Kate Nash:
Gender & Sexism in the Creative Industries

With a platinum-selling album and a BRIT Award under her belt, Kate Nash is known across the music, TV and film industries as a forthright songwriter, unabashed feminist and distinctive screen presence. This session will focus on how Nash has navigated different industries and kept her politics intact. Kate Nash is in conversation with Maxie Gedge, musician and champion of gender diversity in the music industry. Introduced by Dr Hannah Yelin.

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Maxie Gedge
Maxie Gedge

Maxie Gedge does Communications for PRS Foundation, the UK's leading funder for new music and talent development. She is the Director of the record label Gravy, and the drummer for both angry pop girl group Graceland and Current Bond. She has an MMus in Sonic Arts, has worked for festivals, venues and talent development organisations, programmed hundreds of new music shows, and promotes and DJs at queer dance parties.

Kate Nash
Kate Nash

Actor, songwriter and platinum-selling, BRIT Award winning pop star.


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Dr Hannah Yelin
Dr Hannah Yelin

Reader in Media, and Culture, Oxford Brookes University. Host and Founder of Celebrity Culture Club. Chair of the Creative Industries Research and Innovation Network.