In 2025,
only 22% of the musicians BOOKED FOR major U.S. music festivals were women.
BOOK MORE WOMEN
BOOK MORE WOMEN IS WORKING TO ADVANCE GENDER EQUITY IN MUSIC THROUGH DATA AND COMMUNITY
Book More Women has measured gender disparity in music for 8 years. Now, we're moving from awareness to action and designing programs to put the data to work. We’re here to change the numbers for good.
WE’RE BUILDING THIS TOGETHER.
BOOK MORE WOMEN
IS BUILT ON DATA
In 2025, across nine of the biggest multi-genre music festivals in the U.S. :
22%of the musicians booked were women.
1% were nonbinary.
0.5% were transgender women or transgender men.
For the first time since our tracking began in 2018, representation decreased in 2025. Visibility and public pressure are no longer enough. So we're ready to do MORE.
Learn about how we’re putting the data to work with our new BOOKED festival partnership program.
OUR MISSION
Book More Women is challenging the status quo in the music industry — elevating underrepresented voices and shaping a more equitable ecosystem through data-driven advocacy, narrative change, and community-centered support.
OUR VISION
We envision a music industry built on transparency, accountability, and care – where gender equity is expected, representation is intentional, and artists and professionals of all identities have equal opportunities to thrive.
WHAT WE DO
RESEARCH
MUSIC FESTIVAL GENDER EQUITY DATA
We research and calculate the gender breakdown of music festival lineups and track progress.
We’ve edited and shared over 500 lineups.
BOOKED
ACCOUNTABILITY PROGRAM
Our festival partnership program:
We support organizers in setting measurable equity goals and together, provide opportunities to underserved artists.
MEASURED
MUSIC INDUSTRY PODCAST
Our podcast: we explore how power and access operate in the music industry.
Season 1 focuses on music festivals: the structures, barriers, and paths forward.
UNLOCKING KNOWLEDGE
RESOURCES
Workshops, guides, and other resources to support developing artists coming soon!
PARTNERS AND FRIENDS
ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS
THANK YOU TO OUR FOUNDING SUPPORTERS!
Amy Burgin
Clark Church
Todd Derr
Noelle and Bruce King
Karen Rappaport McHugh
Molly Neuman
Sawyer Whalen