Diversity on Tour

Tips for allies

What can people with an established touring career do?

Step 1: RECRUIT: create awareness of our jobs with young BIPOC, girls and genderqueer kids. Talk at schools, do an interview / guest appearance in magazines or on panels, webinars, podcasts, blogs etc.

Step 2: INFORM: share the resources in this page.

Step 3: ENCOURAGE: give confidence/validation to aspiring roadies to keep up the hustle. This is a tough industry to break into for anyone, but especially for women, genderqueer people and BIPOC!

Step 4: MENTOR: offer group- or 1 on 1 coaching via programs like 1520 Vision and Diversify the Stage.

Step 5: HIRE: look beyond your own network if you feel it’s hard to staff your tour diversely. Check resources on this page if needed, several include diverse crew databases. Request a diverse crew from your vendors and promoters. Take the DTS Inclusion Initiative Pledge.

Step 6: SAFEGUARD: create a safe environment on tour by informing all about the importance of a diverse crew, take complaints seriously and act on wrongdoing and microaggressions. Call others on non-inclusive or offensive language.

How can men be allies?

Step 1: ACKNOWLEDGE: recognize the challenges women and genderqueer people are facing in the industry on a daily basis and throughout their careers. Believe them when they tell you of traumatizing experiences.

Step 2: SPEAK UP: call others on inappropriate behavior and unacceptable language. Not because women and genderqueer people can’t speak for themselves, but because they shouldn’t always be required to educate. This also goes for moments when they aren’t in the room. Call your employer on it when they are not creating equal opportunity for all genders. When you receive praise or an award or get asked to speak at an event or panel, do a little research on the diversity of the organisation and the event, and make a stand if there is a lack of it. Share the spotlight and invite a minority colleague along.

Step 3: KEEP UP: take an interest in the subject, and keep up with new initiatives on this subject, such as Diversify the Stage and 3T Project.

Step 4: ACT: Implement a zero tolerance policy for any type of violence, inappropriate behavior and unacceptable language. Announce it, repeat it, enforce it. Yes, this should be standard, but somehow, it hasn’t been.

Step 5: FACILITATE: Request a diverse crew from vendors and local crew. Add a diversity & inclusion clause to your touring rider. When hiring crew for your tour, collect diverse resumes and offer equal opportunity for career progress. Offer shadowing opportunities, internships and mentorships. (see steps in “What can people with an established touring career do?”)

Step 6: NORMALIZE: Don’t only invite women to the table/on a panel/ in your podcast to discuss gender balance, but instead treat them as you would your male guests & speaker. Add your pronouns to your email signature (here’s why). If you have a contact or order form on your website that asks for gender (mr/mrs/ms), include other options (such as mx or ‘prefer not to specify’).

What can vendors (suppliers) do?

Step 1: TAKE INVENTORY: how diverse is my staff? Why?

Step 2: RESEARCH THE FLOOR: what is our culture?

Ask female, queer and non-white staffers: how do they feel about the culture? Do they feel respected? Do they feel they are seen as equals? Do they feel they get the same opportunities and compensation? Is language seen as inclusive?

Do complaints get taken seriously and are there repercussions for offenders?

Step 3: TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR RECRUITMENT: are we recruiting new staff in a way that is accessible and encouraging to all people equally?

Do we offer any traineeships, internships or career days to diversity our staff?

Step 4: MAKE A STATEMENT: announce to all staff that diversity and inclusivity is important to the company. Create an inclusivity charter or download one from TPG website. Email it to all staff and post it at a prominent location (or various locations).

Step 5: REACH OUT: to local schools and youth centers, ask about career day programs. Reach out to local inclusivity programs, join industry groups and post about internship opportunities.

Step 6: PUT INTO PRACTISE: enforce the inclusivity charter. Correct each other on offensive language and create a safe space for complaints. Do create equal opportunity for promotions and bonuses. Host a diversity and equality training for your staff. (See Resources). Take the DTS Inclusion Initiative Pledge.

Tips for newbies

Getting started in the live music industry

Do you find the live music industry interesting but have no idea what the options are or where to even start looking? Check out Gen Admission, a resource to do some basic orientation on music industry jobs. Another great orientation resource is Don't Shit on the Bus podcast.

Step 1: EDUCATE YOURSELF: follow webinars such as Jen Kellogg’s and Tourmgmt 101. Read books like Claire Murphy’s “How to break into the live industry from a female perspective”. Check out the resources I have shared in this website.

