Veteran TV producer’s warning over ‘female brain drain’ in media
Heavy workloads, unclear pathways and a gender pay gap that is larger than the national average are hindering women’s career progress in media organisations and could result in a “female brain drain” from the industry, new research shows.
More than 50 per cent of women working in media rated the industry’s commitment to gender equality as “weak” and warned this created a barrier to career advancement, data collected by advocacy group Women in Media shows.
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