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Only 22% of the top editors across 240 major outlets in 12 markets are women, according to a new factsheet by @kirstenaeddy @amyross87 @MitaliLive @rasmus_kleis

Markets covered: 🇯🇵🇰🇷🇲🇽🇺🇸🇬🇧🇧🇷🇩🇪🇫🇮 🇭🇰🇿🇦🇪🇸🇰🇪

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🧶 Key findings in thread #IWD2022

In 🇫🇮🇺🇸 1/2 of the new top editors appointed in the last year are women. In many others few are. No market in our sample has a majority of women top editors in 2023. The figures:

5%🇲🇽
13%🇰🇪
13%🇧🇷
14%🇰🇷
17%🇯🇵
19%🇪🇸
20%🇿🇦
20%🇩🇪
27%🇭🇰
35%🇬🇧
36%🇫🇮
44%🇺🇸

Evolution 2020-23 in chart

Among the 38 new top editors appointed, only 26% are women

👉 While 1/2 markets have seen a growing share of women among top editors, many others have seen declines, particularly in 🇿🇦South Africa: 40%>20%
#InternationalWomensDay #HappyWomensDay2023

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When we compare the % of women working in journalism with the % of women in top editorial positions, we find a weak positive correlation.

👉 Despite this, in 11 out of 12 markets, there are many more women working as journalists than there are women among the top editors

Looking more broadly at gender inequality in society and the percentage of women in top editorial positions, we find a very weak correlation.

Countries that score well on the UN Gender Inequality Index, such as 🇰🇷 and 🇪🇸, have relatively few women among the top editors #IWD2023

There is notable variation in the percentage of people who get news from outlets with a female top editor in each country, according to figures from our own #DNR22

This % ranges from 72% in 🇰🇪 and 71% in 🇫🇮 to 27% in 🇧🇷 and 18% in 🇲🇽 #HappyWomensDay2023

You can find this new factsheet on our website. It's worth your time. Key links below #IWD2022 #IWD22 #HappyWomensDay2022

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