Daughter says musical instruments are for men in pop music - how do I prove her wrong?

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My daughter play a the guitar and electric guitar.

I was trying to think of really good female electric guitar players to act as role models and actually struggled (my bad). Men however, Clapton, Hendrix, Marr etc. The list goes on. In fact when I watch bands it always seems to be be men on supporting instruments generally.

Modern pop music seems to equate women with good looks/sex appeal/ singing and there isn't much variation. Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter , Arianna Grande, Tate McRae etc. etc. However the more heavy weight bands in pop cukture, The Beatles, Stones, Queen, Bowie are all male.

I am now seeing classical music as the genre where you have true gender equality and opportunities so I am trying to get my daughter to see at least a classical concert for this reason (as well as the music being brilliant). Am I wrong in this view??

Watch Taylor Swift's Eras concert on Disney before you write her off. Also absolutely nothing wrong with being pretty and talented. Ariana Grande plays French horn and piano as well as having an impressive vocal range. Sabrina Carpenter plays guitar, ukelele, drums, piano and bass. Tate McRae plays piano.
I would say before labelling young pretty performers as just sex appeal, take some time to find out how they developed their craft. Equally singing is using the voice as an instrument and takes years of hard work to hone.

Darcy -bassist in smashing pumpkins
Justine, Donna and Annie from Elastica
Tori amos
Gaga -talented pianist, extremely high IQ
courtney love
Sleater Kinney

Christine McVie was singer, songwriter, musician, and for several years the only woman in Fleetwood Mac. She did a lot of the heavy lifting for the band in that period even though she didn't want to be the frontwoman.

Declan McKenna’s guitarist is a woman

chapel Roan’s band are all women ( her lyrics are a bit spicy depending on your DD’s age)

Also Beyonce has an amazing group of women playing instruments for her live shows.

Last Dinner party - excellent current band

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/TheLasttDinnerParty

It's a shame they don't show this side of themselves more though

Rilo Kiley (Jenny Lewis)
Sleater Kinney
Prince had a female keyboardist and guitarist
St Vincent
Throwing Muses
Lush
The Pretenders (Chrissie Hynde)
Sonic Youth (Kim Deal)
The Breeders (Kim.and Kelley Deal)
The Pixies (Kim Deal)
Courtney Barnett
Phoebe Bridgers
Better Oblivion Community Center

Taylor plays piano and guitar, Conan gray had an all female band on his latest tour, six the musical has an all female band on stage,

Anyway Taylor Swift plays guitar live on stage and plays piano as does lady gaga. Crucially the most successful female artists are involved in production and write.

Taylor does though, it's just society that writes them off for being attractive

Country and Americana are great genres for female musicians, although many are of course not as well known as Taylor Swift! Sheryl Crow, Sarah Zimmermann from Striking Matches, Kezia Gill...

Taylor Swift plays both guitar and piano and writes her own songs, some of my favourite sections of the Eras tour film are where she's performing the acoustic sets live, just her voice and guitar or piano, just magical.

https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/best-female-guitarists/

White stripes and Babyshambles both had female drummers.

I'd like to recommend Aldous Harding who is incredible. Also Amy Winehouse was on stage with her guitar a lot during the Frank era.

Thanks all!

Sharlene Spiteri plays both guitar and piano and is absolutely phenomenal.

There was all.female Danish Rockband called "Shit and Chanel" (later Shit & Chalou as Chanel threatened to sue) they did some amazing songs but I think all in Danish. Could.be worth her looking them up though.

Two of the members Anne Linnet and Lis Sørensen have had huge success in Danish music industry are both household names.

I think you're daughter is right there are a lot less but that doesn't mean she can't do it. Gender stereotypes and roles are changing all the time and the limitations on women are always changing, if your daughter wants to be a pop star who plays the guitar I'm here for it and she should follow her dreams! Plus then my daughter/ possible granddaughters has an idol to follow 💖

Not sure if Sheryl Crow has been mentioned yet, she plays guitar.

Sheila E is an amazing drummer and singer who collaborated and toured with Prince.

Tori Amos is a great pianist.

Poodle perm time:
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Christine McVey
Meg White
Tracy Chapman
The Corrs
Karen Carpenter
Nina Simone
...

They do show this side - regularly. It's the media that doesn't so if you're only going to skim these artists you'll miss it entirely. Taylor swift has a guitar for all her early stuff, an acoustic set in her Eras tour and plays in some of the others sets on that tour too.

Also the 4 bands you've listed for pop culture are from 40 plus years ago too so it looks like you're going back to the past for male inspiration as well 😂😂😂

Slightly left field - but get her to check out YouTube videos of the musical SIX. They have a band on stage and it is always female only. They have drummer, bass guitar, guitar and keyboards.

The Beatles, Stones, Queen, Bowie are all male.
Average age?