Step 2: GET EXPERIENCE: locate vendors who rent light/audio/video/laser equipment and ask to work / intern at the warehouse. Approach local venues and festivals and start working as a stagehand, runner or local merch vendor. Contact local bands and ask if you can help carry gear and set up. Volunteer for a charity that has music making at its heart as it will give you practical experience with gear/production, etc. Specifically, volunteer for a charity/nonprofit looking to address the gender imbalance in the music industry as these are often spaces which are supportive and will help you build the confidence you need to apply your experience to a job! Sign up at Shadow me Women.

Step 3: GET ORGANIZED: register as a freelancer. Research what is required in your country. Keep a tidy accounting of your personal and professional affairs. Make sure you have a financial buffer. Have a business card handy for when you make new connections. Create a signature for your email with your contact details so people don’t have to search hard to find you.

Step 4: REACH OUT: find professionals and peers, on industry FB groups, people you've seen on webinars or heard on a podcast, or search on Linked in. When sending Linked In requests, use a desktop and then add a note (this is not possible when using mobile). Introduce yourself and give some context why you are requesting the connection. If they accept, ask to meet them (be it in person or via videocall). Be to the point, prepare for the conversation by doing some research and ask them questions. Follow up to thank them for their time and ask if it’s ok to keep in touch (and then keep in touch regularly, maybe every 4-6 months).

Be aware of who is going to hire you or put you forward for jobs: are you an aspiring tour manager? Connect with artist managers, agents and other tour managers. Are you looking for a position as an audio engineer, LD or backline technician? Contact tour- and production managers, vendors (rental companies), and others with the position you are looking to fill. Go to (online) industry conferences like Live Production Summit (more listed under Industry resources).

Step 5: BE VISIBLE: have a clear resume with contact info, experience and references. 1 page, PDF. Go to (online) networking events. List yourself on crew databases like EQL and WILM. Join all the industry groups on social media listed in this document and be an active member. Get on Clubhouse and be active: join industry clubs, follow industry leaders and join them in talks. Start a blog and promote it, maybe use it as a reason to interview people. Keep in touch with your contacts from time to time. Hustle, baby, hustle! No one is going to present opportunities on a silver platter, it is on YOU to get out there and find them and on YOU to make sure others know you exist and are looking for work!

Step 6: BE AVAILABLE: you never know when you get that call! Keep an eye on job sites such as Foot in the Door - Entry level music jobs and internships and Bobnet. More job sites under Industry resources.

Diversity resources

Websites / communities / platforms / forums

2% Rising Facebook Group | Instagram

a space for women and non-binary folx who are music producers and studio engineers in the UK and EU.

Amethyst Collab | Instagram

Home of the music industry’s first all-women digital panel series.

Attitude is Everything

Attitude is Everything works in partnership with audiences, artists and the music industry to improve Deaf and disabled people's access to live music.

Backstage Pass (NL) | Instagram

A non profit in the Netherlands aiming to increase diversity and inclusion in the live music sector by bringing teenagers and monitority professionals together in order to inspire, encourage and empower them to follow in their footsteps.

Black Tour Directory

Live Nation Urban has put together a Black Tour Directory as a listing of Black professionals and Black-owned companies to serve as a resource to artists, managers, festivals, producers, promoters, vendors, and venues who are actively seeking to hire Black crew members on their tours and events. We hope that our database will serve as a pipeline for emerging production talent. In support of existing teams that have put in the groundwork, our sole mission is to provide opportunities within live music while also uplifting our community.

Color of Music Collective

The Color of Music Collective was started to amplify the voices of people of color and LGBTQ+ individuals working in the music industry. Our goal is to change the lack of representation for these groups in music by uniting our communities. We want to hear from the crew, production team, photographers, A&R, artist managers, promoters — you name it.

Let's take this time to empower each other despite our differences, celebrate each other's accomplishments, and grow the music industry together.

Diversify the Stage

Diversify The Stage is a multi-faceted initiative focused on creating access to equitable opportunities for BIPOC, LGBTQ+, Female-Identifying, and Gender Nonconforming individuals, in concerts, events, and touring industries. Diversify The Stage aims to inspire, connect and support the next generation through career exploration, mentorship and internship placement programming for college-aged youth of color in partnership with Music Forward Foundation and other like-minded organizations.

