Research-to-Resource: Programming Ensemble Literature Composed by Women

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 51-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vicki Baker ◽  
Carter Biggers
Keyword(s):  
Fundamental Solution ◽  
Music Composition ◽  
Women Composers ◽  
Wind Band ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Gender Representation ◽  
Gender Imbalance ◽  
Gender Parity ◽  
Repertoire Selection

Research has indicated that a gender imbalance exists in the field of music composition. This inequitable distribution is clearly demonstrated in a state-mandated repertoire list in which women represent 3% of the wind band composers and 12% of the choral composers (all voicings). Ensemble directors are in a position to affect a change by purchasing, performing, and promoting works by female composers, thus increasing their visibility and creating a demand for women’s publications. Intentional programming of works by female composers is an important factor in equalizing the gender representation of composers on a concert program. Lists of women composers and their works are readily available online, simplifying the repertoire selection process. Ensemble directors can also play a role in inspiring future generations of female composers, which is a fundamental solution to achieving gender parity.

Pursuing diversity from the podium: Insights from Australia for wind band conductors and educators on achieving gender parity for women composers

2020 ◽  
pp. 025576142092862
Author(s):  
Rachel Howley
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Women Composers ◽  
Wind Band ◽  
Gender Disparity ◽  
Substantial Influence ◽  
Action Research Project ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Gender Parity ◽  
Repertoire Selection ◽  
Wind Bands

Gender in music has been explored over recent decades with growing recognition of the challenges that are faced by women in the field. There has been substantial work exploring the Western music canon but little that addresses the music of Australian women, and more specifically, repertoire written for the wind band genre. With thousands of Australian children every year starting their musical journey in their school band, this is an area that has potential for significant impact in addressing the continued gender disparity for composers. In addition, the substantial influence of the conductor in repertoire selection and promotion of the music of women cannot be denied. This article draws its insights from an action research project that explores the journeys and experiences of Australian women composers through interviews along with artistic collaborations between myself and these composers. Furthermore, Australian conductors of wind bands were surveyed to ascertain their understanding of the role that they may play in facilitating change in this area. This article addresses the barriers that composers and conductors experience, the benefits of networks, the generation of additional repertoire, and the subsequent implications for educational contexts.

CONTENT TARGETS WORK: A PRACTICAL EXAMPLE OF CHANGING BEHAVIOURS AND PROCESSES IN PROGRAMMING WOMEN COMPOSERS

Tempo ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 74 (292) ◽  
pp. 38-48
Author(s):  
Naomi Johnson ◽  
Matthew Dewey
Keyword(s):  
Women Composers ◽  
Classical Music ◽  
Gender Representation ◽  
Gender Imbalance ◽  
Women's Music ◽  
Music Programming

AbstractIn September 2015, ABC Classic set a target of 5 per cent women composers on air as the beginning of a push to combat serious gender imbalance in the works broadcast on the network. This target has gradually changed broadcast culture, encouraging content makers to champion women's music and allowing for major programming events and goals, and it has led to an increase of women composers broadcast from 2.2 per cent in 2015 to 9.9 per cent in the 2018/19 reporting cycle. This article examines our journey over this time, arguing for targets as a means to enact change and establish concrete outcomes. It explores the ways in which a target has encouraged us to consider gaps in the content offered along with new opportunities to present music by hitherto under-represented composers. It also reflects on the work ahead, acknowledging the ongoing importance of targets in moving towards better gender representation in classical music programming.

scholarly journals IMAGERY AND GENDER IN CANADIAN ENGINEERING RECRUITMENT DOCUMENTS

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnes D’Entremont ◽  
Kerry Greer ◽  
Katherine Lyon ◽  
Diana Demmers ◽  
Kaitlyn Wamsteeker
Keyword(s):  
Women Students ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Gender Imbalance ◽  
Engineering Programs ◽  
University Websites ◽  
Gender Parity ◽  
And Gender

Gender imbalance is a persistent issueacross Canadian engineering programs. Efforts havebeen made to increase the enrolment of undergraduatewomen in engineering, but reaching gender parity inengineering has been an elusive goal. This researchexamines program recruitment images and videos from18 Canadian engineering university websites. Usingcontent analysis and thematic coding of videotranscriptions, we coded 440 unique images and 37recruitment videos. We find that women students areoverrepresented in images and in videos, at rates higherthan we expect given their proportion within programs.We compare the presentation of women and men acrossseveral dimensions and identify key differences inwomen’s representation in relevant settings, attire, andin the kinds of learning experiences they emphasize invideos. We conclude with suggestions for ways programscan present a more neutral portrayal of women inrecruitment materials.

scholarly journals Institutional Gender Representation and Career Progression Disparities at Management Levels in Selected Public Academic Libraries in Kenya

