Sexism at the Beeb?

Sexism is rife on the BBC's 10'o clock news.

According to this morning's Observer

Senior female correspondents are unhappy about being overlooked by the programme, which was revamped at the start of the year to coincide with the return of ITV's News at Ten. It is believed that several journalists have voiced their concerns with managers, though the BBC says it has had no complaints. One insider said. 'There is a perception that it is more difficult for women journalists to get on "the Ten" than it used to be.'

The paper having calculated that there were far fewer female faces on the programme in April 2008 than the same period last year.

Adrian Monck makes a good point.

if you only pursued a strategy of putting on air the BBC’s editors - its best journalists - you would pack your running order with,Nick Robinson, Politics,Robert Peston, Business,Mark Easton, Home Affairs,Justin Webb, North America,Jeremy Bowen, Middle East,Mark Mardell, Europe,John Simpson, World Affairs and Mihir Bose, Sport

The problem that Adrian sees is the problem in all organisations

news organizations don’t make life easy for women journalists who want to have kids and stay working. Look at the number of female reporters who took redundo (buy-outs) at the BBC recently