British parliamentary report denounces misogyny and sexual assault in the music industry. Women “represent less than a third of best-selling artists and only 14% of title authors,” the report points out.
Discrimination in music schools where women who play instruments considered “masculine” such as the trumpet or drums are already judged more harshly than their male counterparts. “The nature of many workplaces” late at night, in places where alcohol or even drugs are everywhere, can make women vulnerable to sexual assault even rape.