While 8 of 10 publishing employees are women, in management, the split is about half and half
Catching up with PW's Andrew Albanese
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In September, Publishers Weekly solicited responses to its annual salary survey and heard from nearly 700 employees, most of them from trade houses. The published results show marginal changes, reports Andrew Albanese, PW senior writer. Average salaries rose just 2.7 percent, he notes.
“The industry’s racial makeup became slightly more diverse last year—though the book business workforce remains about 84% white,” Albanese tells CCC’s Chris Kenneally. In addition, “80% of respondents said they were women, 19% were men, and 1% were nonbinary.
“Of course, what makes that number astounding is how the C-suites disproportionately feature men,” Albanese says. “2017 was the first time women actually held a greater share of management jobs than men. In 2018, they once again had a majority of jobs in that area, but at just 52%. While 8 of 10 publishing employees are women, in management, the split is about half and half.”
Every Friday, CCC’s “Beyond the Book” speaks with the editors and reporters of “Publishers Weekly” for an early look at the news that publishers, editors, authors, agents and librarians will be talking about when they return to work on Monday.
