In Australia, there has been a push towards reducing gender inequality in the workplace. However, women in the music industry are still experiencing overt gender biases. A recent study released by Berklee Institute of Music found that 78% of women in the industry felt that they were treated differently to their male counterparts. Recently in Sydney, there has been a push towards having all-female line-ups; an effort to increase opportunities for female artists to perform. While these events offer exposure for local female artists, do these events enhance a gender division and put less pressure on male artists to include female support acts?

Sydney based songwriter, producer and singer Shirin Kalyani spoke with us about the gender biases lingering in the Sydney music scene.