Gender Equality In Music

Looking back to the history, the concept of gender equality was not common in the past; nearly no one would talk about this. Females were stereotyped to be weak, pretty and tender, and their social status was very low. Affected by the whole social environment, females at that time were forced to obey the males, or they even did not have a concept that they had the right to choose, to make decisions for themselves. But along with the changes and progress of society, equality between male and female becomes a very common issue nowadays. Females dare to fight for their own rights, fight for equality. They start to think that what they want to be is more important than what the society prefers them to be. These changes bring about the female empowerment. And music, then becomes a channel for people to talk about feminism, talk about gender equality.
But how the theme ― female empowerment is explored in different ways in songs? Actually, songwriters would explore different …show more content…
G-Eazy brings about the concept of breaking the gender stereotype. In the past, when the concept of gender equality was still not common, males always thought that females were just a kind of accessories for them; therefore, males could control the females, change the females. But in the song, lyrics like "I'm not just one of your many toys", "Don't say I can't go with other boys", "Don't tell me what to do", "Don't try to change me in any way" are mentioned, there is also a repetition of "You don't own me" (MetroLyrics - Own). All of these are talking about a concept that females do not need to live in the way what the male wanted them to be. They should have their own ideas, have their own feelings and their own lives, and just live the way they want. These show females try to challenge male possessiveness, try to overthrow the gender stereotype that the females should just listen and obey, which then bring about the theme of female