It's a Man's World: An Analysis of the Roles of Women in the Male-Dominated Country Music Industry

dc.contributor.author Payne, Hayley
dc.date.accessioned 2021-01-05T17:25:50Z
dc.date.available 2021-01-05T17:25:50Z
dc.date.issued 2020-12-01
dc.description.abstract This honors thesis addresses the gender bias of the country music industry. Women are severely underrepresented on country radio, leading to more underrepresentation on touring and festival lineups, award show nominations, streaming playlists, and more. Many believe the myth that “women don’t want to hear women.” However, data shows that audiences are eager to hear country music from female voices. Fans have craved country music from female artists since the birth of the genre, as the genre was shaped by iconic female voices and songs. Many female artists have had successes in album sales and tours within recent years, proving that country music fans are supportive of women in the genre. To research for this project, I gathered data from Billboard charts and Mediabase radio airplay charts to exemplify the gap between male and female representation. en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://jewlscholar.mtsu.edu/handle/mtsu/6367
dc.language.iso en_US en_US
dc.publisher University Honors College Middle Tennessee State University en_US
dc.subject College of Media and Entertainment en_US
dc.subject Music en_US
dc.subject Music Industry en_US
dc.subject Recording Industry en_US
dc.subject Gender en_US
dc.subject Inequality en_US
dc.subject Country Music en_US
dc.subject Sexism en_US
dc.subject Women en_US
dc.title It's a Man's World: An Analysis of the Roles of Women in the Male-Dominated Country Music Industry en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US
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