About the Workshop Hosted by Why Not Her?, we welcome you to join us for an empowering and trauma-informed workshop designed to provide a safe space for women who have experienced sexual assault. This session will offer practical tools, expert insights, and compassionate support to help participants navigate their healing journeys. The workshop will be …
Statement from Founder, Linda Coogan Byrne of Why Not Her? Collective: What a historic moment for the Media Sector in Ireland as Catherine Martin, T.D., Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, launches Coimisiún na Meán’s Gender, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy. I am so proud to have been a stakeholder consultant with …
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Why Not Her? Annual Radio Data Report on UK Radio 2023/2024: In a landmark year for gender equality in music, women have taken the lead in the Top 100 songs on UK Radio, making 2024 a historic year for female artists on the airwaves. This significant achievement is not only a triumph for the artists …
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Top 100 Most Played Songs on UK Radio 2023 revealed! UK radio plays only 48% Domestic UK Artists in 2023. UK Radio supports its own! 48% in UK Radio’s Top 100 Songs of 2023 feature UK Domestic Artists! Lewis Capaldi lands number 1! LINK TO INFOGRAPHICS: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1uL4CXP8EOz1eQlyztVA0lmrGgk_fBUsm?usp=sharing View only link:https://www.canva.com/design/DAF4zZrxTDg/l7hEiEqzxQdh7bNnZmg5fw/view?utm_content=DAF4zZrxTDg&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=editor Summary of findings Top 100 UK …
‘ON HIT LIST’ “Hackers sent me rape and death threats then deleted my book”, says Irish music pro, Linda Coogan Byrne to The Irish Sun. “I know so many other campaigners and women in politics who have to endure cyber-attacks and bullying so often. “With little accountability to be had on the attacker’s side, the …
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Hi, thank you for visiting this link and for showing your support and solidarity with the survivors of The Mother and Baby Homes. You will find a List of Email addresses for Local/national TDs and politicians in Ireland listed here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1drnSLfNSmBAdUK_YcQp9_r5v343PY674FMejQLQ5-eY/edit?usp=sharing You will also find a sample of an email template that you can send …
Research by the National Women’s Council of Ireland and Why Not Her? have found significant disparities in the gender balance on Irish radio and television, with female artists receiving less airtime and female voices less likely to be heard in discussions. The new measures are designed to ensure gender-balanced panels on current affairs or news …
>>>3 YEARS ON AND IRISH RADIO SHOW SIGNS OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES TO PLAYLISTS AS ‘OVER 10 STATIONS’ NATIONWIDE SHIFT TO GENDER PARITY & DIVERSITY – HAILED AS THE ‘EQUALISERS & GAME CHANGERS’ OF IRISH RADIO! >>> A BREAKDOWN OF THE TOP 100 SONGS ACROSS IRISH RADIO (IRISH AND INTERNATIONAL) OF 2021 – ED SHEERAN IS THE …
Linda Coogan Byrne, founder of Why Not Her? commented in The Time’s recent analysis of the shortage of female acts at summer music festivals in 2022 in Ireland. The data analysis found that just one in four performers at Ireland’s biggest summer music festivals are women. This year has marked the return of music festivals, which …
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“Two decades of broken dreams, years of exclusion, lost income and shattered careers: A Look at The Irish Singles Charts 2000-2019 & The Homegrown Charts” · Link to play a slideshow presentation of the full report is here: https://bit.ly/3aF9hZyhttps://www.canva.com/design/DAEbw8lw1Fw/view?embed&meta#?secret=pF1dmFHU9f20 YEARS OF THE IRISH SINGLES CHARTS: DISPARITY DATA REPORT 2000-2019 PRESS RELEASE: Irish music charts and radio stations …
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