How did gender representation vary across racial and ethnic groups in newsrooms?

This data shows the number and percentage of men and women in newsrooms, broken down by racial and ethnic groups, illustrating diversity trends over time.

Black or African AmericanHispanic or Latino/a/xAsian or Asian AmericanNative American or Alaska NativeBiracial or MultiracialWhite
MenWomenMenWomenMenWomenMenWomenMenWomenMenWomen
No.Pct.No.Pct.No.Pct.No.Pct.No.Pct.No.Pct.No.Pct.No.Pct.No.Pct.No.Pct.No.Pct.No.Pct.
2015829537304779358584424605046650826936319149945118,4066410,30536
20149485480546966596714155448602528659604196491015120,4156411,42036
2013940548154697360646405814961051876253385753514721,5696511,59235
2012993538934796959681415754959051816251387047795322,9066412,67836
20111,00552943481,12860760405874670154111568744----23,4166515,36035
20101,08453945471,16761745396574870152121617839----23,2496512,71135
20091,231511,181491,24860840407084875852199689432----25,9986414,41436
20081,403501,387501,391599564178847904531595612544----29,2056416,28036
20071,463501,437501,401581,0024281046954541705215548----30,5136417,14036
20061,501511,448491,412599974176045928551635414146----29,5086416,70236
20051,523511,464491,350589794274545923551645613144----30,0326416,82436
20041,512511,426491,374618843968445822551635215048----30,2846416,89436
20031,495511,424491,328608844067747758531535313647----30,8986516,96635
20021,497521,381481,264608354062148662521956411236----30,6776417,17036
20011,535521,415481,228598374165250647501405610944----31,7766418,05436
20001,519511,465491,238608304067051651491444914951----31,7936417,78136
19991,533521,420481,14160764416305063450143599840----31,3356417,40736
Note:Biracial or Multiracial category was not used before 2012.

This data was captured before API’s ownership of the survey. Read more about data integrity.

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