[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

No dear. You made the statement, the onus is on you to back it up, not on me to prove you wrong.

The fact you think it a mere coincidence that women earn less and must therefore be "less experienced or qualified" is naive in the extreme.

I need to back up the idea that a media figure's pay is based on their fame, viewers, and airtime? Surely a conclusion like that is so self evident that the opposite should need to be backed up.

I'll refer to an earlier post, where Kizzy mentioned pay differences between Gary Linekar and Gabby Logan, and Jeremy Vine and Jo Whiley

Linekar is on Match of the Day, which is on all the time, and the World Cup, which is huge. He does SPOTY with Logan, who otherwise does bits and bobs along with the Commonwealth Games.

Jeremy Vine not only has his daily show, but also Eggheads and Quizmaster, and while his Channel 5 show obviously isn't counted, it still raises his profile and makes his time more valuable. As far as I know Jo Whiley only has her daily show?

I'm not saying anything is a coincidence, I'm wondering if there are any examples of women who meet all the same "criteria" as a male counterpart but get paid less.