In 2021, there were 110 thousand journalists and newspaper and periodical editors in the United Kingdom, of which 58.5 thousand were men. Female employees accounted for 51.5 thousand of the total, with women more likely to be working as public relations professionals than their male colleagues in the media industry.
Number of journalists, newspaper and periodical editors in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020 and 2021, by gender
(in 1,000s)
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Office for National Statistics (UK) (Nomis). (April 28, 2023). Number of journalists, newspaper and periodical editors in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020 and 2021, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221152/number-of-journalists-newspaper-periodical-editors-uk-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK) (Nomis). "Number of journalists, newspaper and periodical editors in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020 and 2021, by gender (in 1,000s)." Chart. April 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221152/number-of-journalists-newspaper-periodical-editors-uk-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK) (Nomis). (2023). Number of journalists, newspaper and periodical editors in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020 and 2021, by gender (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221152/number-of-journalists-newspaper-periodical-editors-uk-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK) (Nomis). "Number of Journalists, Newspaper and Periodical Editors in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2020 and 2021, by Gender (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221152/number-of-journalists-newspaper-periodical-editors-uk-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK) (Nomis), Number of journalists, newspaper and periodical editors in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020 and 2021, by gender (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221152/number-of-journalists-newspaper-periodical-editors-uk-by-gender/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Number of journalists, newspaper and periodical editors in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020 and 2021, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK) (Nomis), April 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221152/number-of-journalists-newspaper-periodical-editors-uk-by-gender/
