Leading campaigning charity, The Fawcett Society, has launched an equal pay advice service, as new research reveals one in three workers are unaware pay discrimination is illegal.  The research, conducted by The Fawcett Society, has shown that a culture of pay secrecy persists in UK workplaces, which allows pay discrimination to thrive. Launched on the...Read More

Journalist Carrie Gracie has reached an agreement with the BBC over her equal pay row. In January, Gracie resigned from her role as China Editor over pay inequality for the BBC’s international editors. In an open letter accompanying resignation Gracie said, “I believe I am very well paid already – especially as someone working for...Read More

The BBC’s China editor, Carrie Gracie has resigned from her role over the equal pay row. Gracie cited in an open letter that she was quitting over pay inequality for the BBC’s international editors. Although Gracie has resigned from her post in Beijing, she will remain with the BBC. The letter said, “My name is...Read More

Women are failing to get top roles at the BBC due to their lack of confidence, according to the organisation’s news chief. Jonathan Munro, Head of Newsgathering at BBC, has said that male executives at the organisation may have been guilty of ‘unconscious bias’. Speaking to the Telegraph, Munro said, “Appointments we made over the...Read More