The BBC has just appointed its 17th male director general. It needs to work harder towards gender equality all round.
- Professor Emeritus, Director of the Expert Women Project; former Director of Broadcasting, Department of Journalism, City, University of London, City St George's, University of London
News that men outnumber women ten to one in the EU referendum debate is not surprising – women have long been marginalised in news coverage.
Executives from four major news providers – BBC, ITN, Channel 4 and Sky – have pledged to try to improve the number of women interviewed as experts on their programmes; and this summer will be the test…
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