FIU Study: Women Still Face Hurdles for Leadership Roles in Communications | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

In collaboration with 14 national professional organizations, the Center conducted the survey in late 2015 and early 2016, receiving responses from a cross-cultural set of men and women across various media sectors in the U.S., including newspapers, radio, television, magazines, digital outlets, public relations and advertising.


“It’s the only time that something like this has been done with all the professions, asking them all the same questions and doing it all at the same time,” says Lillian Kopenhaver, the Center’s Founder and Executive Director, who is Dean Emeritus and Professor at FIU’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication. “We asked them all kinds of questions dealing with salary, dealing with women in leadership, and looking at leadership styles – just a whole myriad of all kinds of information.”...