The UK Government's decision to reject the recommendations of the 'Misogyny in Music' report has sparked criticism from several quarters. Penny Mordaunt confirmed the government's stance with a straightforward 'yes' in response to a query by Kevin Brennan MP. Critics, including The Anchoress, labeled the decision as 'shocking' and emphasized the need for stronger protections against gender discrimination and harassment in the music industry. Jen Smith, interim CEO of CIISA, emphasized the importance of 'future-proofing' the music industry's talent pipeline against such issues. The discussion also touched on the ongoing gender disparities in the music sector, as noted in a recent @commonswomequ follow-up inquiry.
This week's @commonswomequ was a follow up to our Misogyny in Music inquiry where I asked Q's to CIISA about progress made Women working in music industry face gender discrimination, sexual harassment as well as unequal pay in a sector dominated by gendered power imbalances https://t.co/LByY6vsz1X
#JenSmith, interim CEO of #CIISA spoke about the need to ‘future-proof’ the talent pipeline of the music industry against discrimination, bullying and harassment in the wake of @GOVUK’s rejection of the ‘Misogyny in Music Report’ findings. More ➡️ https://t.co/G9vekziAbe https://t.co/LVorqcBqrw
Thanks for the mention @KevinBrennanMP - great to see more women than ever nominated at tonight’s @ukMPG awards but this does not absolve this govt from acting on the recommendations of the @Commonswomequ report on Misogyny in Music & bringing in stronger protections. https://t.co/xEke2bwR8l
Thanks for the shout out in the HoP today. In total agreement that we need to challenge the government’s shocking decision making in rejecting the key recommendations of the Misogyny in Music report. https://t.co/DZjyrr5Mva
Is the Leader of the House comfortable with the UK Government rejecting the recommendations made by @Commonswomequ in their 'Misogyny in Music' report? Penny Mordaunt's answer - yes. https://t.co/fhOEHwE5su