How to Create Safer Cultures at Work and Beyond, with Jamie Klingler
In this episode of Why Care?, Nadia Nagamootoo is joined by writer, broadcaster and campaigner Jamie Klingler for a conversation about accidental activism, women’s safety, police reform and the institutional failures that still leave women carrying the burden of risk. Jamie reflects on the moment Sarah Everard’s murder pushed her from behind-the-scenes media work into national campaigning, how Reclaim These Streets was formed at breakneck speed, and why the vigil and High Court fight became a turning point in the public conversation on violence against women and girls.
From there, the conversation widens into what has changed, what has not, and what leaders still fail to understand. Jamie speaks candidly about consent, male entitlement, the emotional toll of becoming a public voice on women’s safety, and why organisations cannot keep treating violence, harassment and misogyny as if they sit outside the workplace. The result is a powerful episode about courage, accountability and what it really takes to change culture rather than simply comment on it.
What to expect from the episode
Jamie Klingler joins Nadia Nagamootoo to unpack the story behind Reclaim These Streets, the psychology and cost of activism, what men and institutions still don’t understand about women’s safety, and why better conversations alone are not enough without behavioural and organisational change.
Key Takeaways
The public conversation on violence against women has moved, but institutions still lag behind.
Consent education needs to go far beyond teaching girls how to say no.
Men who want to help often need practical, behaviour-based guidance rather than abstract reassurance that they are “one of the good ones”.
Organisations already know where the risks are. The issue is usually not awareness but whether leaders are willing to act early and decisively.
Guest Bio
Jamie Klingler became an activist and campaigner for women's safety and police reform as one of the founders of Reclaim These Streets, an organisation that was created after Sarah Everard, was abducted, raped and murdered by a serving police officer. The organisation tried to hold a vigil for Sarah, but the Metropolitan Police said they weren’t allowed. In doing so and trying to silence them; Reclaim These Streets fought them in the High Court for violating their human right to assemble, and won. Jamie speaks on becoming an accidental activist and using her media and events expertise to create a real impact.
