Data on Women in Orchestras

This is a post from October 2024 by bassist Nina DeCesare and oboist Katherine Needleman looking at data taken directly from professional orchestra website directories. We all have anecdotal evidence of an increase in female bassists, but the numbers say something different.

I encourage all of you to check out the Artemis Bass Initiative, a new mentorship program created in part by Nina DeCesare to pair young female and non binary bassists with mentors to help them navigate the bass world!

https://www.artemisbassinitiative.com/?

I also wish that this discussion wasn’t labeled as “fun,” feels wrong for the subject matter but the other tags don’t really apply. Perhaps a “discussion” flair would be a benefit for more serious conversations?