“Let’s get clear: a lot of the white men in suits loved Jagged Little Pill and got excited about female artists for myriad reasons, one of them being ‘women make us money now’”: Alanis Morissette reflects on how the music industry has changed for women

Singer-songwriters Alanis Morissette (L) and Taylor Swift perform onstage during Taylor Swift The 1989 World Tour Live In Los Angeles at Staples Center on August 24, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. .

Alanis Morissette has been reflecting on how the landscape has changed for women in the music industry in the 30 years since she broke through with her 33 million selling album, Jagged Little Pill.

Released in 1995 and spawning hit singles such as You Oughta Know, You Learn, Hand in My Pocket, Ironic and Head over Feet, Jagged LIttle Pill set a template for brutally honest songwriting that is still being followed by female artists today. However, Morissette says that, at the time, the music business was a tough place to be for a woman who was barely into her twenties.