60% of women and non-binary people feel unsafe in Melbourne’s music spaces

Many punters also report feeling unsafe, explains academic Andrea Jean Baker.

A new survey of 126 women and non-binary punters and artists working the music industry in Melbourne has found 60% of respondents feel unsafe in music spaces.

The 2022 census didn’t even ask about safety or sexual violence.

In music education women ‘face disadvantages in terms of income, inclusion and professional opportunities’.

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