How many newsrooms had a majority-female workforce?

This data shows the percentage of newsrooms where women comprised more than 50% of the workforce, comparing daily print and online-only organizations.

201620172018 FT only2018 FT+PT
Daily Print14.24%15.54%13.40%13.40%
Online-Only37.36%30.16%40.20%43.90%
Overall17.10%16.92%23.30%24.70%

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

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