Yesterday, Catt Sadler, a host for E! News and the Daily Pop announced she would be leaving the show. It came as a shock, viewers like myself had no idea she would be leaving the show, unlike other hosts who had announced their departure. She later released a note on her blog about the truth of why she left E!. I was amazed to find out it had to do with money.
Amazed because it is 2017 and women still have to deal with ridiculous and outrageous situations. In her note about the truth of why she left, it explained how it had came to her attention that her male cost host was making double what she was earning. Sadler is the main host for Daily Pop and a Co-Host on E! news, which would lead someone to believe her pay would be the same or more. Her letter was difficult to read only because it frightens me, as a journalist and as a woman that we have to deal with these kind of situations. The focus should be on our careers, our work and providing our audience with content and information they want and need to see, hear, read, etc. The focus or worry should not be if whether our male coworkers are making more money than we are, given if we have the same seniority. I put my faith in change, and hope it will see the light of day before any other young journalist has to deal with this misfortune. I applaud women, like Sadler, who took a risk and quitting their jobs so that they might be part of that change. Please take the time to read her note.
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