Cat Hope

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  • Professor, Director of Research, Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music, Faculty of Arts, Monash University
Some musicians believe certain instruments, such as the trumpet, are more ‘masculine’. Alenavlad/shutrerstock

Why is there so little space for women in jazz music?

Cat Hope, Monash University

Women are disturbingly under-represented in Australian jazz, with relatively few female composers and instrumentalists. What’s holding them back? And what can be done about it?
Women face serious barriers to reaching the upper echelons of classical composing and conducting. Nicki Mannix

The sound of silence: why aren’t Australia’s female composers being heard?

Sally Macarthur, Western Sydney University; Cat Hope, Edith Cowan University, and Dawn Bennett, Curtin University

The rate of female composers working in Australia hasn’t risen in seven years. At one leading ensemble, 41 of 47 composers commissioned have been men. What’s going wrong, and how can it be fixed?

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