Thread by @risj_oxford

1. Today at 14:00 we are hosting our weekly seminar at @greentempleton. The speakers will be @MeeraSelva1 and @simgandi, authors of our factsheet on female leadership in the news media. We'll be live-streaming the event #RISJSeminars

📌 A few details on the topic in this thread

2. Only 23% of the top editors across 200 major outlets in 10 different markets are women, according to the factsheet we published on Sunday.

Markets covered: 🇯🇵🇰🇷🇲🇽🇺🇸🇬🇧🇧🇷🇩🇪🇫🇮🇭🇰🇿🇦

📱Read the factsheet here
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/women-and-lead…

3. Percentages of female top editors are very different in every market covered by our factsheet. But every market has a minority of women among the top editors, including 🇧🇷 & 🇫🇮 where women outnumber men among working journalists.

4. When we compare the % of women in journalism with the % of women in top editorial positions, we find a strong and positive correlation. And yet, in 9 out of 10 markets, there are many more women working as journalists than women among the top editors #HappyWomensDay2020

5. We find no meaningful correlation between gender inequality in society and the % of women in top editorial positions. Countries like Germany and South Korea that score well on the UN Gender Inequality Index have very few women among the top editors #IWD2020

6. There is a notable variation in the % of people who get news from outlets with a female top editor in the 10 markets covered. It ranges from a high of 77% in 🇿🇦 to 0% in 🇯🇵. Look at the chart #IWD2020 #InternationalWomensDay #HappyWomensDay2020

7. You can find the entire factsheet on our website #IWD2020 #HappyWomensDay2020

📄Download the PDF
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/sites/default/…

🇪🇸 Read it in Spanish here
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/mujeres-y-lide…

🇬🇧Read it in English here reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/women-and-lead…