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The Gender Gap in Job Status and Career Development of Chinese Publishing Practitioners

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  • Yawen Li

    (School of Journalism and Communication, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100089, China)

  • Yushan Zhao

    (School of Journalism and Communication, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100089, China
    Institute of Publishing Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China)

Abstract

There is a significant difference between the number of male and female Chinese publishing practitioners. To investigate the gender gap among Chinese publishing practitioners, we surveyed 3372 valid questionnaires from 30 April 2020 to 31 December 2020. This research mainly adopts the Chi-square and T-test to analyze the gender gap in publishing practitioners’ career choices, career plans, career developments, etc. The results show that although females occupy nearly 70% of the samples in the data, males perform more competitively in multiple indicators such as salary and career development. There is also a significant gender gap in terms of career plans and career perception. However, our research shows that the gender gap is not obvious in terms of workload and willingness to change jobs. This study provides a factual basis and data support for the current gender situation, and discusses the reasons for the gender gap in the Chinese publishing industry, to provide references for the Chinese publishing industry to build a healthy gender structure.

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  • Yawen Li & Yushan Zhao, 2023. "The Gender Gap in Job Status and Career Development of Chinese Publishing Practitioners," Publications, MDPI, vol. 11(1), pages 1-13, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jpubli:v:11:y:2023:i:1:p:13-:d:1086527
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