A 21.8% gender pay gap in Australian broadcasting, and 80% of radio presenters being men, impacts the diversity of newsrooms and the proliferation of harmful stereotypes, a new University of South Australia study has found.
The analysis of the country’s radio, TV and film industries uncovered “entrenched gender and diversity imbalance” at the most senior levels, and warned of the dangers of a “predominately male, middle-aged, white workforce projecting their views on Australia”.