A year after a public relations debacle over wide pay disparities between its male and female stars, the BBC on Wednesday released a new list detailing how much it pays its top talent. And while the list suggested that there had been some progress, the reality remains somewhat gloomy for women.

Despite a narrowing of the BBC’s gender pay gap, the list showed that the publicly financed broadcaster’s 12 highest-paid stars were men. The revelation prompted accusations that the British broadcaster was actually moving backward considering that last year only the seven highest paid were men. This year, only two women ranked among the 20 highest paid.

Claudia Winkleman, at No. 13, was the highest-paid woman on the list, earning 370,000 to 379,999 pounds ($489,000 to $502,000). Last year, she ranked No. 8, with a salary of £450,000 to £500,000.

The BBC’s director general, Tony Hall, said the new figures showed that the broadcaster was taking positive steps, and he emphasized that the overall goal was to get to a 50-50 split on the list. That, he acknowledged, could “take some time.”