Legendary Irish Artist Jim Fitzpatrick Gives Solidarity to WhyNotHer? Campaign in Beautiful Art Piece

Legendary Irish Artist Jim Fitzpatrick, best known for elaborately detailed work inspired by the Irish Celtic artistic tradition, has given Why Not Her? a beautiful piece of art to use for the Solidarity Campaign that is being led with the simple hashtag #WhyNotHer which aims to elevate the voices of women and female-identifying people and reach a …

An Invitation to Action Plan for Radio

https://www.canva.com/design/DAEWSn9Cq6A/view?embed Invitation to Action Plan 2021: WNH? by WhyNotHer? 'Led by music industry consultant Linda Coogan Byrne, global development executive Bernadette Sexton, and researcher and academic Dr Brenda Donohue, Why Not Her has now launched an action plan for Irish radio stations to implement in order to tackle the inequality. Audiences want to hear more …

RTE News 6:1 Covers #WHYNOTHER? Campaign On National TV

https://videopress.com/v/u1Akatlv?preloadContent=metadata Did you see us on the RTE News 6.1 National news? Thanks to Sinead and team for covering our campaign. https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2021/0128/1193752-huge-lack-of-airtime-for-female-artists-on-irish-radio/

Irish Examiner Features Latest Gender Disparity Report

We would like to thank the Irish Examiner for their continued support and being on the right side of Gender Equality & Diversity. Full article here: https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40214618.html

Irish Times Run Exclusive on New Gender Disparity ‘6 months on’ Report

You can check out the exclusive coverage that the Irish Times published on the latest Gender Disparity Report right here: https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/radio-still-plays-staggeringly-shockingly-more-male-irish-artists-1.4463249 We would like to thank the Irish Times for their continued support and being on the right side of Gender Equality.

Cork Echo 3 page feature on Why Not Her?

If you happen to be within Cork, Ireland, make sure you pick up a copy of the Cork Echo, and check out an interview with our founder Linda Coogan Byrne and Mike McGrath-Bryan.

6 MONTH FOLLOW UP of GENDER DISPARITY DATA REPORT on IRISH RADIO

6 MONTH FOLLOW UP of GENDER DISPARITY DATA REPORT on IRISH RADIO >>> Diversity on the rise in the music scene as we go from just 1 artist of colour to 11 featured in Airplay charts across Irish Radio in the last 6 months.  >>> National & Dublin Radio Stations lead the changes in gender …

Clash Magazine Interview with Linda Coogan Byrne “2020 Is The Year Irish Women Stood Up For Radio Equality And Representation”

Thank you so much to Cailean at Clash Magazine for including some of what our founding member Linda Coogan Byrne had to say about the historical breakthrough in the music scene in Ireland this year. Thanks so much for the platform and highlighting what Linda had to say about this years work carried out by …

The Why Not Her? Podcast launches

Why Not Her? is all about amplifying the voices of womxn across the entertainment, arts, creative, political and activism world. Season One has a myriad of guests who share their journeys and speak candidly about obstacles they have faced and how they navigated around them. Truly inspiring! The Why Not Her? Podcast series is hosted …

Gender Disparity Data Chart Report

This new report focuses in on The Irish Charts and the Gender Disparity therein. It was compiled from the weekly Official Irish Singles & Albums Charts compiled by The Official Charts company for IRMA and made available, weekly, from the IRMA website (Irma.ie). The research was carried out by Cian Sullivan, a member of the …