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#bbcpay gender, salaries and wasted money

  • jogongender
  • Jul 29, 2017
  • 2 min read

Within days of each other we have the news that the 13th Doctor Who is a female and that the BBC pay women less than men. Gary Lineker decided to start the debate early and the issue was trending before the annual report was announced.

The report does show the gender gap is live and kicking. The highest paid male gets over 2 million, the highest paid female around 450,000. Having a female lead does not stop sexism. As a country the pay gap will not be eradicated until 99 years after the Equal Pay Act. Progress is slow.

Pay is linked to 'talent' but the view that men are more talented or valuable needs to be overtly challenged. It is the employers duty to end this discrimination. Pressure always helps, and these valuable men have the power to exert this pressure by demanding their co-stars are paid the same. If the claim is then that there isn't enough budget, then male co-stars should take the cut to feel and expose the injustice, as Emma Stone has her male co-stars do to be paid the same as her.

With such high salaries just to entertain, a pay cut for all would be preferred, or a change of tax threshold, with that money going back into the pot for public sector workers, who have lost thousands since 2010 in real terms. Or perhaps there could be a public sector charity stars pay into to take the focus away from their paycheck. Or they could even star in a new BBC series, living on a nurses salary for the week.

A main reason this is making headlines is because people feel the salaries are too high for something that involves their money. The license fee is often questioned as it is another bill of many that households struggle with. If we are to make this a focal argument, lets ensure it is that all our pay is too low, outgoings are too high and our money is being wasted.

What this report really shows is that there is money for those deemed important, the majority of us aren't, and women, regardless of their profession, fare much worse.

(Originally written for Tremr- https://www.tremr.com)

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The definition of Gender- Considered with reference to social and cultural differences rather than biological ones.

 

Gender inequality is prevalent, and male and female gender expectations are unnecessary. Defining oneself through social norms based on the sex you were born, grew up as or feel you are, is outdated. Masculine and feminine qualities are important, but they are important to develop within all of us. Instead of creating more gender identities, what would the world be like without them? That your biological sex is only important for healthcare reasons. Who would our role models be? Selfies and abs, or substance?

 

I always become a Gogglebox cast member when I see gender stereotyping, especially when everyone thinks it is progressive. 

 

It seems my passion to act on this has come at the right time because the notion of gender is being challenged across many spheres. It is what is not being said and how people react to the news and popular culture that gets me writing.  

 

Therefore I have created this blog where I can write about the gender inequality I see and  Hoe we are all being held back by gender, How we can positively move forward and explore the world without labels.

 

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