We want to lead the way on gender equality and fairness. So last April, we launched the 50:50 challenge, aiming for an equal number of male and female contributors on-air and online. The BBC is now happy to report a big boost in female representation.
BBC Breakfast is hitting the target
A year on, the results of last month's data have been revealed and show a big boost in female representation. BBC director general Tony Hall said:"It's amazing to see such a remarkable change in just a year - you can see and hear it right across our programming. Some of the BBC programmes that hit the 50:50 target last month included the Andrew Marr Show, BBC Breakfast, The One Show, Politics Live and Radio 4's Saturday Live.It started with 20% female voices and in April reached 43%, more than doubling its female representation.
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