Historically, women have faced oppression in the music industry. Regardless of gender, women have often found themselves in a world of patriarchal domination. Two genres, punk and hip hop, are particularly known for male dominance. The two articles I will compare are the following: The Expansion of Punk Rock: Riot Grrrl Challenges to Gender Power Relations in British Indie Music Subcultures by Julia Downes, and The Spirit Is Willing and So Is the Flesh: The Queen in Hip-Hop Culture by Leola A. Johnson. The articles focus respectively on the Riot Grrl movement and the "Queen" of hip hop and the culture that accompanies it. The "Queens" and the Riot Grrl movement challenged political, social and sexual norms. Both had similar goals but slightly different backgrounds and approaches. Both articles examine the ways in which each group of women fought for gender equality and how they challenged and rejected traditional roles in music. The Riot Grrl movement began in the 1990s in the United States as a response to the male dominance of punk music. It was characterized by strong ideals of feminism and assertive displays by women. The figure known as the "Queen" has been a stable figure in hip hop and African American culture for many years. Queens are women who, like those in the Riot Grrl movement, challenge various conventions "associated with white capitalist male supremacy." I chose to compare these two articles as they both discuss and examine the role of women as a minority in their respective genres and the actions they have taken to be taken seriously and respected. Both Downes and Johnson make similar claims in their articles. The first claim I will explore is that women needed to take on certain roles within their… medium of paper… to begin with, they accepted the ideas of men, rather deciding to “oppose and disempower them”. men'. The different ideas behind the movements are what make the articles interesting. Both groups of women had similar goals but different approaches. Both of these articles are significant for the study of popular music in relation to genre. Genre is a big part of how people view and react to popular music, so it's important to understand its various aspects. Both articles provide information on important periods and movements in popular genres. They encourage thinking and discussion in relation to genre in popular music. Downes and Johnson write with specific examples and clear motivations, leaving the reader informed, interested, and aware of the ways in which women have fought for gender equality and how they have challenged and rejected traditional roles in music..