Prominent British singer-songwriter Rita Ora in a recent interview has spoken out about the constant fight women in the industry. Ora is a proud advocate for women’s rights and equal pay, something that is affecting almost all industries and workplaces. It’s likely that women will be overlooked and not given the same opportunities as men, and by speaking out Ora and other artists are doing a much-needed service as we should be moving towards a future of equality.
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— Rita Ora (@RitaOra) November 26, 2020
Despite having a successful music and television career, Ora has said that there is a long way still to go before women see equality in life. “We as women are fighting every day to have equal pay, to have an equal voice, to be able to not be judged, to express our femininity in a way where it doesn’t undermine our power. Those are things that we fight for every day. Gender equality is something that I stand for. I’m very passionate about it.”
Ora has said that she is very fortunate that her career is strong and stable enough to carry on, saying, “For me, the defining moment is sustaining my career. Being able to still sit here today, take incredible photos, be able to talk about my career 10 years on.” Still facing adversity, Ora takes solace and pleasure knowing that she’s still continuing despite the unfair nature of the industry based solely on her gender. Ora has been open about her fight for equal rights across all discrimination from racism to homophobia.
Earlier in the year (August 2020) Ora, alongside other musicians of the likes of Little Mix, Lewis Capaldi, and Nile Rogers, wrote an open letter for a call to end racism in the music industry. “We are at our worst when we attack one another,” was among the statements on the letter. It came after Grime artist Wiley’s anti-Sematic posts on social media. The letter went on to say “that love, unity and friendship, not division and hatred, must and will always be our common cause”.
Ora has had a very successful career. Starting by featuring on DJ Fresh’s single ‘Hot Right Now’ (which reached number 1 in the UK), she later went on to release her debut album ‘Ora’ later that year (August 2012) which also reached number 1 in the UK. As well as music Ora has also seen a successful acting career, starring in movies like 50 Shades Of Grey and Detective Pikachu. Earlier this year (2020) Ora alongside Lewis Capaldi released a single ‘How To Be Lonely’
Discrimination in any workplace is wrong, people need to speak out against it and Ora’s strong presence and stance on women’s rights is getting recognition. Hopefully, we can start to see a change for the better where we can be in an industry and a society with equal rights for everyone.
