Nigerian female disc jockey Sarah Oboh popularly known as Dope Caesar has revealed that she was constantly looked down upon because of her gender.
Women in a male dominated industry are often underestimated. No matter how talented they are, their strengths and abilities are looked down upon and they often feel less qualified to be where they are due to certain stereotypes.
In this interview, Dope Caesar lets us into how she was treated at the beginning of her career as a disc jockey.
Dope Caesar said there were times when she would be playing at a party or at the club and some guys would make random comments about her craft like, "It's a woman who's playing" "For a woman, she's trying.".
She said those comments get to her a lot because they find it hard to acknowledge her efforts as a DJ without pointing out that she's a woman. "We're not carrying cement here. If she's bad, tell her she's bad. If she's good, tell her she's good.", she continued.
Dope Caesar said she decided to remove her gender from her craft because she felt it made her handicapped. She said she was no longer sure whether she was good at DJing or people just pity her and pretend because she's a woman.
She worked with a brand Femme Africa recently and she said she heard several women like her say they experience the same thing. People feel reluctant to give her gigs because they're scared she wouldn't do well.
Dope Caesar grew up with an artist's father and gradually delved into the music scene at a young age from learning from her father. She got the attention of Nigerians after going viral online for her mix of Victony's "Soweto".
Watch one of her performances here:
Women in a male dominated industry are often underestimated. No matter how talented they are, their strengths and abilities are looked down upon and they often feel less qualified to be where they are due to certain stereotypes.
In this interview, Dope Caesar lets us into how she was treated at the beginning of her career as a disc jockey.
Dope Caesar said there were times when she would be playing at a party or at the club and some guys would make random comments about her craft like, "It's a woman who's playing" "For a woman, she's trying.".
She said those comments get to her a lot because they find it hard to acknowledge her efforts as a DJ without pointing out that she's a woman. "We're not carrying cement here. If she's bad, tell her she's bad. If she's good, tell her she's good.", she continued.
Dope Caesar said she decided to remove her gender from her craft because she felt it made her handicapped. She said she was no longer sure whether she was good at DJing or people just pity her and pretend because she's a woman.
She worked with a brand Femme Africa recently and she said she heard several women like her say they experience the same thing. People feel reluctant to give her gigs because they're scared she wouldn't do well.
Dope Caesar grew up with an artist's father and gradually delved into the music scene at a young age from learning from her father. She got the attention of Nigerians after going viral online for her mix of Victony's "Soweto".
Watch one of her performances here: