It seems Channel 9 just hadn’t gotten the message that women and men should receive equal pay for equal work, with reports sports broadcaster Erin Molan is being paid considerably less than her male counterparts.
The Daily Telegraph has reported the NRL Footy Show co-host has been taking home a wage of about $100,000 for past four years, while fellow panellist Beau Ryan’s wage has reached $800,000.
Molan renegotiated a new contract last week and, while its unknown what that new figure is, it’s still reportedly well below Ryan’s salary.
But the pay discrepancy is not the only sign of a gender inequality at the TV channel.
The 33-year-old experienced journalist and fellow sports reporter Yvonne Sampson fly economy class to footy games, while their male counterparts such as Darren Lockyer, Andrew Johns and Ray Warren fly business, according to the Daily Telegraph.
Molan declined to comment about the pay disparity with the men, but a Channel 9 spokeswoman said to the newspaper “people are paid whatever the market determines they’re worth”.
It was only a few months ago that it was revealed Karl Stefanovic makes 2.5 times as much as Lisa Wilkinson for hosting the Today Show – pointing to a wider problem within the organisation.
It’s also not the only footy show on the station where gender inequality issues have been raised, with panelist Sam Newman accused of harassing Rebecca Maddern with his sexist behaviour constantly.
A Nine spokeswoman denied the travel situation was due to gender, saying that “male talent also fly economy”.
“Whether they fly business or economy is dependent on their contract, not their gender,” she said.
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This comparing media, celebrity or sports roles wages to your average office pen pusher wages is getting out of hand. They are not the same thing in any way.
Was the hugely popular Rosie Waterland being paid the same as your interns since they are doing the same job after all.
"This comparing media, celebrity or sports roles wages to your average office pen pusher wages"
Huh? Nobody is doing that. The article compares pay for media roles.
Now can you answer the question in my second paragraph? It is somewhat relevant in this discussion.
Every panel show has ONE star and others. The Star is the person
advertised or promoted as being in control of the panel. Everyone else
should be treated, and paid as panelists, regardless of gender.
. Unless the station hires the female because she is intelligent enough
to balance her terrific looks and the station can't be accused of token
woman or overt sexism. Channel 9 would never admit to hiring a women on
those grounds. They will say she has been hired because of her knowledge
and experience.. That being the case - equal pay and travel rights for
all panelists except the ONE star running the show, .A past player is hired as a panelist because of on field experience, A
female hired as a panelist because of media experience, They should
get equal pay and travel etc