Agreed. The fact that the beliefs are so strong that its now enforced as a law makes me nauseous. However, law or not, these men who share these beliefs might still rape/threaten their wives into obedience. (posted to Karzai Votes in Law that Leads to Massive Scale-backs in Women's Rights. )
Like what Sleepy said, I think that feminist or not, some people can just be assholes, and feminism isn't to blame for someone's shitty behavior. However, other people like to blame it on that, and thats why I think it (posted to Smile!)
Thanks so much, definitely helping me get a starting point. I was originally going to go with something about how the only way female pop artists are seen as successful is if they're also "beautiful," where male musicians do not (posted to Literature on the History of Sexism in Music)
It depends on the kind of music you are looking to consider. However, r&b music is a great example, as you have artists like Beyonce and Mariah Carey who are pushed because of their looks whereas artists with greater talent (posted to Literature on the History of Sexism in Music)
This short essay by the poet Ruth Padel is pretty interesting. It discusses how it wasn't until quite recently in Western popular music that women actually began writing their own songs in large numbers, prior to this women mostly performed (posted to Literature on the History of Sexism in Music)
People have already given you some amazing suggestions, but here are some comics that kind of touch on sexism in the punk scene. http://www.mitchclem.com/nothingnice/316/ http://www.mitchclem.com/nothingnice/331/ They're just kind of funny. (posted to Literature on the History of Sexism in Music)
Also, if you were looking to analyze how issues of sexism and racism affect women as performers, one great book that examines this is "Girls Rock! Fifty Years of Women Making Music" by Mina Julia Carson, Tisa Lewis and Susan (posted to Literature on the History of Sexism in Music)
If you scroll about a third of the way down this page: http://www.feministezine.com/feminist/ there is a "feminist" music section which has a collection of articles focused on women in music. (posted to Literature on the History of Sexism in Music)
