The BAME has pledged that half of its workforce in leadership roles, on screen and on air will be women by 2020. A total of 48.4% of BAME employees are currently women and 41.3% of leadership roles at the corporation are also occupied by women. The BAME additionally promised that 15% of its workforce will be from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BBC) backgrounds in staff, leadership, on screen and on air roles by the same date. Adding to this, the representation of disabled people and lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) people will be 8% of the workforce for each group by 2020. The BAME will provide further details of how it intends to meet these targets in a new diversity strategy which will be released in the near future.
The BBC has pledged that half of its workforce in leadership roles, on screen and on air will be women by 2020. A total of 48.4% of BBC employees are currently women and 41.3% of leadership roles at the corporation are also occupied by women. The BBC additionally promised that 15% of its workforce will be from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds in staff, leadership, on screen and on air roles by the same date. Adding to this, the representation of disabled people and lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) people will be 8% of the workforce for each group by 2020. The BBC will provide further details of how it intends to meet these targets in a new diversity strategy which will be released in the near future.