French Jazz faces #MeToo reckoning as women push for change

Since the MeToo movement sent shockwaves across creative industries, France’s film and theatre sectors have undergone a visible reckoning, with victims speaking out and calls for accountability gaining ground. Yet, according to a recent editorial signed by prominent jazz musicians, the country’s jazz scene has yet to confront entrenched sexism and long-silenced sexual violence. FRANCE 24’s Solène Clausse and Yong Chim went to find out how women in the industry are turning things around.

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French Jazz faces #MeToo reckoning as women push for change
Since the MeToo movement sent shockwaves across creative industries, France’s film and theatre sectors have undergone a visible reckoning, with victims speaking out and calls for accountability gaining ground. Yet, according to a recent editorial signed by prominent jazz musicians, the country’s jazz scene has yet to confront entrenched sexism and long-silenced sexual violence. FRANCE 24’s Solène Clausse and Yong Chim went to find out how women in the industry are turning things around.
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