Carrie Gracie says BBC is blocking pay gap campaigners
 

Broadcaster’s attitude to gender equality is like a dodgy car dealer’s, claims former China editor

Carrie Gracie, the former BBC China editor, has claimed her female colleagues have “had to pull back” from covering the issue of unequal pay because the corporation has warned them to stay impartial.

Comparing the BBC’s personnel department to “dodgy car dealers” after her experience of requesting a salary closer to those of her male counterparts, Gracie called for tougher sanctions against employers who pay unfairly, including punitive financial and reputational costs.

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