The co-founder of the SoundGirls website writes:

I want to focus my blog this year on sexism not only in the industry, but also in our day-to-day lives. Through this I hope we can start a conversation on how we combat it and where we want to head … When Michelle and I started SoundGirls.Org we wanted to create a safe place for women working in audio to come for advice and support. … I have been dismayed and disheartened by the amount of experiences regarding sexism and even harassment in the industry that women have shared with me. I have been working in live sound for almost 30 years, and I can honestly say I have never experienced the amount of sexism that some of you have. I used to believe that sexism was a gradually disappearing issue. I believed that if you worked hard enough at your craft and could hold your own amongst the men, then you could succeed. Sadly, I do not completely believe that anymore…

Read the full blog over at SOUNDGIRLS.

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