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Do You ImaginE

You know if we were to look at the world of orchestral conducting, it would be so obvious that women often face challenges, and obstacles that their male colleagues don’t. Conducting music has definitely been a male dominated profession for a very long time, even today it’s as though people carry old assumptions about who looks like a leader. People often don’t or won’t look at women as Leaders. A male conductor can walk onto the podium, and people automatically trust his authority, but if a woman walks onto the podium the same way the man did and even stood in the same spot, she will have to prove herself before people would even think about her lifting the Baton. One of these major obstacles for a woman I believe is Stereotyping. Ther are quite a few people who still believe That Leadership has to look loud, and feel loud, people still believe it should be forceful or traditionally masculine, and they judge a woman much more harshly for the same behaviors as the man. Women conductors also have to deal with rude comments about certain things they wear, also what they look like, their overall appearance. If that’s not bad enough people talk about their personality, they poke fun at their gestures, the same gestures their male coworkers use. To top all these things off, there’s a lot less women mentors in that field, leads to fewer role models, without role models people will not open their door to women conductors. People that do the hiring are very bias, which to me is the biggest obstacle inn a woman’s way. There are a few orchestras that will try to be fair, but unconscienced bias can affect who will be invited to the auditions, who gets recommended and also who gets chosen for the big opportunities. I’m sure women feel extra pressure on them to balance a very demanding travel schedule, which come with expectations about family responsibilities. I’m thinking, in order to get these issues addressed, we would need both men and women to play a very big role in this plan. Women can continue pushing forward, also supporting one another during this time. Women need to start claiming their space, or place in the field. Men can be a big help to the women, by big help I mean mentoring these women. Men can call out the bias; they can treat a woman’s leadership as a completely normal thing to do while out in the field. When everybody works together, and has respect for one another, the field becomes more open, and fair. People will definitely be more focused on the actual talent, and not on the person’s gender.

by Dolores Villalobos

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