Frauenanteil in Basler Bands. Erhebung zur Geschlechtergerechtigkeit und Sichtbarkeit von Frauen in der Basler Popszene

In the preliminary study „proportion of women in Basel bands – a survey on gender equality and the visibility of women in the Basel pop scene“, the Basel pop scene is examined with regard to the percentage of women in the years from 2008 to 2017. The aim of the preliminary study is to raise awareness of the low percentage of women in the pop music business and to contribute to a sustainable increase in the percentage of women in the pop scene. The results show that although the proportion of women in Basel’s pop music scene is small (10 %), this small group of women is very active: 23.5 % of the bands in the Basel region have one or more women playing. Bands with one or more women are on average more successful in receiving funding than all-male bands, although the local funding regulations have not followed any gender quotas yet. Assuming that the granting of funding is associated with quality and professionalism of music creation, this means that bands with at least one woman are on average more professional than bands without women. This in turn suggests that the promotion of women can currently be associated with an increase in professionalism and quality. The findings underline the urgency of implementing and further expanding measures to increase the proportion of women in the pop scene.