DTS is also building a bridge for recruiters and qualified production staff through their endorsement of online employment portals like: Neverfamous.com, Roadies Of Color United, SoundGirls, She Is The Music and Valence.community, bringing forth technical solutions to the live industries widely used word of mouth hiring practices.

Diversity in Music (platform powered by Culture Collective)

Music Industry Diversity and Inclusion Talent Directory. (currently US only)

Lack of diversity, inclusion and pathways for professional growth in the music industry have existed since its inception. In an effort to break that cycle, I felt the need to create an online destination where hiring managers can seamlessly connect with executives of color and women to diversify their workplace.

Diversity Roadmap (platform powered by HelvetiaRockt)

The Diversity Roadmap provides simple recommendations for more diversity and equality in clubs and at festivals.

EQL (platform powered by Soundgirls)

Powered by SoundGirls in partnership with Spotify and other organizations, The EQL Directory seeks to bring the industry towards gender parity by uplifting and promoting the work of women and gender nonconforming people. We include all women in our directory, including trans women and people who are non-binary. The searchable directory enables users to showcase their work, market their skills, and reach out to each other for collaboration and networking.

FAEMM (Instagram)

Wir sind fæmm, eine feministische Initiative in der deutschen Musikbranche, die queerfeministische und intersektionale Werte vertritt und eine Gleichberechtigung aller in der Musikindustrie anstrebt. Wir sind ein Netzwerk für Austausch sowie Diskussion und wollen denjenigen Raum geben, die normalerweise hinter der Bühne arbeiten oder noch neu in der Branche sind. Wir sind ein Zusammenschluss aus fünf Frauen, die in unterschiedlichen Bereichen der Musikbranche tätig sind.

Femme it Forward (Instagram)

A joint venture with Live Nation Entertainment, Femme It Forward is a female-led music and entertainment platform that centers its mission in celebrating, educating, and empowering the industry’s most creative and accomplished female visionaries through multi-format, multi-market consumer experiences. We produce music festivals, concerts, original content, comedy shows, philanthropic endeavors, panels, college engagements and more.

Femmehouse

FEMME HOUSE is a 501(c)(3) with the goal of creating and fostering more equitable opportunity for womxn and non-binary people in the technical areas of music. We seek to create the future producers, mixers, and engineers of the industry by offering educational workshops, building community, propagating visual representation, and offering professional development resources such as networking, mentorship, and more. We believe that if you can see it, you can be it, and that if we tear down the barriers to entry, we can affect change on a systemic, industry-wide level.

Femnøise

Femnøise was born in 2017 as a collective to claim the fight for gender equality in the music industry. However, we soon realised that the solution does not lie in activism alone. We had to go one step further: connecting and empowering underrepresented people on a large scale, all over the world, creating synergies, empowering, connecting on a global scale.

Gender Amplified

Gender Amplified is a non-profit organization that aims to celebrate women in music production, raise their visibility and develop a pipeline for girls and young women to get involved behind the scenes as music producers.

Girls Behind the Rockshow (Facebook group)

Girls Behind the Rock Show aims to offer internships to both college-aged girls who want to be involved in music in any capacity, as well as those who are willing to just do the hustle. We are seeking out possible opportunities that may not have been found otherwise in both large and small music markets.

Girls I Rate

Our mission is:

Pushing for equality, female representation and recognition in the creative industries.

Creating internships, jobs and work experience opportunities for girls and women.

Encouraging women and girls to work together.

Honouring inspirational women and girls within the creative industries.

Empowering women and girls to believe anything is possible.

Experiencing first hand the imbalance and inequality within a very male dominated music industry, Carla was compelled to create a movement that provides females with a voice and platform. Her mission is to unite females though GIR and create opportunities for females within the music & creative industries.

Girls Rock Camp Alliance

The Girls Rock Camp Alliance is an international membership network of youth-centered arts and social justice organizations. We provide resources and space for community building to our membership in order to build a strong movement for collective liberation.

Girls Rock London

Girls Rock London (GRL!) is a music project for girls, women, trans and non-binary people in London. We run music projects where participants learn about music-making and performance. Our programmes are aimed at complete beginners as well as experienced musicians, and provide a platform for girls, women, trans and non-binary people to find and develop their voices. We aim to demystify music-making, challenge gender inequality in the music industry and build participants’ self-esteem and confidence.

We are part of the Girls Rock Camp Alliance – a movement of music camps that take place all over the world – united by a mission to empower people through music.

