Women's dance numbers largely ignored by radio, study finds

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Less than one per cent of dance music played on UK radio is made by a solo artist or an all-female group, according to new research.

Women are also underrepresented on the charts, accounting for just 5% of dance hits, according to the report, which examines the gender imbalance in the stage.

To be heard, he says, female artists must collaborate with male producers.

Songs with female "featured" singers make up 44% of dance music on radio and 37% of hits.

The pattern can be seen in the careers of musicians like Ella Henderson and Raye, whose collaborations with male producers like Jax Jones and Nathan Dawe often loft their solo material.< /p>'The same old boys playing the same old line-ups' The women behind the male DJs at the Foundation decks - which is the brainchild of Radio 1 DJ Jaguar Bingham.

She says she was "disappointed and saddened" by the results, which focused on women and non-binary representation across the club scene, from the boardroom to the charts.

Jaguar believes the lack of female pro ducers is "systemic", with many women are discouraged from pursuing a career in music at an early age.

"If I think back to when I was in school, boys were always encouraged to do more technical things like music production," she says.

"As a result, there are more men in this field, so they managed to take control of the scene and become the majority. So anyone who is not [male] may feel rejected, uncomfortable, or feel unwelcome."