TV anchor Brooke Baldwin opens up about gender disparity in newsroom

American television anchor and journalist Brooke Baldwin voiced her issues with the gender disparity in CNN, following her departure from the network, in an episode of the “On The Issues” with Michele Goodwin podcast.

Baldwin, who has been a longtime employee for the organisation, said, “I’ve been anchoring for 10-plus years, the majority of that time two hours in the afternoon. And in that time, you know, the most influential anchors on our network [and] the highest-paid, are men.”

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She said her bosses, her executives all are men, even the head of CNN Dayside is a man, People magazine reported.

“So, I have been surrounded by a lot of men. I do think it is changing, I know it is changing just by looking at some of the faces that are popping up more and more on our channel.”

Baldwin announced in February that she is going to conclude her duties in April. She began her journey at the network as a freelancer in 2008.

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The American host talked about how stories about women are treated in the newsroom. Although she has longed for women’s stories, she noted that she “got told no a lot” but still managed to overcome such roadblocks.

“Little by little, by having women in places of power — and I would argue behind-the-scenes, not just in front, but behind-the-scenes — that is how you then have stories that reflect who they are,” she added, US media reported.

Baldwin confirmed that even as she starts to write the next chapter of her life, she will continuing to do what she loves most — work as a journalist — “amplifying the lives of extraordinary Americans” and making “good use” of her love for storytelling.