Helen Reddington played bass in two late-70s punk bands. Now she lectures
at the University of Westminster, and, in the course of completing her PhD,
is looking at
why the music industry is still male-dominated.
"Women, for some reason, seem to find it harder to keep their music careers
going for any great length of time. One of the people I've interviewed told
me she had a career, but as soon as she got older she was told by someone
from a record company they simply didn't sign women who are over the age of 22."