Reggae has often been a male dominated scene. Despite the genre\u2019s reputation for calling out injustice and inequality, women have found little opportunity to make their voices heard. Yet, since reggae\u2019s inception, women have been involved and female reggae musicians do exist. Jamaica\u2019s poet Louise Bennett-Coverley<\/a> could be considered as a proto-reggae precursor as she released numerous recordings of traditional Jamaican folk music back in the 50s. Anita “Margarita” Mahfood<\/a> also performed reggae music and stood against Rastafarian discrimination. Other important female reggae figures include ska pioneer Millie Small<\/a>, the first female Jamaican record producer Sonia Pottinger<\/a>, singer Phyllis Dillon<\/a> and all the members of the first completely female reggae group, Akabu. Why have these women not enjoyed the same level of notoriety as their male counterparts?<\/p>\n\n\n\n