Experts shouldn’t be appointed to ERR board by gender.

Culture Minister Heidy Purga criticized a plan to appoint ERR’s supervisory board only based on gender. She thinks it’s a bad way to try and achieve gender balance. This raises concerns about how ERR is run.

Estonian Culture Minister Heidy Purga expressed her disagreement with a proposed plan for the ERR supervisory board. The plan suggested selecting members primarily to ensure gender balance. Purga argued that while striving for diversity is important, the chosen method was not suitable. This decision has sparked debate about the governance of Estonia’s public broadcaster, ERR. Concerns have been raised about potential biases in the selection process.

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