Numbers and percentages of men and women in different newsroom job categories to show how the distribution of men and women across roles changed over time.

Answers: How many men and women were in each newsroom job over time?

SupervisorsCopy/Layout EditorsReportersPhotographers/ArtistsTOTAL
MenWomenMenWomenMenWomenMenWomenMenWomen
No.Pct.No.Pct.No.Pct.No.Pct.No.Pct.No.Pct.No.Pct.No.Pct.No.Pct.No.Pct.
20155,13964.72,80835.34,08358.62,88441.49,41762.15,73837.9202372.178327.920,66262.912,21337.1
20145,80964.63,18235.44,53758.43,22941.610,35961.96,38438.1236073.286326.823,06562.813,65737.2
20135,95965.33,16134.74,78960.23,17139.810,83162.26,57437.8263075.486024.624,20863.713,76736.3
20126,61965.83,44734.25,11457.73,75242.311,21062.06,88138.0265174.889225.225,59563.114,97136.9
20117,08165.43,74634.64,67758.53,31941.511,34861.37,17538.73,14373.71,12026.326,24863.115,36036.9
20107,03766.43,56033.64,668583,3854211,53761.97,11538.13,036731,1202726,27863.415,18036.6
20097,98365.24,25134.85,44558.23,90641.812,37761.37,81338.73,57873.11,31726.929,3836317,28737
20088,79664.84,77635.26,20858.24,45641.813,88660.98,91139.14,05872.91,50827.132,94762.619,65137.4
20079,04965.44,79234.66,470584,6894214,65360.39,63339.74,18672.71,57327.334,35862.420,68737.6
20068,54164.44,71635.66,09458.54,33141.514,56660.39,60439.74,14472.61,56627.433,34562.320,21737.7
20058,56465.24,58034.86,17258.84,32041.214,79860.19,80739.94,28172.61,61327.433,81462.520,32037.5
20048,58365.84,47134.26,18858.64,36641.414,99460.49,83639.64,25273.91,50426.134,01762.820,17737.3
20038,81766.64,43033.46,317594,3914115,00860.59,80239.54,40874.41,54525.934,55063.120,16836.9
20028,75765.94,53434.16,295594,3814114,76760.39,72539.74,43574.51,52025.534,25362.920,16137.1
20019,00765.64,72034.46,41258.84,48941.215,37460.110,21939.94,53873.51,63326.535,33162.721,06237.3
20009,016664,653346,40159.44,36940.615,36760.110,22039.94,58073.71,63426.335,36362.920,87637.1
19998,82166.24,51433.86,33159.74,27340.315,25360.410,00039.64,376741,5362634,78163.120,32336.9
2007 to 2011, Copy/Layout Editors becomes Copy/Layout Editors/Online Producers and Photographers/Artists becomes Photographers/Artists/Videographers.
2012-2015, Copy/Layout Editors includes both Copy Editor and Producer/Designer categories, and Photographers/Artists remains Photographers/Artists/Videographers.

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