The BBC is facing a possible investigation by the Equality and Human Rights Commission over the treatment of its China editor who resigned citing a “secretive and illegal pay culture” and alleged “unlawful pay discrimination”, reports BBC News. The EHRC said it was writing to the BBC to find out more information on its pay policy and stated that they “will consider whether further action is required based on this information." It also added that "Women have a legal right to equal pay with men for equal work”. Carrie Grace, who worked with the BBC for 30 years, resigned from her position as China editor in protest over the gender pay gap which she said was an “enormous gap" between her £135,000-a-year salary and that of her male counterparts. A spokesperson for the BBC stated: "The BBC was one of the first to publish a gender pay report showing we are significantly better than the national average." BBC Women, a group of about 150 producers and broadcasters, have said that up to 200 women in the BBC have made complaints about pay.