Jess Moskaluke pushing to end male dominance in country music

It should have been reason for celebration and nothing else. But when Saskatchewan country music success Jess Moskaluke found out she was the first woman to crack the top three songs on Billboard's Canadian Country Radio chart since 2008, she says it was bittersweet.

Although she was thrilled with the achievement and praised the CCR chart for "making a bold statement," she found it troubling that so few women had received the same recognition.

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"It's amazing that it's getting better and that females are able to do the things that they're doing now, but it's too bad that it's taken this long," said Moskaluke.

Prior to Moskaluke's song Drive Me Away making it to the top three on the chart, she said the last female artist to rank as high was Terri Clark, who took the No. 1 spot in 2008.

Moskaluke said some country music radio stations are reluctant to play songs by female artists.

"Some people think that the country music fans don't want to hear women and I guess that that's as broad as I can say it without causing a ruckus," she said.

"Hopefully the country fans can prove them wrong. Requesting those females at your country radio really helps."

It's a trend she wants to change, and she said she's not alone.

Since her ranking in the top three highlighted the under-representation of women on the Canadian country chart, Moskaluke said she had been inundated with text messages and tweets saying it's time for change.

The Juno Award-winning artist said she's also willing to do her bit to make sure that happens.

"If all these good positive things are happening and we have all this media attention right now, I just feel like it's my responsibility to use that platform for good," said Moskaluke.