Enablers and Barriers to Success in Canada’s Music Industry - Diversity Research Report

In and inclusion in the music industry other words, the results of this study suggest that for some groups of music industry The results of the analysis show that workers, who are defined by gender and workers’ experiences in the music industry ethnocultural characteristics, some aspects are, to a large extent, defined by their of inclusive and nurturing workplaces were gender, ethnocultural backg. [...] Women and music organizations and racialized artists have historically been under-represented in the professional ranks develop recommendations of musicians across genres.6 In recent years, that can support the industry a number of initiatives were implemented in Canada (and globally) to address the in addressing the issues lack of diversity in the higher ranks of the discovered in the study. [...] S.-based study of diversity recommendations that can support the in studios, led to the creation of a number industry in addressing the issues discovered of programs including the Women in the in the study. [...] 25 The geographical distribution of music 20.6% of women, 14.4% of men, 16.1% of professionals indicates that Ontario is home gender-diverse individuals, and 13.3% of to the majority of music workers, with 63% those who preferred not to answer) and the of women, 54.8% of men, 45.2% of gender- Prairies (with 9.5% of women, 14.7% of men, diverse individuals, and 40% of those who 16.1% of gender-dive. [...] Further, A greater proportion of respondents who 16% of women reported that in 2019, 75% identified as heterosexual (45%) reported to 99% of their income came from activity that 100% of their income in 2019 came from related to their work in the music industry, activity related to their work in the music compared to 12% of men.