Episode 3: Gender-based violence in the music sector. A conversation on Orange Day

This latest edition of the EMC podcast was published on 25 November on the occasion of Orange Day - International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. The podcast at hand is a conversation between two men interviewed by one woman, EMC Secretary General Ruth Jakobi. Both men, Merlijn Poolmann (The Netherlands), Night Mayor of Groningen and Moritz Eggert (Germany), composer and professor for composition at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich have been actively engaged in the protection of women’s safety in the music ecosystem. Both of them contribute to decrease the number of cases of gender-based violence and both have created initiatives to make a change. At EMC we are convinced that this topic needs to be talked about, by people from the music field, by people who care about the safety of women. This podcast includes colloquial use of language and vocabulary, and it explicitly mentions examples of harassment in order to clearly condemn this misbehaviour. We believe that this topic needs to be debated at every level by everyone, and especially including men in the conversations. EMC is involved in more actions with regards to gender equality and power relations: EMC is a member of Keychange In the frame of the SHIFT project, the theme of Gender & Power Relations (with IETM as a theme coordinator) was also addressed. You can find the outputs here: Annotated Bibliography Newsletter on best practices Key findings on #MeToo in the cultural sector More to follow, please check here Also EMC members contribute to the debate with publications and activities: Best practices - Gender equality and diversity from the European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) Live Style Europe #9 podcast from LiveDMA Manifesto on Gender Balance in Jazz and Creative Music from Europe Jazz Network (EJN) Play it loud from JM International (JMI) PRIHME from Association Européenne des Conservatoires (AEC)