[AaronTV]

The nerve of her - a woman - asking for pay parity with people the nice middle class white fella, or the other nice middle class white fella eh?. Ffs, she has every right to seek equal pay IF that's the prime driver of her dispute.

However, its ITN, which isn't the nicest or fairest place to work by every account told to me in person - probably well into 20+ people in the last 4 years, many people who's opinions I give much weight.

That's the legally safe and fair summary of opinions.

It's a peculiar place.

bylinetimes.com 

Not sure framing it in this way is particularly helpful if I’m honest.

With no disrespect intended to Claudia, absolutely nobody knows who she is. Dan, meanwhile, was a main presenter of the biggest breakfast program in the country and is known well for his sports coverage in addition. He was undoubtedly a good signing for Channel 5/ITN, and his salary will reflect this.

In the entertainment world particularly, your ‘stock’ has a huge level of influence over the kind of fee you can command. It is absolutely nothing to do with gender. If Claudia was as well-known as Dan, I’m sure her salary would reflect this.