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The Washington Post’s Workforce Demographics
By Washington Post Staff
July 28, 2022 at 12:11 p.m. EDT
This report provides both snapshots and trended data views of the gender and racial composition of our workforce over a five-year period. In addition to organization-wide data, breakouts for News & Editorial and Business are included.
2022 Snapshot
Organization-wide
Gender
All employees
Male 54.5%
Female 44.9%
Did not disclose 0.6%
Leadership
Male 52.8%
Female 47.0%
Did not disclose 0.2%
Race and ethnicity
All employees
White 55.2%
Black or African American 17.8
Asian 12.2
Hispanic or Latino 6.5
Multiracial 2.8
Native American 0.2
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 0.1
Did not disclose 5.2
Leadership
White 64.3%
Black or African American 15.5
Asian 8.6
Hispanic or Latino 5.8
Multiracial 2.2
Native American 0.2
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 0
Did not disclose 3.4
Gender
All employees
Leadership
Male 54.5%
Female 44.9%
Male 52.8%
Female 47.0%
Did not disclose 0.6%
Did not disclose 0.2%
Race and ethnicity
All employees
Leadership
White 55.2%
White 64.3%
Black or African American 17.8
Black or African American 15.5
Asian 12.2
Asian 8.6
Hispanic or Latino 6.5
Hispanic or Latino 5.8
Multiracial 2.2
Multiracial 2.8
Native American 0.2
Native American 0.2
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 0.1
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 0
Did not disclose 5.2
Did not disclose 3.4
News and editorial
Gender
All employees
Female 53.4%
Male 46.0%
Did not disclose 0.7%
Leadership
Male 43.7%
Female 55.9%
Did not disclose 0.4%
Race and ethnicity
All employees
White 65.9%
Black or African American 9.3
Asian 9.1
Hispanic or Latino 5.1
Multiracial 2.9
Native American 0.2
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 0.1
Did not disclose 7.3
Leadership
White 73.3%
Black or African American 9.3
Asian 8.5
Hispanic or Latino 4.0
Multiracial 1.6
Native American 0
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 0
Did not disclose 3.2
Gender
All employees
Leadership
Male 46.0%
Female 53.4%
Male 43.7%
Female 55.9%
Did not disclose 0.7%
Did not disclose 0.4%
Race and ethnicity
All employees
Leadership
White 65.9%
White 73.3%
Black or African American 9.3
Black or African American 9.3
Asian 9.1
Asian 8.5
Hispanic or Latino 5.1
Hispanic or Latino 4.0
Multiracial 1.6
Multiracial 2.9
Native American 0.2
Native American 0
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 0.1
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 0
Did not disclose 7.3
Did not disclose 3.2
Business
Gender
All employees
Male 60.7%
Female 38.7%
Did not disclose 0.6%
Leadership
Male 53.6%
Female 46.4%
Did not disclose 0.0%
Race and ethnicity
All employees
White 47.3%
Black or African American 24.1
Asian 14.4
Hispanic or Latino 7.6
Multiracial 2.6
Native American 0.2
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 0.1
Did not disclose 3.7
Leadership
White 58.5%
Black or African American 19.6
Asian 8.7
Hispanic or Latino 6.9
Multiracial 2.6
Native American 0.3
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 0
Did not disclose 3.4
Gender
All employees
Leadership
Male 60.7%
Female 38.7%
Male 58.7%
Female 41.3%
Did not disclose 0.6%
Did not disclose 0.0%
Race and ethnicity
All employees
Leadership
White 47.3%
White 58.5%
Black or African American 24.1
Black or African American 19.6
Asian 14.4
Asian 8.7
Hispanic or Latino 7.6
Hispanic or Latino 6.9
Multiracial 2.6
Multiracial 2.6
Native American 0.2
Native American 0.3
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 0.1
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 0
Did not disclose 3.7
Did not disclose 3.4
Trended data
Organization-wide
Gender
All employees
Female
41.5
42.8
43.2
42.9
44.4
44.9
Did not
disclose
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.6
0.6
0.6
Male
58.3
56.9
56.5
56.6
55.1
54.5
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Leadership
Female
40.6
42.5
43.2
42.0
45.5
47.0
Did not
disclose
0.4
0.2
0.2
Male
59.4
57.5
56.8
57.6
54.3
52.8
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Race and ethnicity
All employees
58.4%
55.2% White
17.8% Black or
African American
12.2% Asian
23.8%
6.5% Hispanic
or Latino
2.8% Multiracial
0.2% Native
American
10.3%
4.3%
0.1% Native
Hawaiian or other
Pacific Islander
1.4%
0.3%
5.2% Did not
disclose
0.2%
1.3%
2017
‘18
‘19
‘20
