All Gender equality articles – Page 10
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NewsBBC talent pay row: the agents’ verdict
Britain’s top agents have told the BBC it must pay female stars more to address the gender pay gap, but have reassured the corporation that widespread poaching is unlikely. Broadcast spoke to six of the UK’s leading entertainment agents, including John Noel, whose business represents Dermot O’Leary ...
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NewsOn-air talent - BBC top earners
Stars paid more than £150k in 2016/17 from licence fee revenue, excluding work via indies
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NewsBBC targets 50:50 gender split
Women will form 50% of the BBC’s overall staff and leadership team by 2020 as part of a raft of diversity targets which also include its first LGBT target.
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NewsLords warn of 'excessive interference' over gender gap
Conservative peer Lord Dobbs has raised concerns over the cost of recruitment reforms to improve gender equality in news and current affairs and claimed some recommendations came “close to excessive interference”.
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NewsTV's gender imbalance revealed
Men outnumber women 2:1 on TV and programming continues to reinforce gender stereotypes, according to research commissioned by the BBC last year.
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NewsMedia must follow big business on gender balance
The government drive to get more women on the boards of UK companies could spur an increase in the number of women who work and appear in the media according to Conservative MP Nicky Morgan.
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NewsNewsrooms reveal gender split
The UK’s major broadcasters have revealed the number of women they employ in their newsrooms – with the data showing that Channel 4 and Sky News are lagging behind their rivals.
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NewsBBC Science praised for tackling gender imbalance
The increased use of female scientists as contributors by the BBC has been commended by the BBC Trust.
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NewsFOI request reveals BBC gender pay gap
The BBC employs nearly twice as many men as women in its most senior roles, and pays them an average salary 10% higher than their female counterparts, new figures have revealed.
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NewsSkillset reveals radio gender imbalance
Women working in radio are significantly under-represented at senior levels, particularly as they get older, according to a report produced by training body Skillset.
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NewsMentoring scheme to tackle TV gender gap
As many as 40 top TV execs are set to participate in a mentoring scheme to rebalance the industry’s worsening gender divide.
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FeaturesTackling the TV industry’s gender gap
How can issues highlighted by the results of Broadcast’s Women in TV survey be addressed? Emily Booth and Lisa Campbell find out at our roundtable.
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NewsBBC to reveal if gender pay gap exists
The BBC is poised to reveal whether there is a pay gap between men and women at the corporation.