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
201620172018
Top three are women4.22%4.77%8.80%
Two of top three are women20.58%18.66%23.10%
One of top three is a woman52.24%51.41%45.40%
AT LEAST ONE WOMAN IS IN TOP THREE77.04%74.84%77.30%
Daily Print
Top three are women2.50%4.65%2.30%
Two of top three are women18.75%18.09%25.80%
One of top three is a woman54.38%51.83%50.00%
AT LEAST ONE WOMAN IS IN TOP THREE75.63%74.57%78.10%
Online
Top three are women13.56%5.77%19.50%
Two of top three are women30.51%23.08%19.50%
One of top three is a woman40.68%61.11%37.80%
AT LEAST ONE WOMAN IS IN TOP THREE84.75%89.96%76.80%

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