‘What do you want readers to take away from it?
For young women especially, we want them to feel confident that they can make a career and build a sustainable life out of their creativity. And to just encourage them to keep creating and to keep submitting their work — the world needs to see the female perspective.’ https://i-d.vice.com/en_us/article/neenq8/girlgaze-photography-for-women-by-womenZine inspo- ‘Typical Girls zine’
TIMES ARE TOUGH BUT WE ARE TOUGHER
As Jamila told i-D last year, the zine was launched in 2015 with the aim of "creating positive representations of women in the media,"
https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/59gb88/the-new-typical-girls-zine-features-generations-of-radical-creative-women
In 1986, activist art collective the Guerrilla Girls published a report card ranking New York's top art galleries based on how many solo shows by a female artist each had mounted that year. The results were pretty dismal (actually, they're still pretty dismal). Let's try the same for fashion.
https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/pabxwk/why-we-need-more-women-in-top-design-positions
Bitches, Bimbos and Ballbreakers - By the Guerilla Girls 2003
WOMEN IN MUSIC INDUSTRY CURRENTLY
Howl emerged in 2014, the same time that male peers such as Tom Odell, James Bay, George Ezra, MNEK and Sam Smith were breaking through. “I was like: ‘Why are you able to be yourself and that’s fine?’” she says. “I felt like I constantly had to work on my image and be media-trained. Be a better performer. All the time, no chance to grow. Often, girls are expected to be the full package a lot sooner than guys . I see boys go on in jeans and a T-shirt and look a bit scruffy and they’re a bit awkward and people love it, but when you’re a female act you’re expected to be very polished very quickly. It can be daunting.”
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jul/21/pops-glass-ceiling-why-new-female-stars-cant-break-through
MEDIA,GENDER AND IDENTITY- DAVID GAUNTLETT 2008 OXON SECOND EDITION
217- ‘Young women want to prove they can do without feminism as a political movement, while enjoying the rewards of it’s success in culture and everyday life.’
Discuss marketing on Missguided/PLT ‘Girl Gang’ trend and relate to this quote
‘These people have reduced the message to a stereotype of women just needing to look pretty and love clothes. To us, the girl-gang image is supposed to go against the cutesy, delicate female stereotype and is a symbol of anger, violence and power. To put that stereotype back on the girl-gang image just goes against everything it’s about. It loses its meaning. It’s also quite insulting to the women who have worked their arses off creating in these male-dominated fields like art’(skinny girl diet) is all still, in their opinion, about looking good, not actually active in making a change or working towards breaking the gap in gender equality.
‘Whether these groups create a safe place for girls to party, or an inspiring environment to work in… they all serve a purpose with genuine authenticity.’ “I would say generally that female culture — if such a thing exists — does maybe facilitate these conversations a bit more,” Ione explains. “Especially if there’s a space that’s comfortable for other women, knowing that they’ll contribute to it and be treated right, then it may feel the same as having a chat with someone you knowcurrent girl collectives, more inclusive scene. Although they agree progress is evident in that they are given a platform to express these feelings, women are constantly being presented with new challenges such as pressures of social media and continuing to fight the pressures women face globally still to this day.
http://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/30269/1/how-do-we-move-beyond-clickbait-feminism
https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/ione-gamble-polyester-zine-publicatio-world-mental-health-day-101007
‘It’s a great time for feminism and for change, and it’s very exciting to be female and a part of the zine scene – it’s a real community which extends beyond London thanks to the internet. Whilst it’s positive that this movement has been recognised by the mainstream media, sometimes it worries me that feminism is seen as a trend. We’ve still got a long way to go in terms of the pay gap, the tampon tax and dated attitudes, but constantly talking about and promoting these issues will equate to change’ 2016
Zine scene has risen rapidly within the last few years
http://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/29843/1/the-girl-power-zines-to-read-this-month
Clickbait feminism??
‘And while I’m happy to talk about feminism and I’m happy that I’m a girl, I do sometimes feel like, ‘Why does everything I do have to be viewed through a lens of ‘feminist or not’?’ Like, can’t I ever do or create anything just as a person?’
http://www.dazeddigital.com/projects/article/22611/1/42-tavi-gevinson
There is a contradiction of not wanting to be labelled a ‘girl gang/girl band’ but still being necessary in attracting inspiring and empowering women ‘...Haley Shea, frontwoman of Norwegian punk band SLOTFACE. “I wish that we didn’t have to be called female-fronted, and that we could just be a band. That it isn’t anything special that we’re a band with a female. But on the other hand, it’s important for other girls to see themselves represented. I’d rather female-fronted bands make a point out of it, if that would help other girls to start rock bands.”
‘But in today’s music industry where misogyny is still deeply rooted and the gender divide is still prominent, the term “girl band” is needed more than ever.’
Sister: A Magazine For Girls A/W 2017
Hattie Stewart: ‘...I’ve been ignored, put down. Told I’m not good enough, been the token female on projects (directly said to me on numerous occasions).’ TOKEN FEMALE- DISCUSS
‘’Just ask any female illustrator and they’ll give you hundreds of stories of what they’ve had to face daily. I see more variation and quality in my female peers and male, yet I see more variation and quality in the projects given to my male peers.’
Polyester Issue Five 2016 Elidih Duffy
‘It becomes problematic when women or femme-identifying artists are branded as ‘feminist artists’ simply because their work comes from a place of feminism
CONCLUDE WHEN PRIMARY RESEARCH IS ATTAINED that the problem is still
there and perhaps more problematic than ever
‘No, a “girl band” is not a genre. A “girl band” is a revolution.’
http://www.polyesterzine.com/opinion/dont-call-us-a-girl-band
VISUAL ARTISTS PETRA COLLINS/MAISIE COUSINS
COLLECTIVES- GIRLGANG, I AM COLLECTIVE GIRLS THAT GIG( IN LEEDS)
TOP GIRL STUDIO
DOCUMENTARIES-
‘THE F WORD AND ME’- CHARLI XCX BBC DOCUMENTARY
‘THE PUNK SINGER’- KATHLEEN HANNA RIOT GRRL STORY
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