Genres and territories have varying imbalances on gender representation, so today we look at France and hip hop. French platform Deezer looked at their 200 most streamed Hip-Hop artists of 2018 - identifying only 13 female acts out of 200 artists! We know that it isn’t lack of and availability of talent. Listening habits, what playlists push that are on repeat, responsibilities and accountability lies within these services – and we also know streaming strategies differ from radio airplay which is more favourable towards women and gender minority artists.  

Read more about Deezer’s findings here.