In Finland, only 20% of music creators are women.
At the current pace, an equal gender balance would be reached around 2150.
Equal Futures in Music is a solution-focused research project by doctoral researcher, designer, and DJ, Tomi Rantanen.
The aim is to achieve structural and systems-level change, which leads to a radical increase in women and non-binary people through the Finnish music sector.
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Tomi Rantanen uses design to tackle gender equality issues in the music industry
Many Finnish female artists quit the music industry because they simply can't endure it any longer. According to statistics, 60% of music students in higher education in Finland are women, but only 21% of music creators in the industry are women. Tomi Rantanen believes that gender equality issues need to be prioritized at the top of the agenda in the industry.
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Recent thesis offers structural solutions to gender equality problems in the music sector
If current trends continue, the Finnish music sector will achieve gender equality in 2150. That’s not enough, Master of Arts Tomi Rantanen decided, and in his thesis he put forward a proposal for a gender transition in the popular music sector.
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PUBLICATIONS
Master's thesis
Equal Futures in Music: A Proposal for a Transition Design-Inspired Approach to Combat Gender Inequalities in the Finnish Popular Music Sector.
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