Girls Who Listen

Girls Who Listen is a female founded nonprofit dedicated to supporting and shaping future female creatives and executives within the music industry.

Catered to a diverse community of women, we host a series of events such as panels, mingling mixers, songwriting sessions, and compile an internal networking database for upcoming creators and professionals aiming to learn more about the music industry. Our program Girls Who Listen University serves as a medium for college students to receive hands-on experience, connecting them with some of the industry’s most brilliant minds. Our newest initiative Girls Who Care, is a mental health division that focuses on the well-being of our community.

Gold Hand Girls | Instagram

Dedicated to empowering and connecting women in the music industry, Gold Hand Girls is a multimedia music platform providing a bold response to breaking industry norms, conquering patriarchal statistics and elevating universal inspiration for women, men and members of the non-binary community. Through interactive content such as the Women and Music podcast, Gold Hand Girls amplifies voices of women in the music industry and connects with its community to raise awareness about issues affecting the music industry while celebrating the hustle of women.

Key for She

On these pages you’ll find everything you need to know about life as a woman producing and performing electronic music. The latest statistics, thought leadership, industry articles, documentaries, expert podcasts, and publications are all here, along with the most comprehensive, multi-genre directory of female electronic music producers anywhere in the world.

Keychange

We bring underrepresented genders in the music industry to the main stage.

Keychange is a movement that counts the discounted. We take action to empower talented underrepresented genders with training, mentoring, and network support plus conferences and showcasing opportunities at partner festivals.

Ladies/Music/Pub | Facebook

LMP is a regular social and discussion group, founded by Hannah TW and Tyson Mcvey in 2015. It is an informal and supportive environment to meet other womxn in the music business in London.

Our members include singers and producers, booking agents, managers, radio presenters, DJs, promoters, PR, publishing and sync, festival curators, consultants, music video directors and producers, we have lots of members from both independent and major record labels, record shops, label services companies and also people looking to move into music and seeking advice.

We aim to share opportunities and experiences (good and bad), offer advice and help move things forward. The group is not currently open to cisgender men, although we have discussed one-off open meetings. The term ‘Ladies ‘ is intended to be inclusive: LMP welcomes non-binary, gender-queer, gender neutral, trans folx.

The music industry is cismale dominated (70% of senior executives are male in the UK) this informal group is intended to be a welcome respite to those working in male dominated environments or feeling frustrated or affected by these stats.

Live Out L!ve | Instagram

LIVE OUT L!VE creates opportunities and sparks conversations to inspire and empower the next generation of diverse leaders in the live music industry.

Melocompass

Empowering women and minorities to start a career in music by demystifying and navigating opportunities in the music business.

Musequality.de

Musequality is a network of industry forces that have teamed up to find, mentor and push female talent in music.

MusicBYwomen

musicBYwomen ist das Netzwerk zur Förderung, Vernetzung und Sichtbarmachung von Frauen*, Trans und Nicht Binären Personen in der Musik(-wirtschaft) in Bayern. Wir bieten euch Workshops, Jobvermittlung, Mentoring, Netzwerktreffen und vieles mehr!

musicdirectory.ch

musicdirectory.ch from Helvetiarockt is a platform for women, inter-, trans- and non-binary people in the Swiss music industry.

Music Forward | Instagram

Music Forward bridges our communities to the music industry, empowers ambition, and creates momentum to redefine what is possible for the youth and industry we serve. Focusing on young people ages 12-22 in underserved communities, Music Forward sets the stage for success by providing workshops, panels, and showcases to inspire the next generation of music industry leaders, innovators, and artists. We also help raise awareness and funds for partners interested in making a difference and serve as a thought-partner in program development and delivery, including Crew Nation and Diversify the Stage.

Music Women Germany

The first nationwide network and database for womxn in all areas of the music industry in Germany has arrived! Regardless if you are an artist, in business, media or tech - whether you are a conductor, manager, entrepreneur, musician, producer or technician, all womxn working in the music industry are offered possibilities for qualification, and participation in networking events for career development and empowerment.

The Music Women Germany organisation has developed a nationwide database for all womxn in the music community. The goal of the new platform and its integrated database is to achieve gender equality and the participation of womxn working in music at every level, for every age and regardless of their background. Music Women Germany acts as a source for connecting and creating with womxn in the music industry. Our motivation is to create a diverse, intersectional, digital and linked-up local music culture and economy in order to achieve womxn's equal access into the music business.

