Sexual Harassment and Safe Spaces with Naomi Pohl

Welcome back to the latest episode of All the gear, but no idea, with my special guest Naomi Pohl!

Naomi is the deputy general secretary of the Musicians Union, a community of more than 32,000 musicians working to protect our members' rights and campaign for a fairer music industry. She is also the founder of the Union’s ‘Safe Space’, for musicians to share their stories of sexism, sexual harassment and sexual abuse in the music industry.

We discussed sexual harassment in the music industry, the results of the report the MU recently conducted, and what and where people can go to feel safe. It was a timely interview, as we recorded in the week where the body of Sarah Everard was found in East England, and outrage at the lack of women’s safety was heavy in the media.

Episode Links

Website: https://musiciansunion.org.uk/ | https://musiciansunion.org.uk/safespace

Report: https://musiciansunion.org.uk/legal-money/rights-and-legislation/the-equality-act-2010-and-guidance/sexual-harassment-at-work/report-on-sexual-harassment-in-music-industry

Twitter: https://twitter.com/WeAreTheMU | https://twitter.com/NaomiPohl

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wearethemu | https://www.instagram.com/naomipohl/

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