Catherine Mayer
| Catherine Mayer | |
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| Born | United States |
| Nationality | British (naturalised) |
| Occupation | Co-founder of Women's Equality Party, author and journalist |
| Notable work | Born To Be king: Prince Charles On Planet Windsor |
| Political party | Women's Equality Party |
| Spouse(s) | Andy Gill |
| Relatives | David Mayer (father) Ann Mayer (mother) Lise Mayer and Cassie Mayer (sisters) |
Catherine Mayer is an American-born British author and journalist, and the co-founder of the Women's Equality Party (WE) in the UK.
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Early life
Mayer was born in the US and later became naturalised as British.[1] Mayer moved to Britain as a child when her father, theatre historian David Mayer, came to research a book and later secured tenure at Manchester University teaching Ben Elton and the late Rik Mayall. Her mother, Anne, is prominent within theatre PR.[2][3]
She attended Manchester High School for Girls.[4] One of her sisters is The Young Ones co-writer (with Mayall) Lise Mayer, another is the theatre agent Cassie Mayer.[2][3]
Career
Mayer was president of the Foreign Press Association in London from June 2003 until June 2005.[2]
She worked at Time from 2004 to April 2015, serving as Time's Editor at Large, Europe Editor, London Bureau Chief and Senior Editor.[5] She has worked as a foreign correspondent at the German news weekly Focus and started her career at The Economist.[6][7]
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| Catherine Mayer talks about her book | |
 Amortality: The Pleasures and Perils of Living Agelessly via Ebury Press on YouTube[8] |
In 2011 Mayer wrote Amortality: The Pleasures and Perils of Living Agelessly about the pros and cons of people living longer.[9]
Her 2015 biography of Prince Charles, published in two editions in English, Charles: The Heart of a King (WH Allen/Penguin Random House) and Born to Be King (Henry Holt/Macmillan),[10] generated worldwide headlines with its claims of dysfunction in the royal courts. Clarence House, which had facilitated access to the Prince, distanced itself from the book.[11][12][13] Mayer stood by the content.[14] The book is a Sunday Times top 10 bestseller.[15]
Women's Equality Party
Mayer co-founded the Women's Equality Party with Sandi Toksvig in March 2015.[16][17] The party's full set of policies were launched, by the party's leader, Sophie Walker, at Conway Hall, 20 October 2015.[18][19]
Personal life
Mayer is married to Andy Gill of Gang of Four.[20]
Publications
- Books
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- Articles
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References
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External links
- Profile: Catherine Mayer, Time Magazine
| Party political offices | ||
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| New political party | Co-founder of the Women's Equality Party 2015 With: Sandi Toksvig |
Succeeded by Sophie Walker as leader |
