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Anushka Asthana
The Guardian
The 2016 Philip Geddes Memorial Lecture will be delivered by Anushka Asthana on Friday 4 March on the topic of Breaking into the boys’ club: Why British politics needs more women.
Anushka has recently been appointed as the political editor of The Guardian sharing the role with Heather Stewart. Born in Scunthorpe and raised in Greater Manchester she read economics at Cambridge University before going on to work for The Observer, The Washington Post and The Times. Since 2013 and until early 2016 she has been a political correspondent for Sky News.
This year St Edmund Hall is celebrating its 3,000th female student since admission was opened to women so the timing of Anushka’s lecture could hardly be better. With Westminster lobby journalism dominated by men she is perfectly placed to shed light on what it takes for a woman to succeed in modern journalism.
Her speech will be delivered in the Rhodes Building beginning at 5pm. We do hope that as many people as possible are able to join us for what will undoubtedly be a fascinating insight into life on Fleet Street and in front of the camera.