𝙏𝙧𝙪𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙜𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙩𝙮. If orchestras are to lead artistically, they must also lead in equity — recognizing that women do not weaken authority, reliability, or quality. Excellence and inclusivity are not opposites. They mutually reinforce each other.

The answer: E𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 (𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗲-𝗱𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱) 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. E.g., they were late to admit women and slow to adopt anonymized auditions. By clinging to exclusionary traditions, they reinforce male-dominated structures.

No, women do not make an orchestra worse (research shows the opposite).

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- In Germany, the 𝟮𝟭 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁-𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝟯𝟰.𝟱% women (vs. 43.1% in mid-tier ensembles).
- The 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟳.𝟲% (vs. 40% overall)
- In the UK, 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝟯𝟬% 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝗢𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮 were women (vs. 43.2% overall).

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ich sag’s immer wieder. Die FPD ist AfD für Reiche.

ah, ok. I think I have an idea why…

yes! gotta breathe in to breathe out 😊