The music industry has been especially difficult for female artists because of the presence of a lot of male figures who control most of the business decisions. Although women have been empowered for years, a lot of it has only become emergent after the #MeToo movement that started in 2017.
Since then, women in the industry started to feel safe because they have been empowered by other women to speak up against their male aggressors and expose their lewd and sexual behaviors in the workplace.
According to singer Ellie Goulding, the #MeToo Movement has transformed the way she works in the industry.
Ellie Goulding Says #MeToo Movement Changed The Music Industry
Speaking to BBC 4, Ellie Goulding shared that the #MeToo Movement changed the music industry, making it easier for women to work comfortably.
"I definitely think the landscape has changed a bit, especially since the MeToo movement," she pointed out. "I think that was really, really important for people to keep speaking out about their individual stories, because I know a lot was happening and just wasn't being talked about."
Apparently, Goulding had experienced some things on her own too. She revealed that she had been invited by male producers for a "drink" after studio sessions which eventually became a "romantic" thing for them.
"You know, when you go into a studio and afterwards the producer asks if you want to go for a drink. And I'm quite a polite person, I don't like letting people down. I don't like disappointing people. So I was like, 'Yeah, sure, absolutely, go for a drink,'" she recalled.
According to the "Love Me Like You Do" singer, these things lead to becoming a "romantic" thing even though they shouldn't.
"You don't want it to be a romantic thing, but it's like there was always a slight feeling of discomfort when you walked into a studio and it was just one or two men writing or producing," she continues to explain.
Ellie Goulding Felt Empowered With The #MeToo Movement
Back then, Goulding just brushed up the said discomfort. Until the #MeToo Movement started picking up buzz in the entertainment industry, exposing stories that seemed to echo the same sentiment she had. (via BBC 4)
"But then hearing so many other stories, similar stories from other female musicians and singers, I realized that I wasn't alone in it at all," the singer remembered. "It wasn't just me, being particularly friendly."
Goulding even says that it became kind of a "currency" for female artists, walking into a room with an "unspoken thing" that almost felt like an "expectation."
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