Fondazione Adkins Chiti: Donne in Musica

The International Adkins Chiti: Women in Music Foundation was founded in 1996.^[1][2] It grew from 'Donne in Musica',^[3] founded by Patricia Adkins Chiti in 1978, and is a member organisation of the UNESCO International Music Council (see European Music Council).

The two bodies were founded to promote women’s musical creativity through a network of 41,000 female composers and musicians from 109 countries (as at 2015). The Foundation’s library and archive keeps over 43,000 scores by female composers from different periods, encyclopaedias, books and databases, and a digital ‘Encyclopaedia of Living European Women Composers, Songwriters and Creators of Music’.^[4]

The foundation has sponsored the European Union WIMUST (Women in Music Uniting Strategies for Talent) programme, promoting solutions to fight gender based discrimination and inequalities for women in music.^{[5][6][7][8][9]}

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