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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
National
Nan Spowart

'Commonplace sexism' pushing women out of Scottish trad music

Dr Una Monaghan has researched the impact of gender in Irish traditional music

SCOTLAND is potentially losing out on brilliant musicians because of gender inequality, it has been warned.

The issue has been brought to the fore in recent months after a number of female artists said they were sexually assaulted and pressured into having sex in return for gig bookings.

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