Editing Tina Arena (section)

==Views==
===Music industry politics===
Arena has been a supporter of female artists in the music industry, particularly celebrating the long-term careers of mature women artists. Arena believes we should embrace and celebrate ageing and not fall victim to [[ageism]]—especially in the music industry where mature women are not seen as viable or relevant.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://balancebydeborahhutton.com.au/belief-women-over-50-viable-music-industry/|title=Tina Arena believes in viability of women over 50|date=29 April 2016|website=Balancebydeborahhutton.com.au|access-date=5 August 2017|archive-date=5 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805220518/https://balancebydeborahhutton.com.au/belief-women-over-50-viable-music-industry/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

To the British newspaper ''[[The Guardian]]'', Arena described herself as somebody with "certain points on the board"—someone who has been "tenacious, resilient, hung around for a long time" and "done everything in their power to hone their craft". It is from the place—as one of Australia's great musical dames—that she makes abrasive critiques of what constitutes a career in music today. "I've struggled with the phantasmal aspect that has been a part of what we do" she says. "The fact that it has been really glamourised, glorified, also dumbed down as well." Thus, she argues that the music industry has been peddling shoddy wares, saying "It's a business template they've used. They've told people that you can be a star and sold that dream to everybody. I think it's been a huge irresponsibility".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/nov/24/tina-arena-i-didnt-want-to-be-ignored-just-because-i-was-female|title=Tina Arena: I didn't want to be ignored just because I was female|first=Monica|last=Tan|date=23 November 2015|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref>

In December 2016, in the ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' video series ''Her Sound, Her Story: Tina Arena'', she discusses how the music industry squanders women as both they and their careers mature. "You've got to give me a really damn good reason why somebody, who is in the prime of their career and are doing really good work, why on earth they should stop? Are you going to tell a male who is at the top of his game in whatever domain, that he needs to step down and retire?". Speaking to series creators Michelle Grace Hunder and Claudia Sangiorgi Dalimore, Arena goes on to talk about the importance of female solidarity, mentioning how competition between women can be (and has been) dismantled by supportive relationships and encouragement of other women. Arena says "Get out of the ring. Take your boxing gloves off. Be convinced in the argument of your thoughts and your dreams."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://rollingstoneaus.com/music/post/her-sound-her-story-tina-arena/5271|title=Rolling Stone Australia – Her Sound, Her Story: Tina Arena|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=14 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116165916/http://rollingstoneaus.com/music/post/her-sound-her-story-tina-arena/5271|archive-date=16 January 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Time's Up movement and the Australian music industry===
In December 2017, Arena joined over 600 high-profile female artists from the Australian music industry, including [[Missy Higgins]] and [[the Veronicas]], [[Sarah Blasko]] and [[Jenny Morris (musician)|Jenny Morris]], in signing an [[open letter]] called ''#MeNoMore'' demanding change in the music industry, in support of [[Time's Up (organization)|Time's Up]] to fight workplace sexual harassment and assault.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-12-13/menomore-letter-calls-out-sexual-harassment-in-music-industry/9254128|title=Tina Arena, Missy Higgins sign letter calling out sexual harassment in music industry|first=Sarah|last=Whyte|date=13 December 2017|website=ABC News}}</ref> The authors of the open Letter state they are motivated to organise the letter as an Australian response to the [[Me Too (hashtag)|#MeToo campaign]] movement triggered by the accounts of sexual abuse in the wider entertainment industry. [[Sony Music]] Entertainment, [[Universal Music Group]] and [[Warner Music Group]] responded with words of support.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/menomore-the-veronicas-tina-arena-join-campaign-to-end-sexual-harassment|title=#meNOmore: The Veronicas, Tina Arena join campaign to end sexual harassment|website=SBS News}}</ref>

Following the January 2018 creation of US [[Time's Up (organization)|Time's Up]] campaign by a collective of Hollywood female artists to fight workplace sexual harassment and assault,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/01/movies/times-up-hollywood-women-sexual-harassment.html|title=Powerful Hollywood Women Unveil Anti-Harassment Action Plan|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=2 January 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180101112920/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/01/movies/times-up-hollywood-women-sexual-harassment.html|archive-date=1 January 2018}}</ref> Arena joined with more than 30 high-profile women from the Australian media and entertainment industries—including [[Deborah Mailman]], [[Sarah Blasko]] and [[Danielle Cormack]]—to spearhead a new national organisation, NOW Australia, led by broadcaster [[Tracey Spicer]], to tackle sexual harassment, abuse and assault in workplaces across Australia. On Twitter, the Australian [[Me Too (hashtag)|#MeToo campaign]] has encouraged stories of workplace harassment and assault following her public call-out on Twitter in October 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/25/tracey-spicer-launches-now-australia-campaign-as-tina-arena-joins-accusers|title=Tracey Spicer launches Now Australia campaign as Tina Arena joins accusers|first=Steph|last=Harmon|date=25 March 2018|website=The Guardian}}</ref>

In March 2018, in support of the Time's Up and #MeToo campaigns, Arena authored an [[op-ed]] article titled "The music industry must join us with #thetimeisNOW", published by [[News Corp Australia]]. Arena state her views on how the Australian music industry has enabled "a stagnant perspective towards females". Arena stated future social goals in the op-ed, that "We need to raise the bar of our emotional intelligence because this is not a whinge, it's not a social media trend, and NOW Australia is going to keep the issue of sexual harassment at the forefront and do everything we possibly can to change the mentality that allows it to happen. We've got a lot of work to do here."<ref name="ReferenceI">{{Cite web|url=https://cdn.newsapi.com.au/link/7724a41cfb7c99f76450837ecf8b8d46?domain=newscorpaustralia.com|title=The music industry must join us with #thetimeisNOW|date=24 March 2018|website=Cdn.newsapi.com.au|access-date=12 August 2019}}{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

===Anti-lockdown sentiments===
In September 2021, Arena appeared on Australian daytime television program Studio 10 to highlight the disparity between the art community and sporting events in relation to COVID-19.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tina Arena blasts lockdown on Studio 10 |url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/entertainment/tina-arena-blasts-lockdown-on-studio-10/video/c5bc58f27c1a9f188c300ff73fce7244 |agency=The Advertiser |date=25 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tina Arena Defends The Arts Community And Looks Back On 'Young Talent Time' {{!}} Studio 10 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNmI0qpPB28 |website=Youtube | date=23 September 2021 |publisher=Studio 10 |access-date=30 September 2021}}</ref> During this interview, she advocated that the arts sector should no longer support charitable causes and that Victorian lockdowns should be ended.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bond |first1=Nick |title=Tina Arena slams lockdowns on Instagram live: 'There's something very wrong in this country' |url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/tina-arena-slams-lockdowns-on-instagram-live-theres-something-very-wrong-in-this-country/news-story/ca7d8dbc2015af9b0be830f1d590d2cf |access-date=30 September 2021 |agency=news.com.au |date=27 September 2021}}</ref> Arena cited as her reasons in the interview the [[double standards]] in how the arts and sports are treated, as large scale music events are cancelled "but never the footy match" and her belief that no one wants to help out the artistic community after "the artistic community has done what they needed to do and always rolled up our sleeves".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bond |first1=Nick |title='We're done': Fans applaud Tina Arena's passionate Studio 10 interview |url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/morning-shows/were-done-fans-applaud-tina-arenas-passionate-studio-10-interview/news-story/e76f5dae85972d3b5a62fdebb5b2ecdb |website=News.com.au |access-date=19 August 2023}}</ref>