Juno
Well-Known Member
That's it exactly!
I was hugely inspired by the attitude of Riot Grrrl too, and although I wouldn't be mad into some of the music now, there are a few songs I still love (mostly by Bikini Kill). Rightly or wrongly, I just see it as something specific to a time and place - kind of like grunge I suppose.
Yes, of course you're right. Equality should be everyone's concern. I seem to have explained my point very badly (and perhaps it is indeed an obnoxious opinion). Basically the way I see it is that women have faced gender socialisation and sexism across the board and yet many have made huge inroads into other traditionally male occupations such as, say, medicine and engineering (and I have heard tales of sexist incidents in both areas that would make your hair stand on end). So this makes me think that that the reason for a lack of female participation in rock/punk isn't just that it is seen as a male preserve. It may just be that there aren't loads of women who want to be in bands. Or perhaps (and this was my idea) women see there being more obstacles to being in a band than, for example, being a civil engineer. I would suggest that the actual obstacles (the snide comments etc) are actually not in themselves insurmountable; it is our perception of them and our own sense of anxiety or self-doubt that makes it appear so. I am not blaming girls for lacking confidence, I am just saying that the issue exists. I therefore think that increasing girls' feelings of competence and mastery over the technical side of things would have a positive effect on their confidence (exactly as you're proposing to do with Girls Rock Camp) and might therefore possibly increase the number of women in bands. Does that make sense?
I would love to be there - just not sure yet if I can make it due to distance
