It’s been a long time since the glass ceiling’s been mentioned in regards to radio. With some notable exceptions on older skew stations such as 2GB’s Gwen Plum and the ABC’s Margaret Throsby and Geraldine Doogue, there were precious few females on the wireless until 2WS introduced ‘traffic chicks’ in 1978. In those days would-be women newsreaders were routinely told that they did not possess the proper ‘authority’ that only a man could impart. Today women may be found in comparatively prodigious numbers both on air and off in senior management roles. Yet a recent article in The Age by Michael Lallo, suggests that people other than white males are under-represented on the airwaves. And focusing on a slew of recent female departures from stations in Melbourne, Lallo reckons we’re going backwards. Is he right?

As usual, you are under no obligation to stick to this topic. You may use this forum to express any view you like, provided it has something to do with radio and provides no grounds for litigation.

If you’re a paid subscriber, type your comments in the box below. If you’re a non-subscriber, or you would like to post anonymously, you can send your post in an email to [email protected].