WMC Divided 2021: The Media Gender Gap
Gender inequality in America’s newsrooms continues across all media platforms as men overall receive 57% of news bylines and credits and women 41%, according to the Women’s Media Center’s latest report, “Divided 2021: The Media Gender Gap.” Two percent were not ascertained.
WMC researchers analyzed 80,668 pieces of content from January 1 through March 31 for 30 news outlets across four platforms: print newspaper, online news, broadcast network and cable TV news, and wire services in the United States.
Online news was the most equitable, while the wires were the least, according to the research:
- 52% of online news is written by men; 45% by women. Two percent were not ascertained.
- 57% of anchors and correspondents on TV prime-time weekday evening news broadcasts (cable and network) are men; 43% are women.
- 58% of print news is written by men; 39% is written by women. Three percent were not ascertained.
- 64% of news wire bylines (AP and Reuters) are snagged by men; 36% by women.
Infographics for each section of the report, and the full infographic, below.
Press Release: Women’s Media Center Study: Men Overwhelmingly Report the News in 2021 - Online News Most Equitable
