Female journalists' salary as a percentage of males salary in Sweden 2014-2020

In 2020, female journalists in Sweden earned 95 percent of their male colleagues’ salary. By contrast, the share was 94 percent as of 2014. That year, men in this profession earned on average 41 thousand Swedish kronor on a monthly basis, while women’s average wage amounted to only 39 thousand kronor. In 2018 the salary of male journalists was back at the same amount, whereas women’s salary had increased to about 36,700 Swedish kronor and peaked to 38 thousand kronor in 2019.

How many women are working as journalists in Sweden?

However, the number of women employed as journalists and related professionals in Sweden was higher than the amount of men working in this field. As of 2018, the country recorded 5,800 female and 5,400 male journalists.

Which media are dominated by women?

Swedish female reporters especially dominate the audiovisual media market. In 2018, for example, 54 percent of television news reporters were women. By contrast, the share of women working for daily newspapers was only 40 percent. Regarding regional daily newspapers, the share of female reporters was even lower that year, amounting to 38 percent.