BBC publishes wages, deep gender inequality

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19 July 2017, 22:15(9 years ago)

British BBC has discovered the existence of a gap between the salaries of its leading male and female personalities when the state broadcaster published her employees' salary lists for the first time. The 95-year-old corporation said Chris Evans, a radio and television presentation, which has directed “Top Gear” for a season, was at the top [...]

The 95-year-old corporation said Chris Evans, a radio and television presentation, which has directed “Top Gear” for one season was at the top of the list with about $2.25 million pounds or $3.3 million earned in 2016-2017.

In contrast, the most paid female is hosted by Claudia Winkleman, who has earned less than half a million pounds for her work on the <x0 display. Strictly Come Dance” and other spectacles.

BBC Director General Tony Hall, justifying this gap, said the corporate objective is to achieve equality on screen and on radio by 2020.

He said the BBC must pay personalities in order to compete with commercial television stations with larger budgets, broadcasts tch.

“We must hire the best performers, best correspondents, best stars. , we're in a very competitive market”, Tony Hall said.

The BBC has been under pressure for years to find out how much its top representatives earn and the obligation to publish names and respective figures was part of the 10-year financing agreement with the government. The BBC is financed through viewers' payments, which spill for it about $1191 a year.