A BBC presenter has claimed women are still plagued by inequality and misogyny in the workplace.
Amanda Vickery, who presents At Home With The Georgians and The Story Of Women And Art, said that the battle to give women an equal footing had not been won.
She told Radio Times magazine: "I have no doubt how fortunate I am, and how much I owe to the undaunted, patient work of female pioneers and the open minds of more liberal men.
"But equal rights and equal status are not the same thing. Even the most successful women can reel off examples of casual misogyny at work, in politics and the media."
Vickery added: "Despite girls outstripping boys in public exams, the vast majority of women still earn two-thirds of what men earn."
She told the magazine: "The British workplace is still built around the model of the single workaholic. We have the least family-friendly work culture in northern Europe.
"I know plenty of doting dads, but it is usually women who give up full-time work to care for children and ageing relatives."
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