The Female Renaissance in Country Music

The whole world has heard of the injustices that women face on a day-to-day basis, but few have had the courage to stand up for women’s rights. Women in the country music industry are the perfect example of this. Today women are discredited because they’re seen not as “talented” as men, even though this is far from true.

Even though many female country artists have been nominated over the years, artists like Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood have taken country music to its best, becoming the face of country music. Nonetheless, they have faced unjust rules that start from the way they dress to the way they act. They’re told to act properly, yet men don’t face such rules.

“It’s not pleasant at times, the nasty comments, the not getting paid, the clanking beer bottles, the club owners who put you in uncomfortable positions…being given a foot of stage when you’re opening, making the best of it,” Miranda Lambert said in an interview with Karen Mizoguchi for People magazine.

Saying you want things to change is not the same as fighting for the change, not the same as being part of the fight.

“We’re all fighters, fighting for what we love, you don’t stop because it’s hard, I think you get together and fight harder,” Lambert added.

Many say the fight has started, but that’s been the case for years. Young females dream of becoming the next country music star, but is the world accepting now?

“Think about all of the little girls that are sitting at home saying, ‘I want to be a country music singer.’ What do you tell them? What do you do? How do you look at them and say, ‘Well, just work hard, sweetie, and you can do it.’ When that’s… not the case right now,” Carrie Underwood brought up in an interview with Elaina Smith for the Women Want to Hear Women podcast.

Current female artists are fighting for those who follow, a fight that simply demands equal rights.

“If you don’t stand for something, how can anyone respect what you do?” Lambert remarked.

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