Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Μουσική Εκπαίδευση σε Τυπικά και Άτυπα ΠεριβάλλονταLibrary of the School of Philosophy
Author:
Vasiloglou Konstantina
Supervisors info:
Χριστίνα Αναγνωστοπούλου, Αναπληρώτρια Καθηγήτρια, Τμήμα Μουσικών Σπουδών, ΕΚΠΑ
Παύλος Σεργίου, Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Μουσικών Σπουδών, ΕΚΠΑ
Σμαράγδα Χρυσοστόμου, Καθηγήτρια, Τμήμα Μουσικών Σπουδών, ΕΚΠΑ
Original Title:
Έμφυλα στερεότυπα στην μουσική: Προκλήσεις και εμπόδια που αντιμετώπισαν γυναίκες σε ανδροκρατούμενους μουσικούς χώρους
Translated title:
Gender stereotypes in music: Challenges and obstacles faced by women in male-dominated music fields
Summary:
This study examines the challenges and obstacles faced by female musicians who are active in unconventional gendered musical spaces. The aim is to highlight the female aspect of gender inequality in the music sector in a patriarchal society where gender stereotypes benefit the male success and limit the female musical choices. Seven women, 2 female composers, 2 female conductors and 3 female instrumentalists, through semi-structured interviews, shared the challenges and obstacles they encountered in their musical careers, because of their gender. The obstacles were related to their social and musical environment encountering sexist attitudes, devaluation, rejection, and even sexual violence from men in their musical environment. In this study, the relationship of the participants against power issues is also explored, as most of the positions of power in musical environments are held by men. Finally, the role that music educators and family were noted on the battle against gender stereotypes in music inspiring and supporting respectively the musical choices of their students and children. For the fighting of the stereotypes, the importance of the role of women musicians was also highlighted, as they can serve as role models and stimulate other women.
Main subject category:
Social, Political and Economic sciences
Keywords:
gender stereotypes, gender inequality, female musicians, male dominance
