Hanna Hanra in the snarky “Why are There No Female DJ’s Mag’s Top 100 List” in The Guardian.

I think Hanra raises a good (and hilarious) point; there really aren’t inherent differences in capability based on gender, but as someone that works in a technical field, filmmaking, I see this too (a lack of female filmmakers).  I think it’s a complex issue, but I’ve often wondered whether the idea that cisgendered men are more technical (or musical) is so ingrained, that they are nurtured or encouraged to follow those fields from a young age. And of course sexism is still rampant, so the female (and non-cis male DJs) that do exist are most likely being treated in the same manner that Hanra faces and encounter all the obstacles that come with battling sexism in any workplace.  I guess my mini thesis would have to be, that perhaps problem stems from outmoded assumptions about gender coupled with misogyny and sexism.  The real question is, how do you solve that?  I think Hanra provides one answer by getting people talking and or writing about this issue, as one thing that bugged me in the comments section of The Guardian was how people dismissed the article’s relevance based on who was on the list (ie, if Skrillex is on, we can’t take it seriously).  However, it’s naive to not see such a list as indicative of the music industry, and a women’s place in it (as pop stars mostly), on a whole.  I think it’s high time we take sexism in all it’s forms damn seriously, even if you don’t take the rankings seriously.