Proportion of male and female UK journalists within each age group

Younger journalists are more likely to be female whereas older journalists are more likely to be male.

age. In what year were you born? gender. What is your gender? Base: 18–24 = 30, 25–29 = 103, 30–39 = 219, 40–49 = 234, 50 and over = 369.
Source: 'UK journalists in the 2020s: Who they are, how they work, and what they think', published in April 2025.

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