Essay: Women in hip-hop deserve more respect

"Women have long been overlooked for their artistry in the industry and their historical contributions to the scene have been ignored... There is regular vilification of hip-hop models and influencers, with biased assumptions that these women are destructive. Rather than esteeming these women as established moguls in their own right, they’re often only valued for their physical appearances and for mothering the children of rappers" - Gal-Dem says in an essay about women in hip-hop, concluding that "women have been the forerunners of hip-hop culture in terms of marketability, but the sexism in hip-hop has long overstayed its welcome. While the complexity of being a woman in hip-hop is evident, they deserve to be nurtured and valued in the industry. It’s the only way to dismantle the misogynistic standards that still pervade".