How to Toot Your Own Horn

From band class to the orchestra pit, girls are rarely encouraged to toot their own horns. In fact, brass sections are one of the boys-clubbiest corners of the musical world. To find out the wild reasons why, Cristen and Caroline talk to sexism-slaying trombonist Abbie Conant and visionary tuba player Chanell Crichlow. Unladylike has a Facebook group! Join the conversation by searching for "Unladylike" on Facebook and looking for our middle finger logo. Unladylike: A Field Guide to Smashing the Patriarchy and Claiming Your Space is available now, wherever books and audiobooks are sold. Signed copies are available at podswag.com/unladylike. Follow Unladylike on social @unladylikemedia. Subscribe to our newsletter at unladylike.co/newsletter. Try Stitcher Premium to hear bonus episodes from Unladylike and tons of other exclusive content. Get a month of free listening at stitcher.com/premium with code UNLADYLIKE. This episode is brought to you by Shout Your Abortion [shoutyourabortion.com/shrill], The European Wax Center [AxThePinkTax.com], Instacart [instacart.com with code UNLADYLIKE], Honeybook [honeybook.com with code UNLADYLIKE] and Care/of Vitamins [takecareof.com with code UNLADYLIKE50]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices