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J-Lab Episode 14: Carrie Gracie and the fight for gender equality at the BBC


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In this episode, we hear from someone who has probably done more than anyone else in the last couple of years to highlight pay discrimination. As the BBC’s China editor, Carrie Gracie clashed with the broadcaster over gender-pay inequality and left her role after learning she was being paid much less than her male counterparts. But she continued to fight and was eventually given an apology and back pay, which she generously donated to the Fawcett Society charity.
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J-LabBy Civic Journalism Lab at Newcastle University