Did Hillary Lose Thanks to a Bad Microphone? (It Didn't Help)
IS THIS THING ON?
A big part of a woman’s struggle to be heard—literally and figuratively—starts with sound equipment designed by men for men, and then engineered by more men.
Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast
As an actor, singer, and speaker I’ve done hundreds of sound checks. Sometimes I’m on a stage, basking in the warm glow of really good lighting with perfectly contoured cheekbones; my microphone safely nestled beneath my wig and neatly taped to the middle of my forehead.
