Do we need gender quotas for musical festival line-ups?

Mervin Benn, Electric Picnic’s Festival Chief has spoken on the idea of having a 50/50 gender split in their line-up. But is this necessary? To discuss Ciara spoke to Linda, Coogan-Byrne from Why Not Her, and also Minnie Mooney a Freelance Journalist.

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Do we need gender quotas for musical festival line-ups?

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Mervin Benn, Electric Picnic’s Festival Chief has spoken on the idea of having a 50/50 gender split in their line-up.

But is this necessary? To discuss Ciara spoke to Linda, Coogan-Byrne from Why Not Her, and also Minnie Mooney a Freelance Journalist.

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