Mary Beard on 'Women in power' by British Museum published on 2017-04-12T17:09:31Z Mary Beard, Professor of Classics at the University of Cambridge, and author of SPQR, The Parthenon and Pompeii, looks at the image and reality of women in power, from the myth of matriarchy to Theresa May. What has been so ‘funny’ about the idea of women being in charge? What does ‘breaking the glass ceiling’ really mean? The lecture took place at the British Museum on 3 March 2017 as part of the London Review of Books Winter Lecture Series 2017. Comment by askulls ! 2018-01-19T18:33:07Z