F*EMS (Females* for Equality Making Stuff), as it appears in print At first glance, it may not be that noticeable. When festival season comes around each summer, something is almost consistently missing from lineups across the globe: women. This is never clearer than when festival posters are displayed with only acts featuring at least one female member, and the results are dire. That’s where Lineups Without Males comes in. The Australia and New Zealand-based Instagram account of the same handle (@lineupswithoutmales) highlights the gender disparity and male-dominated festival scene in Australasia, which is reflected across the world. The account posts edited versions of festival posters with the male acts removed, juxtaposed with the original to draw attention to the huge empty spaces in many lineups. The account creators crunch the numbers to caption each post with the percentage of artists which feature a non-male member on each bill. Some of the findings are especially
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