In light of other recent discussion in this thread veering to other topics, I'm going to put this article here.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graph...=.be2b64f66b01
I think she is going to lose her case. Partly because a good oboist is a lot harder to find than a good flutist.
The part about having auditions behind screens is interesting. The changes in number of female orchestra players after the "blind audition" policy was adopted does suggest sexism is alive and well in the world of classical music.
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