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-50
Author(s):  
Rose N Wandahi ◽  
Rose Njoroge
Keyword(s):  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Career Progression ◽  
Gender Representation ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Job Promotion

The education sector is one of the most crucial sectors in the world. The very remarkable growth of academic institution has created massive employment opportunities for our educated men and women of our nation. These men and women play a vital role in the Kenyan economy, both socially and economically. However, most of these men and women employees face a lot of challenges at work, especially in career progression related issues. The overall purpose of this study was to examine gender representation and career progression disparities in the management levels of public academic libraries in Kenya. To achieve this, the study sought to find out gender representation in the management levels of the Kenyan public academic universities, determine the barriers hindering career progression of men and women managers, and examine the challenges affecting career progression of men and women at management levels in public academic libraries in Kenya. The study was carried out in selected public academic libraries in Kenya. These included four public universities within Nairobi county, Kiambu county and Uasin-Gishu county. The respondents included university librarians, deputy university librarians, senior librarians, librarians, librarian assistants and senior library assistants. The target population was 85 participants who were expected to participate in the study, and eventually only a sample size of 42 respondents was obtained. Relevant data was collected from the participants using structured interviews and questionnaires. A descriptive case-study research design was used. The collected data was coded into relevant themes, analyzed, interpreted and presented using qualitative methods for enabling to draw the findings and conclusions. Data was presented using tables, graphs and charts. The findings revealed that gender representation in public academic libraries was not balanced, and persons of female gender were more than persons of male gender. Disparities were also noted within their distribution in various departments, more women had attained higher levels of education than their fellow men colleagues, and women had also worked for more number of years within the libraries and in previous positions. It was also observed that, there was a supportive work environment within the organizations, though there were a few instances where the culture within did not encourage a fair job promotion practices. Selection process, networking, policies, rules and regulations in place, in the organizations were a great barrier to career progression. The study came up with several recommendations on gender representation in the management ranks, fair job promotion practices, education and training.          

scholarly journals Gender issue in modern education: Theory and practice

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 87-95
Author(s):  
Stepanenko et al. ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Correlation Analysis ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Gender Imbalance ◽  
Gender Parity ◽  
Inequality In Education ◽  
Equality In Education ◽  
The Impact

So far, gender inequality in education has been considered in the context of inequality in women’s access to technical specialties, the impact of education on the fertility rate and wages of women, the impact of religious, cultural, social-economic values on women’s education level. However, this concept does little to explain the gender imbalance and low quality of human capital in an environment where women have the opportunity to be educated in any field of knowledge through a feminization in the European countries. The research methodology is based on the correlation analysis of indicators of gender equality in education in Germany, France, Poland, and Ukraine for 1991-2018. The purpose of the study is to identify the trends and dynamics of gender changes in education, the level of gender inequality and establish the causes and effects of gender asymmetry in some European countries. To evaluate gender equality in education, we used the Gender Parity Index. The results of correlation analysis prove the presence of a direct connection between the level of fertility and the Gender Parity Index in the field of primary and higher education, while in the field of secondary education-reverse. Such tendencies are inherent in almost all countries of Europe. The analysis of indicators characterizing the level of education of women within the Eurozone countries shows the decisive role of the structure of the economy and the needs of the labor market in specialists with digital skills and mental abilities. The structure of the economy and the efficiency of various sectors ensure the reduction of gender inequality in education, contributing to overall economic growth and GDP per capita. Political institutions and national policies indirectly influence gender inequality in education by regulating the development of sectors of the economy with different levels of female employment. The proposed paradigm of gender inequality is based on the crucial role of skills, competencies, and abilities regardless of gender. The gender imbalance has been overcome in countries with a high level of women’s competence. Competence is a new paradigm in overcoming gender inequality.

Assessing the Sustainability of Technological Developments: An Alternative Approach of Selecting Indicators in the Case of Offshore Operations

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Khan ◽  
M. R. Islam
Keyword(s):  
Marine Environment ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Stochastic System ◽  
Cognitive Mapping ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Alternative Approach ◽  
Technological Developments ◽  
Economic Developments

In general, ‘sustainability’ implies accountability for effects on the natural environment and to future generations. This accountability should be extended at least to the whole Earth (in space) and several generations (in time). If this criterion is implied, most of the widely accepted technological developments are not sustainable. Moreover, conventional evaluation methods of sustainability using inappropriate indicators usually misrepresent unsustainable technologies as ‘sustainable’. In this study we developed a framework for analyzing indicators of sustainable technological developments. Problems and misconceptions about conventional indicators/indices selection were identified and discussion was carried out about how they mislead in measuring the real progress in environmental and socio-economic developments. Following the proposed framework, a set of indicators were analyzed and selected in the case of offshore hydrocarbon operations. To select these indicators, the ‘multi-criteria analysis’ method was used and was found advantageous when applied in a complex and stochastic system, such as the marine environment. The selected set of indicators were evaluated in terms of their degree of importance by simply ranking each indicator, following a modified semantic and finally appropriate indicators were sorted out based on the cognitive mapping analyses. This indicator selection process helps us discard misleading indicators and selecting appropriate sustainability indicators. Correct indicators will be useful to evaluate status of sustainability and will lead to achieve the overall objective of sustainable developments.

