'“Every woman lives with the constant tinnitus hum of low-level sexism.”

Catherine Mayer is a writer, activist and the co-founder and President of the Women's Equality Party. She started her career in journalism at The Economist. She then went on to be FOCUS's London-based correspondent. She later joined TIME as a senior editor, becoming the London Bureau Chief, the Europe Editor and, finally, Editor at Large.


She was the founding Executive Director of the think tank Datum Future and has also co-founded the Primadonna Festival, which debuted in 2019. She is the author of Attack of the 50ft Women, Amortality: The Pleasures and Perils of Living Agelessly and Charles: The Heart of A King, a political biography of the King Charles that made headlines across the world in 2015. Her upcoming works include TIME/LIFE, her first novel, and Send Them Victorious: Royal women, their battles and why we should care.

"Smart, upbeat and brimming with fortitude." — The Observer