Women in media ‘more dissatisfied than ever’

June 10, 2025 9:30

Career dissatisfaction among women in the media industry is worsening due to a “fundamental disconnect” between expectations of them and their realities, according to the latest Women in Media Industry Insight Report.

Financial pressure, stalled growth, and a lack of progress on equity are driving women out of the industry, with dissatisfaction at 59% — the highest it has been in the report’s four year history.

“There’s been this incremental rise every year, there’s a real consistency in the data. Fundamentally, there’s just this disconnect between what women are experiencing or hearing what should be happening, and what’s actually happening for them,” Petra Buchanan, strategic advisor to Women in Media and author of the report, told Mumbrella.

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Lauren McNamara

Lauren McNamara is a freelance journalist. She previously spent three years at Mumbrella, most recently as the associate editor. She left her staff role in August 2025.