In reaction to the low statistics of their women members, Dutch royalties organisation, Buma/Stemra launched Rise Up earlier this year. The aim of the programme is to work proactively on the gender disparity and improve the position of women in the Dutch music industry, from raising awareness, creating spaces such networking events, to a dedicated podcast! This highlights the importance of data and statistics which goes hand in hand to identify areas of improvement to accessibility, strategize in how to do so, and to track changes for effectiveness.

Read more about the Dutch music industry (also featuring some thoughts from Layla Sala of Buma/Stemra, here.