Australia's Music Biz to Address Abuse Within Its Ranks
Signs in support of the #MeToo movement. Sexual abuse and the mistreatment of women is widespread and has gone on unchecked behind the curtain of Australia’s music industry for too long, new research has found. The #MeToo movement reached a flashpoint in recent days with the publication of Tunesmiths and Toxicity: Workplace Harassment in the Contemporary Music Industries of Australia and New Zealand, a report by Dr. Jeff Crabtree of the University of Technology in Sydney, which found workplace bullying and sexual harassment is extensive, and is typically perpetrated by patrons, peers and ...