What was the racial and gender breakdown of newsroom leaders compared to the overall workforce?
This data shows the racial and gender makeup of newsroom leadership positions, highlighting disparities in leadership roles.
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | Men | 55.66% | 86.97% | Men | 53.65% | 86.47% | Men | 49.26% | 82.42% |
| White | Women | 31.31% | Women | 32.82% | Women | 33.16% | |||
| Black or African American | Men | 2.49% | 4.71% | Men | 2.48% | 4.63% | Men | 3.32% | 6.45% |
| Black or African American | Women | 2.22% | Women | 2.16% | Women | 3.13% | |||
| Hispanic or Latino/a/x | Men | 2.72% | 4.17% | Men | 2.83% | 4.59% | Men | 2.88% | 5.62% |
| Hispanic or Latino/a/x | Women | 1.45% | Women | 1.76% | Women | 2.74% | |||
| Native American or Alaska Native | Men | 0.29% | 0.43% | Men | 0.28% | 0.56% | Men | 0.20% | 0.49% |
| Native American or Alaska Native | Women | 0.14% | Women | 0.28% | Women | 0.29% | |||
| Asian or Asian American | Men | 1.43% | 3.06% | Men | 1.53% | 3.22% | Men | 2.25% | 4.49% |
| Asian or Asian American | Women | 1.63% | Women | 1.69% | Women | 2.25% | |||
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | Men | 0.02% | 0.05% | Men | 0.05% | 0.09% | Men | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | Women | 0.02% | Women | 0.05% | Women | 0.00% | |||
| Biracial or Multiiracial | Men | 0.27% | 0.61% | Men | 0.21% | 0.32% | Men | 0.20% | 0.54% |
| Biracial or Multiiracial | Women | 0.34% | Women | 0.12% | Women | 0.34% | |||
| Unknown | Did not measure in 2016 | Men | 0.07% | 0.12% | Men | Did not measure in 2018 | |||
| Unknown | Women | 0.05% | Women | ||||||
Unknown - Very small numbers of employees at some organizations are listed as unknown race because they desired not to provide the information. | |||||||||
This data was captured before API’s ownership of the survey. Read more about data integrity.
