A new study conducted by the Reuters Institute shows that the presence of women in the leadership levels of major news organizations around the world is extremely low. According to the report titled 'Women and Leadership in the News Media 2025', it was found that only 27 percent of the 240 major media outlets surveyed in 12 countries have female leadership.

Studies have shown that even though there are 40 percent women in the journalism profession on average, they still have a big problem in reaching the leadership level . All 12 countries surveyed by were found to have a majority of men in leadership positions in the media.  According to the study, Britain has the highest number of female journalists at the editorial level, i.e. 46 percent, while in South Korea, this number is limited to only 7 percent . This year, the UK has overtaken the US to take the top spot. The study showed that America came in second with South Africa with 38 percent. America's situation in gender inequality at the top level of journalism continues to decline. 

Looking at the data of all the countries studied, only a general improvement is seen.  In 2020, only 23 percent of media leaders were women, and in 2025, that number will increase to 28 percent.  This change is also not uniform in all countries. Although there is an improvement in 6 countries, this number seems to have decreased in countries like South Africa, South Korea and America. 

Of the 32 new editors hired in the past year, 34 percent were women . Although this number is higher than the overall average, the study shows that it is far beyond the goal of gender equality.