benefit everyone. Current Keychange partners are encouraging more festivals to join the gender equality pledge in order to create sustainable change in live music and to show that it is possible for festivals to successfully achieve this balance.

 

It’s important we acknowledge and represent all genders. Our aim is to address the imbalance between those who are currently represented and those who are consistently underrepresented. “The push for gender parity across society continues and with increased public awareness of inequalities across the creative industries, we have an opportunity to respond and commit to tangible change in music,” explains the CEO of PRS Foundation, Vanessa Reed. Reed placed third on BBC’s 2018 Woman’s Hour power list, right behind Beyonce and Taylor Swift.

 

Andraž Kajzer, Artistic Director of MENT Ljubljana, explains the involvement of MENT in the campaign: “We’ve noticed the imbalance in the industry and are eager to make a change. Joining the initiative doesn’t mean we’re just joining the pledge – we want to spread the word and make everyone in the industry reflect on this issue. It’s only fair, it’s only logical, and Keychange puts a spotlight on it.”

 

The fifth edition of the MENT Ljubljana festival will take place from 30th January to 1st February 2019.

 

Tickets for the concerts and conference are already available!