The statistic shows the gender breakdown of journalists employed at selected newspapers in the Unites States as of November 2017. According to the report, 41 percent of the journalists reporting for the New York Times were female as of the date of survey, and 48 percent of journalists at The Philadelphia Inquirer were women. The publication with the lowest share of female journalists was USA Today with 31 percent of women working for the newspaper in that role.
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Women's Media Center. (February 21, 2019). Gender distribution of journalists at selected newspapers in the United States as of November 2017 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from /statistics/625800/newspaper-journalists-gender-distribution/
Women's Media Center. "Gender distribution of journalists at selected newspapers in the United States as of November 2017." Chart. February 21, 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 21, 2026. /statistics/625800/newspaper-journalists-gender-distribution/
Women's Media Center. (2019). Gender distribution of journalists at selected newspapers in the United States as of November 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 21, 2026. /statistics/625800/newspaper-journalists-gender-distribution/
Women's Media Center. "Gender Distribution of Journalists at Selected Newspapers in The United States as of November 2017." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 21 Feb 2019, /statistics/625800/newspaper-journalists-gender-distribution/
Women's Media Center, Gender distribution of journalists at selected newspapers in the United States as of November 2017 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/625800/newspaper-journalists-gender-distribution/ (last visited July 21, 2026)
Gender distribution of journalists at selected newspapers in the United States as of November 2017 [Graph], Women's Media Center, February 21, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/625800/newspaper-journalists-gender-distribution/
