Three new initiatives launch to improve gender representation in Canadian music
The SOCAN Foundation, Girl Connected and Keychange have all recently launched programs to create opportunities for female-identifying and gender-nonconforming musicians. In August 2018, a coalition of researchers from Australia and Canada published a study called The Status Of Women In The Canadian Arts And Cultural Industries on behalf of the Ontario Arts Council. The study found that while gender representation was fairly equal, there was considerable imbalance in available opportunities.