‘21
2022
Leadership
69.4%
64.3% White
15.5% Black or
African American
19.6%
8.6% Asian
5.8% Hispanic
or Latino
7.1%
2.2% Multiracial
0.2% Native
American
2.5%
0.5%
0.2%
3.4% Did not
disclose
0.7%
2017
‘18
‘19
‘20
‘21
2022
Gender
All employees
Leadership
Female
41.5
42.8
43.2
42.9
44.4
44.9
40.6
42.5
43.2
42.0
45.5
47.0
Did not
disclose
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.6
0.4
0.6
0.6
0.2
0.2
Male
58.3
56.9
56.5
56.6
55.1
54.5
59.4
57.5
56.8
57.6
54.3
52.8
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Race and ethnicity
All employees
Leadership
58.4%
69.4%
55.2% White
64.3% White
17.8% Black or
African American
15.5% Black or
African American
23.8%
12.2% Asian
6.5% Hispanic
or Latino
19.6%
8.6% Asian
2.8% Multiracial
5.8% Hispanic
or Latino
10.3%
0.2% Native
American
4.3%
7.1%
2.2% Multiracial
0.1% Native
Hawaiian or other
Pacific Islander
0.2% Native
American
1.4%
2.5%
0.5%
0.3%
0.2%
3.4% Did not
disclose
0.2%
5.2% Did not disclose
0.7%
1.3%
2017
‘18
‘19
‘20
‘21
2022
2017
‘18
‘19
‘20
‘21
2022
News and editorial
Gender
All employees
Female
48.7
50.6
51.0
51.2
52.9
53.4
Did not
disclose
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.6
0.5
0.7
51.2
49.2
48.8
48.2
46.6
46.0
Male
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Leadership
Female
47.1
49.7
50.5
51.0
56.3
55.9
Did not
disclose
0.5
0.4
Male
52.9
50.3
49.5
48.6
43.8
43.7
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Race and ethnicity
All employees
73.9%
65.9% White
9.3% Black or
African American
9.1% Asian
5.1% Hispanic
or Latino
9.7%
2.9% Multiracial
0.2% Native
American
8.2%
3.8%
0.1% Native
Hawaiian or other
Pacific Islander
2.0%
0.4%
7.3% Did not
disclose
0.1%
1.8%
2017
‘18
‘19
‘20
‘21
2022
Leadership
80.6%
73.3% White
9.3% Black or
African American
8.5% Asian
9.4%
4.0% Hispanic
or Latino
6.5%
1.8%
1.6% Multiracial
3.2% Did not
disclose
1.2%
0.6%
2017
‘18
‘19
‘20
‘21
2022
Gender
All employees
Leadership
Female
48.7
50.6
51.0
51.2
52.9
53.4
47.1
49.7
50.5
51.0
56.3
55.9
Did not
disclose
0.1
0.2
0.5
0.2
0.6
0.5
0.7
0.4
Male
51.2
49.2
48.8
48.2
46.6
46.0
52.9
50.3
49.5
48.6
43.8
43.7
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Race and ethnicity
All employees
Leadership
73.9%
80.6%
65.9% White
73.3% White
9.3% Black or
African American
9.1% Asian
9.3% Black or
African American
5.1% Hispanic
or Latino
9.7%
2.9% Multiracial
8.5% Asian
9.4%
8.2%
0.2% Native
American
4.0% Hispanic
or Latino
3.8%
0.1% Native
Hawaiian or other
Pacific Islander
6.5%
2.0%
1.8%
1.6% Multiracial
0.4%
3.2% Did not
disclose
1.2%
0.1%
7.3% Did not disclose
0.6%
1.8%
2017
‘18
‘19
‘20
‘21
2022
2017
‘18
‘19
‘20
‘21
2022
Business
Gender
All employees
Female
36.8
37.5
37.6
36.8
38.1
38.7
Did not
disclose
0.2
0.5
0.3
0.6
0.4
0.6
62.9
62.2
62.0
62.7
61.2
60.7
Male
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Leadership
36.6
37.8
38.4
36.3
38.7
41.3
Female
Did not
disclose
0.3
0.3
63.4
62.2
61.6
63.4
61.0
58.7
Male
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Race and ethnicity
All employees
48.3%
47.3% White
24.1% Black or
African American
32.9%
14.4%Asian
7.6% Hispanic
or Latino
2.6% Multiracial
0.2% Native
American
11.7%
0.1% Native
Hawaiian or other
Pacific Islander
4.7%
1.0%
0.2%
3.7% Did not
disclose
0.3%
0.9%
2017
‘18
‘19
‘20
‘21
2022
Leadership
62.3%
58.5% White
19.6% Black or
African American
26.1%
8.7% Asian
6.9% Hispanic
or Latino
7.5%
2.6% Multiracial
3.0%
0.3% Native
American
0%
0.4%
3.4% Did not
disclose
0.7%
2017
‘18
‘19
‘20
‘21
2022
Gender
All employees
Leadership
Female
36.8
37.5
37.6
36.8
38.1
38.7
36.6
37.8
38.4
36.3
38.7
41.3
Did not
disclose
0.3
0.2
0.5
0.3
0.3
0.6
0.4
0.6
Male
62.9
62.2
62.0
62.7
61.2
60.7
63.4
62.2
61.6
63.4
61.0
58.7
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Race and ethnicity
All employees
Leadership
48.3%
62.3%
47.3% White
58.5% White
24.1% Black or
African American
32.9%
19.6% Black or
African American
26.1%
14.4%Asian
7.6% Hispanic
or Latino
8.7% Asian
2.6% Multiracial
6.9% Hispanic
or Latino
11.7%
0.2% Native
American
4.7%
7.5%
2.6% Multiracial
0.1% Native
Hawaiian or other
Pacific Islander
3.0%
1.0%
0.3% Native
American
0%
0.2%
3.4% Did not
disclose
0.4%
0.3%
3.7% Did not disclose
0.7%
0.9%
2017
‘18
‘19
‘20
‘21
2022
2017
‘18
‘19
‘20
‘21
2022
Notes
- Percentages may not total up to 100% due to rounding.
- All data based on self-reported employee identification using E.E.O. race and ethnicity classifications.