Never Famous

Never Famous is a member-based website that allows tour personnel to manage profiles featuring job titles, experience, resumes, notable tour lists, references, and other essential scheduling assets that allows staffers to identify blocked dates. Membership is based on referrals and experience (two-year minimum requirement) so that artists and production companies are assured of qualified candidates. Custom web tools allow staffers to search candidates in the database by name, job position, dates, and availability.

Omnii

Omnii is a collective based in London, aiming to inspire women, trans and non-binary sound enthusiasts to operate in all aspects of audio production. We run workshops to provide and supplement technical knowledge both in the studio and in live sound.

Petok Productions

Petok Productions provides a database of women, trans and non binary professionals in all backstage roles; traditional backstage and tech crew, and Associates working in recording live events and creating visual content and more.

With the aim to diversify the production industry and pave the way for women, trans and non-binary people to have more visibility and direct exposure to work!

Petok Productions launched its training arm Petok Academy in 2022 offering shadowing, mentoring and training opportunities for people from under represented backgrounds.

Power Up | Instagram

Power Up is a new ambitious, long-term initiative which will support Black music creators and industry professionals and executives, as well as addressing anti-Black racism and racial disparities in the music sector.

Roadies Of Color United

The Roadies Of Color United International Social Network is comprised of Professionals in the Entertainment Services, Concert Touring and Live Entertainment Industries.

This Group is intended to be a place where Professionals in the Industry can Unite, Network, Promote each other and to collaborate in order help promote a more diverse and inclusive industry.

Our goal is to unite our industries in a way that has never been done before.

Route

Route is a Community Interest Company aiming to inspire young people from marginalised backgrounds to pursue a career in the music industry by sharing stories, experiences and practical advice from within its numerous fields.

At Route we want to demystify the pathways to revered job roles, highlight the importance of less glamorous but essential ones and make connections easier in an industry that can be notoriously cliquey by accident and design.

In 2020, through its written web content, panel discussions and workshops, Route strives to become a resource for a socially, ethnically and economically diverse audience of young people in Britain.

Saffron

Saffron is a music tech initiative taking an intersectional approach to redressing the gender imbalance in the industry

She is the Music

SITM is a nonprofit organization increasing the number of women working in music – songwriters, engineers, producers, artists and industry professionals.

We are an independent, global network that operates as a unifying organization for women from across the industry, creating strength and impact on a global scale. As an umbrella nonprofit, we also provide resources and support for female-focused initiatives that are working to create meaningful change – both through our own programs, as well as external efforts around the world.

Shesaid.so

shesaid.so is a global community of women and gender minorities in the music industry. Independently built in London by Andreea Magdalina at the end of 2014, shesaid.so has since grown to 12,000+ members around the world across 18 chapters in London, Los Angeles, France, Germany, South Africa, India and beyond.

We create and manage online communities that enable women in music to connect with each other to network, exchange information and get access to resources

We organize events that bring the members’ online connection to life worldwide

We produce creative content and other industry resources in order to inspire and educate

We host experiences that challenge the status quo and nurture discussions

We work with and help curate conferences and other industry events that are meaningful and inclusive

We are running 1 on 1 mentoring programs that bridge the gap between generations and offer tailored training for both mentors and mentees.

Soundcheck Aotearoa | Facebook | Instagram

SoundCheck Aotearoa is a New Zealand based action group formed in 2020 with the mission to foster a safe and inclusive culture for the music community.

Soundgirls.org | Facebook | Instagram

Supports women working in professional audio and music production by highlighting their success and providing a place for them to connect, network, and share advice. SoundGirls.Org provides support, career development, and tools to help those working in the field advance in their career.

SoundGirls.Org's vision is to inspire and empower young women and girls to enter the world of professional audio and music production while expanding opportunities for girls and women in these fields, and to share resources and knowledge through cooperation, collaboration, and diversity.

Scottish Women Inventing Music (SWIM) | Facebook | Instagram

Scottish Women Inventing Music (SWIM) is a collection of female music creators and industry professionals, based in Scotland.

Sound Systers

Berlin based feminist crew of audio engineers, offering support, workshops and audio services.

Tech Sisters | Facebook | Instagram

Our vision is to give every Tech Sister working in the events industry around the world the opportunity to feel equipped, empowered and encouraged through support, training, and networking. Based in Australia.

