The BBC proposed a 320,000 pound ($449,000) pay cap for news reporters and anchors Tuesday as the taxpayer-funded corporation tries to narrow the gap between men and women. The BBC unveiled the pay cap just one day before lawmakers are scheduled to question the head of the corporation about the broadcaster’s pay culture. Tensions over the gender pay gap flared last summer when the BBC released a list of top earners that showed many high-profile women earned far less than their male counterparts. The revelations laid bare smoldering disputes about gender bias in decision making and career advancement as well as pay itself. Factors cited by management such as audience recognition could not justify differences in pay, a report by a group representing women at the BBC said.

Source: Hindustan Times January 30, 2018 11:26 UTC