(GUARDIAN) – Carrie Gracie, the BBC’s China editor, has resigned from the role citing the gender pay gap, the corporation has confirmed..
(GUARDIAN) – Carrie Gracie, the BBC’s China editor, has resigned from the role citing the gender pay gap, the corporation has confirmed.
Gracie, who has worked for the BBC for more than 30 years, quit the post last week but will continue to work for the BBC.
In a letter addressed to the BBC’s audience, which was leaked to BuzzFeed, Gracie accused the BBC of a “secretive and illegal pay culture”.
She wrote: “With great regret, I have left my post as China editor to speak out publicly on a crisis of trust at the BBC. The BBC belongs to you, the licence fee payer. I believe you have a right to know that it is breaking equality law and resisting pressure for a fair and transparent pay structure.”
In July, the BBC ordered a review into pay after facing a backlash when it revealed that only a third of its 96 top earners were women and the top seven were all men.
At the time more than 40 of its highest-profile female presenters, including Clare Balding, Fiona Bruce and Emily Maitlis, publicly called for change.
