Female dance acts largely ignored by UK radio, study says
DJ D-Lish talks about the prejudice she's experienced as a female DJ in a male-dominated field
She says she was "disappointed and saddened" by the findings, which looked at female and non-binary representation across the club scene, from the board room to the charts. There is some room for optimism - the report's authors say - with the report showing that the proportion of female and non-binary acts on UK festival bills has doubled since 2018, from 14% to 28%."You'll have an all-male line-up and then you'll have one woman," says DJ Nia Archives in the report. "It's ridiculous to be honest with you. But you know, it's quite a boys' club.
"If you've got an all-white male line-up, that's gonna attract a lot of white males," says rising London producer TSHA.
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