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British journalist and political activist (1961)

Catherine Mayer (born 24 January 1961) is an American-born British author and journalist, and the co-founder and President of the former Women's Equality Party (WE) in the UK.

Early life

Mayer was born in the US and later became naturalised as British.^[1] She moved to Britain as a child when her father, the theatre historian David Mayer, came to research a book and later secured employment at Manchester University, where his students included Ben Elton and Rik Mayall.

Her mother, Anne Mayer Bird, is prominent within theatre PR.^[2][3]

Mayer attended Manchester High School for Girls,^[4] and studied English Literature and European Studies at the University of Sussex (1978–82).^[5] One of her sisters is The Young Ones co-writer (with Mayall) Lise Mayer, while another is the theatre agent Cassie Mayer.^[2][3]

Career

Mayer started her caree