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Carrie Gracie

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Age 62
Born Bahrain
Spouse(s)Cheng Jin
Salary£145,000 (2018)
Movies/Shows Dateline London
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Official site carriegracie.com
SpousCheng Jin
Date of birth January 1,1962
Education University of Oxford
The University of Edinburgh
Middlesex University London
University of Westminster
Children 2
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Carrie Gracie Life story


Carrie Gracie is a Scottish journalist and newsreader best known as having been China Editor for BBC News. She resigned from this post at the beginning of January 2018, citing what she said was subject to sex based pay discrimination for the BBC's international editors.

Samira Ahmed takes BBC to court over equal pay

Feb 16,2020 6:35 am

Ahmed worked for Channel 4 from 2000 to 2011

BBC presenter Samira Ahmed takes the BBC labour courts on allegedly unequal pay.

According to court listings, Ahmed's case is due to be heard over Five Days from next Monday.

the papers, The claim that "the failure of equal pay for work of equal value" under the Equality Act 2010.

Ahmed presents Newswatch, which examines the BBC's editorial decisions, and the Radio 4 arts show Front Row . The BBC has declined to comment.

Ahmed began her career as a Bbc News trainee in 1990 and worked as a news correspondent and reporter on BBC Radio 4 Today programme of Bbc Two 's Newsnight.

you covered the OJ Simpson case, as the BBC's Los Angeles correspondent and was a presenter and reporter at Channel 4 News from 2000 to 2011.

Bbc News has asked Ahmed for comment on the labour court.

The 51-year-old is not The First woman, the question of numbers in the group structure. Carrie Gracie previously resigned from its role as China editor in a dispute over the same pay.

Carrie Gracie stepped out of her role as the BBC's China editor

apologized to The BBC then, underpaying her, and said, it "has on this right now", he to pay back to her.

the full, undisclosed amount to the Fawcett Society - a charity that campaigns for gender equality and the rights of women donated.

'progress'

The Problem of gender inequality at the BBC came to a head In July 2017, as it was, showed the best-paid star, Radio 2 presenter Chris Evans , Between £2. 2m and £2. 25m in 2016/2017. In the same period, its highest-paid female presenter, Claudia Winkleman , earned Between £450,000 and up to £500,000.

About two-thirds of the stars earn More Than £150,000 and all of The Top seven earners - were male, was revealed in the annual report.

Director General Tony Hall said that it will do "more" on equality and diversity, and in September 2017 the BBC is known to sweep pay reviews. to help

Six male BBC presenters including Huw Edwards , Nicky Campbell and John Humphrys , agreed wage cuts in January 2018, level the playing field.

The BBC's most recent annual evaluation showed an improvement for women, with now under the company of The Top earners.

the rights watchdog, The Equality and Human Rights Commission, is investigating the BBC over pay, historical, gender-specific discrimination.

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