PRS, which collects and distributes royalties to songwriters, said 1,755 women signed up in 2019, versus 1,097 in 2018. Around 63% were under the age of 30. However, 5,580 men signed up in the same period, and only 18.4% of the total PRS membership " listed as "over 145,500" " is female. " The Guardian
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:24PM on March 6, 2020