Naomi Pohl

*trigger warning* mentions reports of sexism and misogyny from Musicians' Union members, including sexual harassment and sexual assault.

Naomi Pohl is the General Secretary of the Musicians' Union, a trade union for professional musicians in the UK. Naomi is the first women to hold this position in the MU. We talk about her experience of being the first and being a woman in a position of leadership, the specific pressures and challenges faced by women in leadership as well as generally by the MU membership. Naomi highlights actions that can be taken to improve inclusion and safety in the music industry from changing the law to changes within the industry.

https://musiciansunion.org.uk/

https://musiciansunion.org.uk/news/naomi-pohl-first-female-general-secretary

https://committees.parliament.uk/work/6736/misogyny-in-music/ 

https://www.helpmusicians.org.uk/get-support/bullying-harasment 

https://musiciansunion.org.uk/safespace

Here's a playlist of guest's answer to the last question: https://shorturl.at/ezLX4

This season is produced and hosted by Hayleigh Bosher www.instagram.com/hayleigh.bosher/

Edited by Eliza Kania twitter.com/elizakania