As a woman born and raised in Romania, being subject to casual gender discrimination was second nature to me. In fact, it was so normalised that I never knew the gravity of it until I moved to the UK to pursue a career in film music. As I’m navigating the safer waters of Western inclusivity, I’m still coming to terms with the dated views that, not too long ago, I had to accommodate by making myself small and quiet both as a woman and as a composer.