GENIE (Gender Equality Networks in Europe) Project Launch

Launch Date: 2 April 2024

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Gender equality activist and researcher Grace Goodwin launches GENIE (Gender Equality Networks in Europe), an online database of over 300 projects across 25 countries supporting gender equality in music. The database features projects ranging from producer courses, radio shows, to festivals and much more. GENIE is a springboard for collaboration across borders, or finding like-minded people in your own country, all whilst working towards the common goal of gender equality in music. The website can be filtered by country or project type to help you find your perfect match.

The project grew out of Grace's travels to major festivals around Europe where she realised that project leaders and gender equality activists were not aware of each other's work. She started collating information on projects she encountered across Europe, reaching out to stakeholders who connected her with project leaders and communities. Just a year later she had collected a list of over 300 projects, which encouraged Soundcloud to enlist as the lead supporter of GENIE.

Grace said ‘This project is about highlighting the amazing work across Europe that is supporting women who want to take up space in the music industry. GENIE would not have been possible without the people who took the time to talk to me. I was amazed at the variety and number of projects I have found and can't wait to see the collaborations that take place because of GENIE.’

Call To Action: GENIE wants YOUR project. Are you working on a project that is supporting gender equality in music? Are we missing a project that you have taken part in? Then submit a project at geniedatabase.com to open doors for future collaboration, networking and funding.