UK: 'Quota for women the only way to achieve equality' on radio

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'The broadcasters welcomed a promise from Tony Hall, the BBC’s Director General, that by the end of 2014 the corporation would aim to have a women presenting 50 per cent of breakfast shows on local radio.

Describing the plan as a “quota”, she said that it represented a move toward “fairness” that would never be achieved without a directive from above.

Writing for telegraph.co.uk, Miss Arnold said sexism still exists in radio and if the new plans mean that women are given a job over men it may “redress the balance of the last 2000 years".

Local radio is seen as an important training ground for the national media, and flagship programmes including BBC Radio 4’s Today programme have long been criticised for being too male.'