(cache)Washington Post 2025 workforce demographics report - The Washington Post

The Washington Post is releasing our latest public demographics report that includes both snapshots and trended data views of the gender, racial and ethnic composition of our workforce over a five-year period. The data in this report is current as of June 30, 2025.

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Snapshot 2025

COMPANY-WIDE

Gender

All Employees

Male 53.2%

Female 45.9%

Did not disclose 0.9%

Leadership

Male 51.5%

Female 48.1%

Did not disclose 0.4%

Race and Ethnicity

All Employees

White 51.2%

Black or African American 16.1%

Asian 14.2%

Hispanic or Latino 7.6%

Multiracial 3.3%

Native American 0.2%

Native Hawaiian 0.0%

Did not disclose 7.4%

Leadership

White 66.7%

Black or African American 10.1%

Asian 12%

Hispanic or Latino 5.2%

Multiracial 2.1%

Native American 0.0%

Native Hawaiian 0.0%

Did not disclose 3.9%

NEWS & OPINION

Gender

All Employees

Male 43.6%

Female 55.4%

Did not disclose 1.1%

Leadership

Male 41.9%

Female 57.7%

Did not disclose 0.4%

Race and Ethnicity

All Employees

White 59.8%

Black or African American 9.7%

Asian 10.5%

Hispanic or Latino 6.2%

Multiracial 3.7%

Native American 0.1%

Native Hawaiian 0.0%

Did not disclose 10.0%

Leadership

White 69.7%

Black or African American 6.4%

Asian 11.1%

Hispanic or Latino 6.8%

Multiracial 0.9%

Native American 0.0%

Native Hawaiian 0.0%

Did not disclose 5.1%

BUSINESS

Gender

All Employees

Male 61.7%

Female 37.5%

Did not disclose 0.8%

Leadership

Male 61.2%

Female 38.4%

Did not disclose 0.4%

Race and Ethnicity

All Employees

White 43.4%

Black or African American 21.9%

Asian 17.6%

Hispanic or Latino 8.9%

Multiracial 2.9%

Native American 0.2%

Native Hawaiian 0.0%

Did not disclose 5.0%

Leadership

White 63.8%

Black or African American 13.8%

Asian 12.9%

Hispanic or Latino 3.4%

Multiracial 3.4%

Native American 0.0%

Native Hawaiian 0.0%

Did not disclose 2.6%

Trended Data

COMPANY-WIDE

Gender

Female

Did not disclose

Male

All Employees

46.5

44.4

46.5

45.9

42.9

0.6

0.7

0.6

0.9

52.8

56.6

55.1

53.4

52.9

53.2

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Leadership

42.0

45.5

49.0

49.6

48.5

48.1

0.4

0.2

0.4

0.3

57.6

54.3

50.7

50.1

51.4

51.5

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Race and Ethnicity

All Employees

57.1%

51.2% White

16.1% Black or African American

19.1%

14.2% Asian

11.9%

7.6% Hispanic

or Latino

5.5%

3.3% Multiracial

2.3%

0.2% Native American

0.2%

0.0% Native Hawaiian

0.04%

3.7%

7.4% Did not disclose

2020

‘21

‘22

‘23

‘24

2025

Leadership

66.7% White

67.6%

10.1% Black or African American

16.3%

12% Asian

7.4%

5.2% Hispanic or Latino

4%

2.1% Multiracial

2.3%

0.2%

0.0% Native American

0.0%

0.0% Native Hawaiian

2.3%

3.9% Did not disclose

2020

‘21

‘22

‘23

‘24

2025

NEWS & OPINION

Gender

Female

Did not disclose

Male

All Employees

54.9

55.4

51.2

52.9

54.5

55.3

0.6

0.5

0.6

1.1

43.6

48.2

46.6

45

44.1

44.5

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Leadership

51

57.9

59.1

57.6

57.7

56.3

0.5

0.4

48.6

43.8

40.5

42.4

41.1

41.8

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Race and Ethnicity

All Employees

59.8% White

71%

9.7% Black or African American

10.5% Asian

9.4%

6.2% Hispanic or Latino

8.2%

3.7% Multiracial

0.1% Native American

4.5%

0.0% Native Hawaiian

2.2%

0.2%

10.0% Did not disclose

0.1%

4.4%

2020

‘21

‘22

‘23

‘2025

‘24

Leadership

69.7% White

77.9%

6.4% Black or African American

8.2%

11.1% Asian

6.3%

6.8% Hispanic or Latino

0.9% Multiracial

3.8%

2.9%

0.0% Native American

0.0%

0.0% Native Hawaiian

0.0%

1%

5.1% Did not disclose

‘21

‘22

‘23

‘24

2025

2020

BUSINESS

Gender

Female

Did not disclose

Male

All Employees

36.8

38.1

39.4

39.7

39.9

37.5

0.8

0.5

0.6

0.8

0.6

0.8

59.5

61.2

59.8

59.5

61.7

62.7

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Leadership

38.4

42.8

42.7

41.3

38.7

36.3

0.4

0.3

63.4

61

56.9

57.1

58.4

61.2

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Race and Ethnicity

All Employees

43.2% White

47.9%

26.4%

21.9 % Black or African American

17.6% Asian

14.5%

8.9% Hispanic or Latino

2.9% Multiracial

6%

0.2% Native American

2.3%

0.0% Native Hawaiian

0.2%

5.0% Did not disclose

2.6%

‘24

2020

‘21

‘22

‘23

2025

Leadership

60.9%

63.8% White

13.8% Black or African American

21.6%

12.9% Asian

3.4% Hispanic or Latino

8.1%

3.3%

3.4% Multiracial

0.7%

0.0% Native American

0.3%

0.0% Native Hawaiian

0.0%

2.6% Did not disclose

2%

2020

‘21

‘22

‘23

‘24

2025

Notes

Percentages may not total up to 100% due to rounding.
All data based on self-reported employee identification using E.E.O. race and ethnicity classifications.

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