Twenty Times the Women in Country Music Spoke Out on Gender equality and Empowering women in 2019

​Carrie Underwood
“I love that the girl in the song was pushed to her breaking point, but still stands up for herself” – Carrie on her Song of the Decade “Blown Away”
 
“We just want to… shine a light on what I think is the backbone of country music and that’s the females that have come before all of us and will come in the future” – Carrie on hosting the CMA Awards with Reba and Dolly Parton
 
“Women in this industry can carry a lot on them… You see us on stage and you see the rhinestones and the makeup and the hair. You don’t see all the hours that went into everything else.” – Carrie on her work-life balance 

​Brandi Carlile
“All the world’s problems… can be solved by educating and empowering women” – Brandi Carlile accepting the Trailblazer Award at Billboard’s Women in Music Event
 
“I wonder if I can set all that rank and competition aside and just actively support some of the women I admire, just because I admire them.” – Brandi on Women Supporting Women (Billboard)
 
“It’s important that the lack of representation for the women in music doesn’t come across as some bougie, elitist problem. It’s regular people and regular little girls in small towns that don’t get access to their story being told.” – Brandi on The Highwomen in an interview with the NY Times 

​Kelsea Ballerini
“I’ve learned that there’s a lot of strength in vulnerability. I’ve learned that cliché catchphrase ‘nobody is perfect’ is actually true and when we let ourselves believe it we get the freedom from ourselves.” – Kelsea on the release of homecoming queen?

Kacey Musgraves
“People are tired of having a corporatized version of something shoved in their face. Now more than ever, it’s important that artists of all kinds show exactly who they are.” – Kacey in an interview with Marie Claire

​Maren Morris
“I just love these women so much. I’m proud to call them my friends, but I still geek out that I get to be in a band with them!” – Maren on being a part of The Highwomen
 
“I feel like little girls will hear The Highwomen and be changed by it. It’s going to be the background music and the defining music of their youth.” – Maren on the release of The Highwomen’s debut album (Esquire) 

​Martina McBride
It’ll be interesting to hear the difference in everyone’s story and the ups and downs in their career and how they’ve overcome any kind of adversity.” – Martina on the launch of her podcast “Vocal Point with Martina McBride” (Billboard) 

​Miranda Lambert
“Thanks to the band/crew for working so hard and most importantly to the girls for their friendship and inspiration.” – Miranda after the final show of her Roadside Bars and Pink Guitars Tour
 
“I’m gonna keep going for the other women in the industry, I promise”
 
“The blonde bombshell that is Carrie. She blows be away every time I hear her sing. She never wavers in who she is or what she stands for. She never wavers in who she is or what she stands for… I’ll always have her back. So, for the sake of sequins, spanx, and spray tans, take it home!” – Miranda on Carrie Underwood’s nomination for Entertainer of the Year at the CMA Awards 

​Jennifer Nettles
“This is a time when no one really listens to anything anymore, there is so much noise. But if you make your statement visually, no one can get away from it. There’s a sense you just do it.” – Jennifer on her statement dress at the 2019 CMA Awards
 
“I’d love to sit down with some coders and programmers and strategists and say, “By 2022, this is how you are going to phase it in to where 50% of your playlists are female. It’s not hard, it’s easy to do, just push play.” 

​Dolly Parton
“I don’t have to preach. I write it. I sing it. I live it. If I’m not a good example of a woman in power, I don’t know who is. I’m out there just promoting mankind, but I am most definitely going to get behind those gals.” – Dolly in an interview with Elle Magazine on the Women in Hollywood

​Taylor Swift
“As a female in this industry, some people will always have slight reservations about you: whether you deserve to be there, whether your male producer or cowriter is the reason for your success or whether it was a savvy record label – it wasn’t!” – At the Billboard Women in Music Event

Shania Twain
“It’s very frustrating and it’s a disservice not only to the artist, but to the public, that they can’t turn on the radio and hear all the best music that’s being made right now! – Shania on country radio being ageist (Taste of Country)