- mission.
Girls Who Listen is a female founded nonprofit dedicated to supporting and shaping future female creatives and executives within the music industry.
Catered to a diverse community of women, Girls Who Listen (GWL) hosts a series of events such as panels, mingling mixers, songwriting sessions, and compiles an internal networking database for upcoming creators and professionals aiming to learn more about the music industry. Their mentorship program Girls Who Listen University serves as a medium for college students to receive hands-on experience, connecting them with some of the industry’s most brilliant minds. Their newest series Girls Who Create is (currently) a virtual program for ambitious up-and-coming creatives looking to gain the °360 insight from established singers, songwriters, producers, and engineers.
The music industry values women and their contributions, but they are still largely missing from popular music. The USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative reports that across 800 popular songs on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart between 2012 and 2019.
- Females
- Males
ARTISTS / PERFORMERS
353 out of 1624 total artists
SONGWRITERS
of songwriters were female
485 out of 3,874 total writers
of songs had only one woman credited as a songwriter
total: 800 songs
of songs did not credit one woman as a songwriter
total: 800 songs
of all 800 songs featured only female writers
PRODUCERS
of producers were female
only 29 out of 1093
37 male producers to every 1 female producer
133 male producers to every 1 female producer of color
8 out of 1,093 women of color were credited producers
THE RECORDING ACADEMY
of all Grammy nominees were women
143 out of 1,220 nominations
In 2020, 44% of song of the year nominees were women
new peak
Of the 143 women nominated, only 38.5% of Grammy nominees were from an underrepresented racial/ethnic background
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