A study on the publishing industry in the United States revealed that 74 percent of employees in the field were cis women in 2019, whereas men accounted for 23 percent. Cisgender men were more likely to be employed in executive level positions than in any other capacity, with women making up more than 80 percent of marketing and publicity staff and literary agents. Meanwhile, transgender, intersex, and non-binary people had little to no representation in the industry.
Distribution of employees in the publishing industry in the United States in 2019, by gender
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Publishing Perspectives. (February 11, 2020). Distribution of employees in the publishing industry in the United States in 2019, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1218777/publishing-industry-workforce-by-gender-us/
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Publishing Perspectives. (2020). Distribution of employees in the publishing industry in the United States in 2019, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1218777/publishing-industry-workforce-by-gender-us/
Publishing Perspectives. "Distribution of Employees in The Publishing Industry in The United States in 2019, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1218777/publishing-industry-workforce-by-gender-us/
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Distribution of employees in the publishing industry in the United States in 2019, by gender [Graph], Publishing Perspectives, February 11, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1218777/publishing-industry-workforce-by-gender-us/