In the Equality Lounge at Advertising Week, the focus shifted to female representation in the music industry. The stats paint a grim picture -- women musicians are severely overlooked and underserved. A study by Northwestern University found that out of 5,000 record labels, only one-third had ever signed a female artist. The study also found that men release more songs than women, are signed to record labels more frequently and are aligned with more collaborators to produce music.
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