The Abep

The Association of Black Event Professionals

The Changeover | Instagram

Tools for diversity, inclusion, and equity for all sectors of the live industry. Diversifying our stages and our crews, one conversation at a time.

The Digilogue | Instagram

A diverse global music and tech community that programs educational conversations, career resources, and artist discovery content. Community-Driven. Bi-weekly music career listings, crew database and more.

The Music Business Association

The Music Business Association serves to nurture our global music community by connecting, empowering and educating the industry’s many players.

Representing more than 90 percent of the industry at large, the Association provides a trusted forum that connects, educates and empowers our industry where ideas and collaboration flourish.

The Zoo XYZ | Website

The Zoo XYZ is a Black owned events agency led by an international team of extraordinary black women. Who are dedicated to elevating brands and work closely with clients to create bespoke event experiences. With education and training at the heart of everything that they do, they too provided a range of AQA accredited courses, programmes and membership opportunities. To all those aspiring, navigating and exceling within the events industry.

Turn up her Mic

Instagram page showcasing and empowering womxn working behind the scenes in the music industry.

Well Dunn

The mission of the Well Dunn Foundation is to provide internships to students with volunteer experience who exhibit talent and drive, coupled with an aspiration to become tomorrow’s leaders in the entertainment industry, but lack the necessary financial resources to pursue the educational experience an internship provides.

We’ve Only Just Begun | Facebook

#WOJBDirectory profiles female/non-binary identifying musicians, bands, DJs and industry professionals in Ireland.

Women Connect

Women Connect are a female forward collective creating safer, all-inclusive spaces, good fortune and equal opportunities for women, non-binary people and gender fluid folk working within the creative industries. The collective was birthed from a place of passion and the undeniable need for us all to come together organically.

Women Connect aims to:

• Encourage one another to share experiences.

• To share resources & knowledge.

• Enable confidence to allow our community to thrive in their professional environment.

• Change the archaic perception that women are inferior in a working capacity and rather than working against one another.

Women in CTRL

Women in CTRL is a Not-For-Profit organisation that was set up to empower and inspire women in the entertainment, creative and business sectors of the music industry.

Women in CTRL encourage women to find their strengths, develop their own personal brand and build the tools and confidence to become female leaders. We support women’s professional development on their journey to leadership, and create opportunities to develop talent.

Women in CTRL provide a collective voice for women and minorities and underrepresented groups to advocate for fairness and equality in the music industry.

Women in CTRL campaigns, lobbies and advises industry associates and organisations on issues relevant to women.

Women in Live Music / WILM Facebook Group (includes a database of women in live music)

Women In Live Music (WILM) is an European platform and online community that was founded at the beginning of 2018, because currently women only make up a very small percentage of the live music industry, (est. 5-10%).

We believe in diversity and that the music industry is a place for everyone, so we started this organisation to grow a positive community and share our knowledge, skills and opportunities with the aim to equalise the gender balance in the years to come.

We encompass all backstage roles: Sound Engineers, Tour Managers, Lighting Designers, Riggers, Backliners, Stage Managers, Stagehands & many more!

Wom+n in the Entertainment Industry Facebook group

This is a safe place for women (including trans women), non-binary folx, and anyone who identifies with “the female experience” working in the entertainment industry. This includes workers in touring, broadcast, theatre, and other aspects of event production. We all have unique stories and experiences, and have all faced some sort of harassment or discrimination while trying to do our job. This is a safe space to talk about these experiences, ask questions, find resources, and share job posts.

Women in the Music Industry (WIMI)

Our goal is to highlight and recognize women who are normally behind the scenes in the music industry. These are managers of your favorite artists, crew members, producers, photographers, plus so many more. This website will give these women the credit they deserve.

Women of Touring World Unite Facebook group

This is a place for ladies who work as crew in touring industry to connect and build community. The only rules are you must have previously worked at least one tour. (An actual full tour be it bus, van or fly)

Yorkshire Sound Women Network

Yorkshire Sound Women Network (YSWN) was founded in 2015 by women working in the sound technology industry who wanted to use their skills and influence to address gender and racial inequality. Our mission is to support a flourishing industry which welcomes, encourages and progresses the inclusion of women at all levels from studio floor to boardroom, and reflects the diversity of its participating communities.

