When it comes to men and women in country music, the playing field is far from level. During this week’s episode of Rolling Stone ‘s Nashville Now podcast, singer-songwriter Dasha shares her firsthand experience with the uneven balance of power in Nashville, especially when it comes to what artists can and cannot say.

“Especially in the country world, men, for the most part, can do no wrong. The more they’re outspoken and the more they express their opinions and go outside the lines, the more someone’s like, ‘Oh, he’s so cool,’” Dasha says.

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But were a woman dare to be outspoken, she’d expect blowback, often from the genre’s very fans.

“Women are so cutthroat. If I saw a woman breaking the rul

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