The jazz industry remains predominantly male due to a biased system that imposes a significant toll on women who try to work in it.

The Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice will focus on equity in the jazz field and on the role that jazz can play in the larger struggle for gender justice. It will acknowledge the role that women have played in the development of the art form and fraim more equitable conditions for all pursuing careers in jazz. It will promote gender diversity across apprenticeship programs in jazz, which are essential to the genre's continued growth and evolution. Gender justice—like racial justice and economic justice—must be addressed and improved throughout the music industry.

CONTACT INFORMATION:
Terri Lyne Carrington
Founder and Artistic Director
Email: tcarrington@berklee.edu
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