Top editorial positions in major news outlets matter. How many women occupy these roles? @simgandi @MeeraSelva1 and I looked at 200 outlets in ten different markets. Only 23% have a woman as their top editor #IWD #IWD2020
Factsheet here reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/women-and-lead…
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Factsheet here reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/women-and-lead…
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23% of the top editors across the 200 major outlets in our sample are women, despite the fact that, on average, 40% of journalists in the ten markets are women.
Percentage of women in top editorial positions varies from market to market - 0% in Japan, 47% in South Africa 2/4
Percentage of women in top editorial positions varies from market to market - 0% in Japan, 47% in South Africa 2/4
Comparing percentage of women working in journalism with percentage of women in top editorial positions, we find a strong and positive correlation.
Despite this, in 9 out of 10 markets there are considerably more women working as journalists than there are among top editors 3/4
Despite this, in 9 out of 10 markets there are considerably more women working as journalists than there are among top editors 3/4
Looking more broadly at gender inequality in society and the percentage of women in top editorial positions, we find no meaningful correlation.
Countries like Germany and S.Korea that score well on the UN Gender Inequality Index have very few women among the top editors. 4/4
Countries like Germany and S.Korea that score well on the UN Gender Inequality Index have very few women among the top editors. 4/4
