Ghanaian Singer Highlights Challenges Female Musicians Face.
Ghanaian singer Wendy Shay has opened up about the challenges female musicians face in the music industry, revealing that some male artistes reject featuring requests from female musicians and, at times, demand sex in exchange for collaborations.
Speaking on TV3’s special edition of International Women’s Day, Wendy Shay emphasized the male dominance in the industry, noting that women are often overlooked. She expressed frustration over the rejection female artistes face when seeking collaborations with male counterparts.
“This is a male-dominated industry where women are mostly overlooked. There is this rejection on the path of women. We actually get rejection from our male counterparts when we really want to have a featuring. You see them feature a normal male upcoming artiste but an established female artiste would like to have a feature from another male artiste and they want to be sexual so these are some of the things that women face and have to go through in the industry,” she stated.
In an effort to support up-and-coming female artistes, Wendy Shay mentioned, “I use my platform to push and encourage them. Post their videos and all. I wish I could do more which I would financially.”
The ‘African Money’ crooner also advised women to build their potentials and add more value to themselves, encouraging them to persevere in the face of such challenges in the music industry.