This week we were joined by Sydney musician OKENYO, who spoke to us about her new single Woman's World. She spoke about equality in the corporate world, making political statements through art.

We spoke about the toxic culture of sexual violence in the music industry, from Rick Ross recently stating that he wouldn’t sign a lady to Maybach Music because he wouldnt be able to not have sex with them, to R Kelly and Dr Luke. To counter that we wanted to share NPR's list of the 150 Greatest Albums Made By Women. 

In current politics, Trump has announced on Twitter that transgender people will be banned from serving in the US millitary, despite the military spending five times as much on Viagra as it would on transgender troops' medical care.

We rounded off the show with the new Charli XCX track Boys. The self-directed, boy-packed video, which turns the tables on gender roles and the male gaze in pop videos, has Diplo and Khalid cuddling with puppies, Joe Jonas tucking into a tall stack, Riz Ahmed getting cozy with a teddy bear, Panic! at the Disco’s Brendon Urie in a pile of rose petals, and so on.

Women In The Arts will be hosting a panel discussion on July 29 in Erskineville as part of Island Salon's launch. Island Salon unites a band of female artists across a broad spectrum of media in an immersive, island-inspired cinema experience. We'll be hosting a panel talk with Island Salon participants Philippa Barr, Kate Brown, Jannah Quill and Eugene Choi, so come along for some live music, poetry, performance and conversation. More details here.