The music must be good as a whole, just like with anyone else. Florence Welch has a great voice, but her music is boring as fuck because she uses it in the same manner in every song, and the songwriting just isn't up to par. Beach House on the other hand, are fantastic musically as well.
I think the fact that few women are respected in music comes down to the fact that fewer women take part in music as a whole. Naturally, as with anything, there are more poor artists than great ones, but for some reason instead of looking at these figures and considering the sample size, people perceive women as having little musical talent.
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