The BBC has revealed the identity of its 12 highest earners – a list that includes no women.
An annual report released by the corporation disclosing the salaries of all on-air staff showed Gary Lineker is now its highest paid employee with a salary of £1.75m, around £1.4m more than its highest earning woman, Claudia Winkleman.
The BBC argued that the list, which features employees earning over £150,000, does not reflect the true balance of payments to men and women, as salaries through BBC Studios (which is not funded by the licence fee and became a commercial entity) are not included.
The BBC has since announced pay cuts for some of its male talent, including John Humphrys, Jeremy Vine and Huw Edwards, but white, male stars continue to make up the corporations highest earners.