It seems that the BBC are now looking further in wage cuts for blokes. They've already achieved ten percent and want more. That should make the ladies feel happier.
You're absolutely right, you can pay them equally for me, so long as they do the same level of work, achieve the same level of success and have the same value to the organisation.
You could argue all their salaries are too high, but if that's the market rate then so be it.