The revelations caused a spate of bad headlines for the BBC and angered many female staff, who demanded equal pay for equal work. Senior BBC managers, including Director-General Tony Hall, are due to appear before the committee just after Gracie. That was widely welcomed, but campaigners for equal pay said it did not solve the underlying issues. BBC Women said gender pay discrimination affected every part of the organisation, not just high earners. "I raised the equal pay issue many times over the years, but nothing was done."

Source: dna January 30, 2018 00:00 UTC