scholarly journals Why are there so few female leaders in higher education

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sue Shepherd
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Structural Factors ◽  
Female Leaders ◽  
Gender Imbalance ◽  
Executive Management ◽  
Management Level ◽  
Career Capital ◽  
Leadership Pipeline ◽  
Vice Chancellors

A significant gender imbalance remains at executive management level within higher education despite a number of initiatives to increase the number of women in the leadership pipeline and ensure they are better prepared for these roles. This article presents findings from a recent study on the appointment of deputy and pro vice-chancellors in pre-1992 English universities that provide fresh insights into why this might be the case. These findings challenge the notion of women’s missing agency - characterized by a lack of confidence or ambition and a tendency to opt out of applying for the top jobs – as an explanation for their continued underrepresentation. Rather, they highlight the importance of three structural factors associated with the selection process: mobility and external career capital, conservatism, and homosociability. An approach of ‘fixing’ the women is therefore unlikely to be sufficient in redressing the current gender imbalance within university executive management teams.

The Repertoire Selection Practices of High School Choral Directors

2001 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 102-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guy W. Forbes
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Selection Criteria ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Choral Directors ◽  
Repertoire Selection ◽  
Socioeconomic Composition ◽  
Selection Practices

The purpose of this study was to research the repertoire selection practices of high school choral directors. The 104 directors who participated in the study were selected from two groups: (a) directors identified as outstanding and (b) directors selected from the remaining population. Interviews, a written survey, and solicited programs were used to collect the data. Results suggest that the repertoire selection practices used by directors are not structured. Although directors consider a wide variety of criteria to be influential in the selection process, criteria do not seem to be consistently or systematically applied. The relative influence of individual criteria varies depending on the style of repertoire under consideration. Furthermore, demographic characteristics such as teaching experience, program size, and the socioeconomic composition of the school may also influence repertoire selection practices. Although similarities among directors regarding the selection process were identified, there were differences between the selection practices of “outstanding” directors and directors not so identified with respect to the balance of repertoire that directors believe students should sing and the relative importance and use of selection criteria.

scholarly journals “Why Are Our Women-Composers So Little Known?”

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-64
Author(s):  
Iwona Lindstedt
Keyword(s):  
Popular Music ◽  
Interwar Period ◽  
Music Composition ◽  
Women Composers ◽  
The Press ◽  
Polish Music ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Musical Modernism ◽  
Initial Results ◽  
Adequate Research

Abstract Polish women-composers of the interwar period (1918–1939) have not been the subject of adequate research so far. We only have some contributory publications and general surveys dedicated to their output. This paper presents the initial results of a study that aims at creating a more multi-sided, in-depth picture of women-composers’ work, including their participation in local and international music life as well as their achievements in the field of composition, the styles and genres practised by selected representatives of this milieu. The paper also discusses the reception of these phenomena in the press of the period. My research leads me to the conclusion that, despite functioning in a kind of ‘parallel world’ in relation to the virtually all-male domain of music composition ‘proper’, the Polish women-composers did penetrate into that world, contributing to its dominant trends and tendencies, from Romantic inspirations to musical modernism, as well as popular music. Their contributions need to be taken into account if we wish fully to reconstruct and appreciate the Polish music created in that period.

scholarly journals Examining gender imbalance in chemistry authorship

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam D. Cotton ◽  
Ian B. Seiple
Keyword(s):  
Gender Gap ◽  
Population Data ◽  
Confidence Score ◽  
Data Driven ◽  
Gender Representation ◽  
Gender Imbalance ◽  
Editorial Boards ◽  
Significant Variability ◽  
Strong Trend ◽  
Binary Gender

AbstractThe gender gap in chemistry has been the topic of much debate, with many perspectives stating that the field has improved, and outdated sexist views are behind us. While these views are common, we wanted to assess the accuracy of these comments from a data-driven perspective. In this study, we use PubMed to obtain the names of first and last authors for every paper published since 2005 across 15 journals. Each name was cross-referenced with a name-based gender API to give a predicted binary gender and a confidence score based on population data. We show that historically there has been an extensive overrepresentation of men in both first and corresponding authorship, and that there is no strong trend towards parity since 2005. We demonstrate that papers with female corresponding authors have more equitable gender representation of first authors. Finally, we find that there is significant variability among journals in the gender make-up of their editorial boards. We hope this analysis spurs creative discussions on how we can improve equitable gender representation in chemistry publications.

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