Biggest gender pay gap in UK media revealed

As firms start to publish data about their gender pay gaps under a Government push, media companies have a lot to answer for.

Women at the Telegraph Media Group (TMG) are paid 35% less than men on average - the biggest gender pay gap of any UK newspaper, publisher or broadcaster to have been reported to date.

One of the main problems for this disparity is the fact that almost three-quarters of TMG’s highest earners are male, with just 26.9% of females making up the top quartile. Women constitute 61.6% of the bottom quartile and men received bonuses almost twice the amount of those women received – the Guardian reports.

In response, TMG’s Chief Executive, Nick Hugh condemned the gap, calling it "unacceptable" whilst committing to closing it to completely by 2025. To do this, he said the publisher would introduce 50:50 gender shortlists for all vacant positions and do more to help women into top roles.