Hispanics Underrepresented in Media Industry: GAO
Hispanics are underrepresented in film, TV, publishing and news compared with their representation in the rest of the workforce, GAO reported Tuesday. “Some have questioned the industry's commitment to workforce diversity, including for Hispanic workers.” 2019 American Community Survey data…
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from the Census Bureau shows Hispanics are an estimated 12% of media workers, compared with 18% in all industries, GAO said. “Hispanic representation remained at an estimated 11 to 12 percent of the media industry workforce from 2014-2019.” Within the media industry, service worker positions had the highest portion of Hispanic workers and management positions had the lowest, the auditor said. “We are currently conducting a broader review of Hispanic employment in the media and expect to issue a report on the results of that work in spring 2022.”