Spinderellas Breaking the Glass Ceiling

Women’s eNews ran an interesting story today on the plight of the female DJ. Apparently, while hired less often and compensated less well, women are breaking into the DJing profession at a steady rate. The article states:
…[W]omen are heading to DJ school in record numbers. For example, when the pre-eminent Scratch DJ Academy opened in Manhattan in 2002, the male-female student ratio was 80-20. Now, says Mike Cannady, the academy’s director, “Our courses are about a 50-50 split between men and women. We just opened up an academy in Los Angeles, which was about 50-50 from the start. I think this shows a major change in the DJ industry as a whole.”
One explanation for the influx of women DJs is the creation of female collectives and support groups sprouting up in the community. Groups like Sister SF, Shejay, and Girlsdj.com help female DJs get gigs, vent their collective frustration at the sexism of the industry, and network with other like-minded women.
If you’re interested in spinning records but not sure where to start, you’re now a click away from finding hundreds of women to help.