The music industry remains stagnant in breaking up its predominantly male class of artists, producers, and songwriters, a new report from USC says.

Women comprised 37.7% of artists across the Billboard Hot 100 year-end chart last year ... evaluated represent the agenda-setting music that has the greatest opportunity to launch and grow ...

which is bringing women music producers together in ways that boost their self-esteem and their self-confidence. I would also tell myself that failure is your greatest asset because it builds ...