Women's music

Women's music is a type of music base on the ideas of feminist separatism and lesbian-separatism, designed to inspire feminist consciousness,^[1] chiefly in Western popular music, to promote music "by women, for women, and about women".^[2]

Women's music initially focused on feminism questions which exposed the unfair treatment on female from society and families that was ignored by men. Its lyrics focused on the power of women individually and in women solidarity. Later, it became lesbian music.

As an offshoot of the feminist movement, the genre was referred to as a musical expression of the second-wave feminist movement^[3] and included the female labor, civil rights, and peace movements.^[4] The movement was started by lesbian performers such as Cris Williamson, Meg Christian and Margie Adam, African-American musicians including Linda Tillery, Mary Watkins, Gwen Avery^[5] and activists such as Bernice Johnson Reagon and her group Sweet Honey in the Rock, and peace activist Holly Near.^[4] Women's music is not only associated with female performers but also had all female workers in the industry. Studio musicians, producers, sound engineers, technicians, cover artists, distributors, promoters, and festival organizers who are also women.^[2]