After a much-hyped shift to gender-neutral awards, women won or co-won four of the 15 competitive categories at last night’s 2017 VMAs — approximately 27 percent. Female artists were victorious (or shared their victories) in the races for Best Pop Video, Best Collaboration, Best Dance Video, and Best Fight Against the System.

Best Pop Video went to the all-female Fifth Harmony’s “Down,” featuring Gucci Mane. All four members of the group seemed overwhelmed as they took the stage. Normani Kordei took the mic to thank Fifth Harmony’s families. “We love you so much and thank you for all of your sacrifices and your unconditional love and your belief in us and just making us into the women that we are now,” she gushed.

Alessia Cara and Zedd shared the Best Dance Video honors for “Stay.” Taylor Swift and Zayn took home the Best Collaboration statue for “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker).”

Finally, two women were honored for Best Fight Against the System, which awarded prizes to all of the nominees and their resistance efforts. Cara took home her second prize for the anti-body shaming “Scars to Your Beautiful.” Shailene Woodley also won for her featured performance on Taboo’s “Stand Up/Stand N Rock #NoDAPL,” a song that “rebelled against government exploitation” of the environment.

The category most affected by MTV’s new gender-neutral system was Artist of the Year. Previous years saw the category split in two by gender lines: Best Female Video and Best Male Video. While the VMAs’ commitment to gender equality is exciting, the inaugural Artist of the Year prize went down a fairly predictable, white male path and was awarded to Ed Sheeran. Gender-neutral competitions are ideal in theory, but this year’s male-dominated ceremony suggests that it still could be awhile before they’re also ideal in practice.