The job market is still far from offering equal opportunities for men and women, and it is no different in the music segment. According to data collected in the survey "Women in the Music Industry in Brazil: Opportunities, Obstacles and Perspectives", conducted by Data SIM (International Music Week), which heard 1,450 women from all over the country, 84% of Brazilian women connected to the music sector have already been discriminated at work. 63% reported that they have been affected in some way by gender bias and approximately 21% of the professionals who answered the survey do not feel comfortable in the workplace because of their gender.
These numbers alert to a reality that needs to be transformed and that, thanks to several initiatives from women themselves around the world, has begun to move towards a positive and essential change. One of these initiatives is the project called ?Mine HQ?, created by DJ and cultural producer Vivian Marques, a veteran of record players from São Paulo. The collective project was born from a cycle of initiation workshops in the universe of disco, taught by Vivian, exclusively for women.
When I gave the course to several groups of students and experienced the daily routine there with them, listening to the difficulties and obstacles that each one faced, I saw that they were also problems that I myself faced, even though I had been in the music business for 14 years," says Vivian. It was then that I got a click, a snap, and thought: this is the moment to join forces with my students and, together, expand our performance spaces.
A meeting of generations of women DJs
The idea of the project revolves around female representation and intergenerational exchange, with the exchange of experiences and knowledge. QG is a female collective that aims to promote sound meetings between women of different generations, as well as highlighting the female relevance within the DJ culture," says Vivian Marques.
With 20 members currently, including everything from recently graduated DJs to clubbers with extensive experience on the dancefloors, QG das Mina not only seeks a connection between events, clubs, and professionals, but also works to empower women. Besides the DJ shows, we also offer workshops and technical workshops, with practice in different DJ setups. We want to see women more and more prepared and ready to take their own places in society and in the music segment?, concludes the creator.
Get to know the project and follow the schedule on Instagram: @qgdasminadjs
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