(CNN) On Wednesday, the BBC revealed an ugly truth: women who work for the world's premier public service broadcaster are paid a lot less than their male counterparts. The difference in average earnings of men and women at the BBC is 10% -- which is, however, lower than the United Kingdom's average of 18%. The BBC didn't disclose such embarrassing data by choice -- it was forced to do so against its wishes by the government. And next year, under a new law, all large British companies will be required to publish some information about gender and pay. And according to the US Census Bureau, there's been no significant progress on this gap since 2007.

Source: CNN July 20, 2017 00:46 UTC