YSWN enables the artistic and technical development of women and girls through access to resources, skills sharing, and collaborative opportunities. Through its network YSWN provides strong, skilled and professional role models who actively encourage women and girls to participate and develop skills in sound and music digital technology. Our meetings are open to all women and non-binary, agender and gender variant people. Men are welcome to support the network in other ways.

Diversity panels:

People Power: Centering Equity & Relationships In A Music Industry Career - Diversify the Stage (11/23/2021)

Turn Up Her Mic "In Conversation: Gender Equity On the Road" Panel (01/05/2021)

Disability Awareness in the Music Industry - Women In Music Panel - Moderated by Lachi - 2020

Pollstar Live Digital Roundtable on Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity in Music Industry

Soundgirls.org presents: Transitioning in the Music Industry

#FiqueEmCasaOnStage | Mês do Orgulho LGTBQIA+ (in Portuguese / English)

Diversity training:

(I would love to get more resources listed here, if you know of any, please contact me!)

Aspiration to Action: Training for DEI Leaders

Aspiration to Action is a 3-month mentoring and training program for those leading and participating in workplace DEI Councils who desire to be more effective and have greater impact on their organizations as a whole.

Beloved Community

Beloved Community is a non-profit consulting firm focused on implementing regional, sustainable solutions for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Through individualized and personalized support, Beloved Community fosters open lines of communication and realistic plans to create and implement tangible, measurable systemic change at work, at home, and in schools.

Emancipator (NL)

Emancipator is working on the emancipation of men. Our work is about preventing violent masculinity, stimulating caring masculinity, and freeing men from traditional masculinity. We are trying to achieve this by transforming norms and expectations of, and from, men.

Inclusive web designing

Hollaback

Hollaback! is a global, people-powered movement to end harassment — in all its forms. We believe that we all deserve to be who we are, wherever we are.

We believe we all have a role to play in disrupting harassment and building a culture where it is no longer seen as “just the price you have to pay” for being a woman, LGBTQ+, a person of color, or any other marginalized identity. We teach people to take action, and to reach across their own identities to ally with others and establish a united front against harassment each time we witness it.

Misc Berlin

Misc Berlin offers workshops, training, coaching etc. on diversity and inclusion, based in Germany.

Privilege Training (NL)

Project Implicit

Find out your implicit associations (unconscious bias) about race, gender, sexual orientation, and other topics!

Safe the Dance

Sexism, violence, racism and discrimination are still part of many events. "Safe The Dance" develops individual concepts to turn your events into places where people can feel safe(r). We provide workshops, trainings, talks and more - get in touch!

Shift (Los Angeles)

Shift is here to consult your organization on JDEI & sexual harassment prevention needs, provide racial & gender equity training & workshops, & radical reimagine workplace practices.

Userway

The #1 Web Accessibility Solution for WCAG & ADA Compliance

Whiteness at Work

Whiteness at Work is an online, on demand training program with five modules designed to help you and your colleagues build skills most of us don’t have. Together, we’ll imagine new ways of working and sharing power. We’ll commit to the personal, interpersonal, and organizational growth required to create cultures of racial equity and justice. Develop the shared language, frameworks, and skill sets to help you push back against white dominant culture and institutional racism.

Interesting articles:

The Atlantic 30 August 2017:

Why Aren’t There More Women Working in Audio?

The Guardian 6 October 2020:

'You're left to rot if you speak up': the abuse faced by female roadies

Forbes 23 October 2020:

Women Are Underrepresented In The Music Industry—LÜM Is Trying To Change That

TPI Mag 9 December 2020:

3T – Tour Tech Training Course for Black Women in Live Music

Rolling Stone, 17 December 2020:

Music’s Road Crews Are Overwhelmingly White and Male. Meet the People Trying to Change That

IQ Mag 5 January 2021:

Unsung Heroes of 2020

The Guardian 31 January 2021:

From sharehousing with AC/DC to comforting Sharon Osbourne: life as the world’s first female roadie

More about inclusion and some research resources:

Annenberg Inclusion Initiative

Inclusion Rider – GRAMMY Awards 2022

From Intention to Impact - Steps for a Diverse and Inclusive Festival Culture by Green Events

female:pressure FACTS survey

The female:pressure FACTS survey is a continuous project, undertaken by volunteer members of the female:pressure network, that quantifies the gender distribution of artists performing at electronic music festivals worldwide.

Creative Diversity

The state of diversity in the UK’s creative industries, and what we can do about it.