New @reutersinstitute.bsky.social factsheet out today with @mitalilive.bsky.social and @rasmuskleis.bsky.social looking at the gender breakdown of top editors. We find that only 27% of top editors across 240 major outlets in 12 markets are women. buff.ly/PdP9oxD Key findings in thread👇 - ThreadSky

amyrossarguedas.bsky.social • 75 days ago

New @reutersinstitute.bsky.social factsheet out today with @mitalilive.bsky.social and @rasmuskleis.bsky.social looking at the gender breakdown of top editors. We find that only 27% of top editors across 240 major outlets in 12 markets are women. https://buff.ly/PdP9oxD

Key findings in thread👇

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amyrossarguedas.bsky.social•75 days ago

Among the 32 new top editors across brands covered in 2024 and 2025, 34% are women. In all 12 markets, the majority of top editors are still men, including where women outnumber men among journalists.

amyrossarguedas.bsky.social•75 days ago

The percentage of women in top editors varies significantly from market to market, from 7% in South Korea to 46% in the UK. We also find country differences in the trends over time.

amyrossarguedas.bsky.social•75 days ago

This year the UK has overtaken the US, and is, for the first time, the country in our sample with the highest share of women top editors. The US, following its third consecutive decrease, is now tied in second place with South Africa.

amyrossarguedas.bsky.social•75 days ago

When we compare the percentage of women working in journalism with the percentage of women in top editorial positions, we find a weak positive correlation. Still, in 9/12 markets there are lower percentages of women in top editorial roles than women working as journalists.

amyrossarguedas.bsky.social•75 days ago

Looking at gender equality in society and the % of women in top editorial positions, we find no correlation. It is still the case that many countries that score well on the United Nations Gender Inequality Index (UN GII) have relatively few women among the top editors.

amyrossarguedas.bsky.social•75 days ago

There is notable variation in the percentage of online news users in each market who say they get news from one or more major outlets with a woman as the top editor. This ranges from, at the high end, 74% in Finland and Hong Kong to, at the low end, 23% in Mexico.

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