Tuning Out: Women in the UK radio industry
To coincide with the formation of Sound Women Skillset has compiled research from across different reports and surveys to produce Tuning Out, a report focusing on Women in the UK radio industry. Some of the key findings are:
On average, men in the industry earn more than women - £29,700 compared with £27,500.
25% of men in the industry have dependent children living with them but only 16% of women, suggesting that many women leave the industry as a consequence of starting a family.
- 50% of women are aged 35 or over compared with 60% of men. Even adjusting for increased levels of female new entrants in recent years, it is likely that women have been leaving the industry before or during middle age.
- Women are more likely than men to have heard about their first job in the industry via an advertisement (32% and 26% respectively). Men tend to access jobs via more informal routes, including making contact direct with a company, via a friend or relative and word of mouth.
Find out more by downloading the full report:
Tuning out: Women in the UK radio industry (2011)
For more information on our research work, please visit Skillset's Research pages.
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