Percentage of newsrooms where at least one, two, or all three top leadership positions were held by women, with comparisons between print and online news organizations.
Answers: How common was it for a woman to hold a top-three leadership position in newsrooms?
Overall | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
Top three are women | 4.22% | 4.77% | 8.80% |
Two of top three are women | 20.58% | 18.66% | 23.10% |
One of top three is a woman | 52.24% | 51.41% | 45.40% |
AT LEAST ONE WOMAN IS IN TOP THREE | 77.04% | 74.84% | 77.30% |
Daily Print | |||
Top three are women | 2.50% | 4.65% | 2.30% |
Two of top three are women | 18.75% | 18.09% | 25.80% |
One of top three is a woman | 54.38% | 51.83% | 50.00% |
AT LEAST ONE WOMAN IS IN TOP THREE | 75.63% | 74.57% | 78.10% |
Online | |||
Top three are women | 13.56% | 5.77% | 19.50% |
Two of top three are women | 30.51% | 23.08% | 19.50% |
One of top three is a woman | 40.68% | 61.11% | 37.80% |
AT LEAST ONE WOMAN IS IN TOP THREE | 84.75% | 89.96% | 76.80% |