Catherine Mayer

Catherine Mayer is a bestselling author, journalist and activist. She is the co-founder and President of the Women’s Equality Party and co-founder of Primadonna festival, and has worked for Time magazine, has written for the Globe Theatre, has toured solo with a one-woman show (obviously) and also with Grayson Perry in their joint production Hello Boys.Catherine’s books include Amortality: The Pleasures and Perils of Living Agelessly; Charles: The Heart of a King, and Attack of the Fifty Foot Women: How Gender Equality Can Save the World! Her most recent book is a memoir, Good Grief: Embracing Life at a Time of Death, which also contains letters written by Catherine’s mother after she, like Catherine, was widowed at the start of the pandemic. Catherine’s husband was the musician Andy Gill, founder member of the band Gang of Four. After Andy’s death, Catherine took on his unfinished projects, releasing two EPs by Gang of Four, and acting as executive producer for a tribute album, The Problem of Leisure: A celebration of Andy Gill and Gang of Four featuring globally famous musicians.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-world-as-it-should-be. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.