Global Women in PR (GWPR) and Opinium studied female employment and leadership in public relations and communication around the world. A survey of 657 female PR professionals around the world was conducted from August – September 2023. Key findings include: 1.) Respondents said flexible worklocations and schedules helped employees maintain a healthy work-life balance (82%) … Continue reading Current State of Women in the Public Relations Field
This summary is provided by the IPR Center for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Deloitte analyzed board diversity in Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies. The report identified changes in the number of board seats held by individuals in underrepresented racial and ethnic groups between 2020 and 2022. A census-level analysis of board directors from 92 … Continue reading How Diverse are Corporate Boards?
This abstract is summarized by the IPR Center for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion from the original journal article published in the Public Relations Inquiry. Summary Katie R. Place, Ph.D., studied how female public relations practitioners define gender and how gender plays a role in the public relations industry. Method In-depth interviews were conducted with 45 … Continue reading Binaries, Continuums, and Intersections: Women PR Professionals’ Understandings of Gender
This abstract is summarized by IPR based on the original journal article in Gender & Society Robyn Lewis Brown, Ph.D., and Mairead Eastin Moloney, Ph.D., explored ways in which status-based and structural aspects of work undermine women and people with physical disabilities. Two waves of panel interviews were conducted with residents of Miami Dade County, … Continue reading Intersectionality, Work, and Well-Being: The effects of gender and disability
Bridgen, Liz (2011). Emotional labour and the pursuit of the personal brand: Public relations practitioners’ use of social media. Journal of Media Practice, 12(1), pp. 61-76. Summary Public relations practitioners are encouraged to use their feelings and emotions at work, historically when liaising with clients and journalists, but more recently in online interactions as well. … Continue reading Emotional labour and the pursuit of the personal brand: Public relations practitioners’ use of social media