WELCOME to the female:pressure podcast, where you’ll periodically hear music presented by members of the female:pressure community. Around an hour of electronic music where you´ll find the most stunning sounds from around the world and, of course, a lot of good tracks produced by f:p people!

female:pressure is a transnational online database and network of women, AFAB, transgender, transfeminine, transmasculine, intersex [+gender optional], genderqueer, gender nonconforming, a-gender and/or non-binary DJs, musicians, composers, producers, visual artists, agents, journalists, and researchers working in the realms of electronic music and visual arts. It is a publicly accessible source of information, a means of communication, and a tool to disclose the existence and the work of women, non-binary, transgender, and gender fluid people in this seemingly cis-male dominated field.

Founded by Vienna based Electric Indigo in 1998, female:pressure is the technological answer to the recurring assertions of an alleged lack of female artists in this field. The project started out as a simple html list until Viennese media artist and open source expert Andrea Mayr programmed the database in 2001. Growing from about 180 listed artists in 19 countries back then, female:pressure can now be proud of including over 3100 members in 86 countries [May 2024]. Members can log in and update their individual profile, most of the profiles link to the artists' web pages and contain contact information.

"Why are there still not many women in the electronic music scene?" We have heard this question countless times. While we think that the perceived lack of gender diversity is caused by a complex combination of societal factors, experience shows that marginalized gender groups are hardly less active. In fact, their activities are less recognized and additionally often forgotten in historiography. Raising visibility [and audibility] of players in the electronic music scenes is therefore one of our main goals.

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