A quota for women conductors?
NewsThe German conductor Anja Bihlmaier takes up her first job as music director at the Residentie Orchestra in The Hague this weekend.
Bihlmaier, 42, tells local media:
‘In Germany, female conductors are extremely scarce. As a student I was the only one. Then it is almost impossible to find a job. Here (in the Netherlands) they are much further along, and in Scandinavia there are even gender quotas. I think that’s a complicated discussion; no one wants to be a quota woman. But maybe it’s necessary.’
Is that really the case at orchestras in Scandinavia?
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