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Eleanor McEvoy is not happy. And with good reason. "Do you ask your male interviewees about gender and misogyny?" she asks when I raise the subject. It is a fair point. The singer songwriter has had over 30 years in the music industry to consider its treatment of women. "Im typically described as a female musician or a female singer songwriter. But the fact is, Ive never ever heard Paul Brady referred to as a male singer songwriter. Ive never heard Van Morrison referred to as a male musician o...