EHRC inquiry into BBC pay discrimination branded 'whitewash'

Carrie Gracie says she is baffled by watchdog decision to clear corporation of wrongdoingCarrie Gracie has described an investigation into pay discrimination at the BBC as a “whitewash”, after it cleared the broadcaster of wrongdoing.The former BBC China editor won substantial back pay in 2018 after going public with details of how she was out-earned by equivalent male journalists at the broadcaster. She said the methodology used by the Equality and Human Rights Commission in its investigation was baffling and said women could not rely on a regulator but should instead “stay strong, calm, united and justice will prevail”. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/nov/12/equality-watchdog-clears-bbc-of-unlawful-pay-discrimination #bbc #equal_pay #gender_pay_gap #equality_and_human_rights_commission_(ehrc) #media #society #uk_news