Our male-dominated culture tends to define success in terms of wealth, fame, power, the reaction of others. Women are fed a version that includes per…

- Catherine Mayer

Iceland's Women's Day Off in 1975 saw 90% of Icelandic women take time off from their paid and unpaid work, an experience that not only showed women …

- Catherine Mayer

What drives me is a sense of urgency. We live in frightening times. Progress towards gender equality and vital battles to end discrimination on groun…

- Catherine Mayer

We are all impacted by the failings of a news media that almost always chooses which stories to cover according to the priorities and perspectives of…

- Catherine Mayer

The system isn't working for most people and never has worked for most women.

- Catherine Mayer

As a young woman working in journalism, I assumed harassment and discrimination came with the territory and that you just had to get on with the job.…

- Catherine Mayer

Studies show that women seeking power tend to be punished for doing so, because it goes against cultural bias. Women are expected to be likeable and …

- Catherine Mayer

I wish I knew how to sleep late! I generally wake horribly early, often with a head full of thoughts and deadlines that propel me to my computer.

- Catherine Mayer

I've taken a certain a pride in all of my books. They devour so much time and energy that you have to engage deeply or you'd go mad.

- Catherine Mayer