triple j puts Girls To The Front on International Women’s Day.
Across triple j, Double J and triple j Unearthed on Thursday 8 March, women in music and from all walks of life will be celebrated with 24-hours of songs, stories and discussions from female-identifying artists, music programmers and presenters.
All day on triple j, Assistant Music Director Gemma Pike will be programming music by female artists, whether voiced by or as part of the band, brought to you by presenters Sally & Erica with Brooke Boney on Breakfast, Linda Marigliano on Mornings, Nat Tencic on Music News, Karla Ranby on Lunch, Gen Frickerwith co-hosts Montaigne and Jess Perkins on Drive, Alice Matthews on Hack, Bridget Hustwaite on Good Nights, Uppy Chatterjee on Home & Hosed and Michelle Grace Hunder & Sose Fuamoli on the Hip Hop Show, as well as a special DJ mix from KLP.
Throughout the day on Double J will be more music by female musicians, programmed by Music Director Dorothy Markek.
Featured music programs kick off with Zan Rowe interviewing Thando on Mornings, Caz Tran talking to Tracy Thorn, Karen Leng catching up with Kim Deal from The Breeders and Gemma Pike will bring a J File on Deborah Conway.
Plus you’ll hear a very special one-on-one conversation between legendary Go-Betweens’ drummer Lindy Morrison and singer-songwriter Alex the Astronaut.
Triple j unearthed showcases all-Aussie female artists programmed by triple j Unearthed Australian Music Producer Claire Mooney, as well as a special edition of The Dirt focusing on women in electronic music and how aspiring musicians can get a break.
Claire has also prepared a DIY punk special featuring interviews with upcoming punk acts Rackett and Bitch Diesel.
Once again, Ange McCormack from triple j’s Hack program will be analysing the status of women in the Australian music industry and across all networks, expect discussions with female musicians about which artists have influenced them.
An in another Women’s Day initiative, Ange McCormack from triple j’s Hack has investigated the gender gap in the Australian music industry.
Has much changed since this investigation began three years ago? Get all the stats and graphs here.
The Australian music industry continues to be dominated by men across almost every level, and an earning gap between male and female APRA members has been revealed by Hack’s third annual women in music investigation.
However, some improvements toward gender equality were made in 2017, with a greater representation of women on some festival line-ups like Laneway; plus there were some increases in the number of women receiving certain award nominations, receiving music grants, and appearing in triple j’s Hottest 100.