Number and percentage of men and women in newsrooms, broken down by racial and ethnic groups, illustrating diversity trends over time.

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

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.

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