About Women in CTRL
Independent research and leadership organisation focused on power and decision-making in the music industry
Picture from 2024 Women in CTRL launch: From L-R: Jess Kangalee, Roxanne De Bastion, Yolanda Brown, Nadia Khan, Kate Reilly, Eve Horn, Eunice Obianagha, Naomi Pohl
From L-R: Nadia Khan (Women in CTRL Founder/CEO) and Jo Twist (BPI CEO)
Taken at Women in CTRL 2024 report launch at PPL offices, London
Who We Are
Women in CTRL is an independent research and leadership organisation examining power, representation, and decision-making across the music industry.
The organisation exists to address structural inequality at senior and board level by producing evidence, analysis, and practical frameworks that support more transparent and accountable leadership practice.
Women in CTRL operates across research, leadership development, and sector collaboration, with a focus on long-term, system-level change rather than short-term interventions.
Our Approach
Women in CTRL’s work is grounded in the understanding that lasting change in the music industry depends on how power is structured, exercised, and held to account.
Rather than focusing solely on access or participation, the organisation examines governance, leadership pathways, and decision-making environments where inequality is reproduced or challenged.
Its approach is:
• evidence-led, grounded in original research and sector analysis
• practical, translating research into frameworks that inform leadership practice
• collaborative, working within existing structures to support sustainable change
Leadership
nadia khan
Women in CTRL was founded by award-winning executive Nadia Khan.
Nadia brings extensive experience across organisational governance, research, and sector-wide leadership initiatives within the music industry. Her work spans artist development, the independent music sector, and music business education, with a focus on advancing equitable leadership practices through evidence, accountability, and long-term structural change.
Advisory Board
Women in CTRL is in the process of establishing an advisory board composed of senior leaders across music, media, technology, and research.
The advisory board will provide strategic guidance, support methodological rigour, and advise on governance and sector engagement.