Wendy Shay Makes Bold Claim About Male Artistes Who Demand Sex For Features
Wendy Shay has ‘exposed’ a significant flaw within the music industry, where male artistes insist on sexual favours before collaborating with female artistes.
During a special edition of International Women’s Day on TV3, the Ruftown signed artiste expressed her thoughts on the challenges female musicians encounter as far as entertainment in Ghana is concerned.
Wendy Shay emphasized that when female artistes approach male musicians for collaborations, some of them demand sexual favours.
She pointed out that, while male upcoming artistes may not face such issues, established female artists often have to deal with these uncomfortable situations. In her words, these are just a few examples of the obstacles women face and endure in the music industry.
“This is a male dominated industry where women are mostly overlooked. There is this rejection on the path of women. We actually get rejection from our male counterparts when we really want to have a featuring.
“You see them feature a normal male upcoming artiste but an established female artiste would like to have a feature from another male artiste and they want to be sexual so these are some of the things that women face and have to go through in the industry,” she stated.
International Women’s Day (IWD) is an annual holiday observed on March 8, serving as a significant milestone in the women’s rights movement.
IWD sheds light on critical issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and the prevention of violence and abuse against women.
Originating from labor movements in North America and Europe during the early 20th century, IWD was inspired by the universal female suffrage movement.
The first recorded instance of this celebration was a “Women’s Day” organized by the Socialist Party of America in New York City on February 28, 1909.
This event sparked the idea of an annual “Women’s Day,” which was proposed by German delegates at the 1910 International Socialist Women’s Conference.
Although the date was not initially fixed, the following year witnessed the inaugural demonstrations and commemorations of International Women’s Day throughout Europe. In 1917, after the Russian Revolution, IWD was designated as a national holiday on March 8.
Subsequently, it became a day of celebration for socialist and communist countries. However, it wasn’t until the late 1960s when the global feminist movement embraced IWD, distancing it from its association with far-left movements and governments.
The United Nations played a pivotal role in promoting IWD, leading to its recognition as a mainstream global holiday in 1977.
