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DIVERSITY IN PUBLISHING 2019 • DIVERSITY BASELINE SURVEY BY LEE & LOW BOOKS INDUSTRY OVERALL

EXECUTIVE LEVEL

EDITORIAL

SALES

MARKETING & PUBLICITY

BOOK REVIEWERS

LITERARY AGENTS

Industry Overall

RACE

GENDER

IENTATION R O

ABILITY DIS

76%

74%

81%

89%

White

Cis woman

Straight

Non-Disabled

76% White/Caucasian

74% Cis woman

81% Straight/Heterosexual

89% No

7% Asian/Native Hawaiian/

23% Cis man

10% Bisexual/Pansexual

11% Yes

1% Genderfluid/Non-binary/

4% Gay

Pacific Islander/ South Asian/

Genderqueer

INTERNS

2% Lesbian

South East Indian

<1% Trans man

1% Asexual

6% Latinx/Latino/Mexican

<1% Trans woman

2% Other

5% Black/Afro American/

<1% Intersex

Afro Caribbean

1% Other

3% Biracial/Multiracial <1% American Indian/Alaskan Native/ First Nations/Native American <1% Middle Eastern 1% Other

Diversity in Publishing 2019 Diversity Baseline Survey 2.0

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DIVERSITY IN PUBLISHING 2019 • DIVERSITY BASELINE SURVEY BY LEE & LOW BOOKS INDUSTRY OVERALL

EXECUTIVE LEVEL

EDITORIAL

SALES

MARKETING & PUBLICITY

BOOK REVIEWERS

LITERARY AGENTS

Executive Level GENDER

RACE

78% White

60%

Cis woman

IENTATION R O

ABILITY DIS

82%

90%

Straight

Non-Disabled

78% White/Caucasian

60% Cis woman

82% Straight/Heterosexual

90% No

5% Asian/Native Hawaiian/

38% Cis man

8% Bisexual/Pansexual

10% Yes

1% Genderfluid/Non-binary/

6% Gay

Pacific Islander/ South Asian/

Genderqueer

INTERNS

2% Lesbian

South East Indian

0% Trans man

<1% Asexual

3% Latinx/Latino/Mexican

<1% Trans woman

2% Other

4% Black/Afro American/

0% Intersex

Afro Caribbean

2% Other

9% Biracial/Multiracial 0% American Indian/Alaskan Native/ First Nations/Native American <1% Middle Eastern 1% Other

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DIVERSITY IN PUBLISHING 2019 • DIVERSITY BASELINE SURVEY BY LEE & LOW BOOKS INDUSTRY OVERALL

EXECUTIVE LEVEL

EDITORIAL

SALES

MARKETING & PUBLICITY

BOOK REVIEWERS

Editorial

LITERARY AGENTS

RACE

GENDER

IENTATION R O

ABILITY DIS

85%

77%

76%

88%

White

Cis woman

Straight

Non-Disabled

85% White/Caucasian

77% Cis woman

76% Straight/Heterosexual

88% No

5% Asian/Native Hawaiian/

21% Cis man

13% Bisexual/Pansexual

12% Yes

<1% Genderfluid/Non-binary/

5% Gay

Pacific Islander/ South Asian/

Genderqueer

INTERNS

2% Lesbian

South East Indian

<1% Trans man

2% Asexual

2% Latinx/Latino/Mexican

<1% Trans woman

2% Other

1% Black/Afro American/

0% Intersex

Afro Caribbean

1% Other

5% Biracial/Multiracial <1% American Indian/Alaskan Native/ First Nations/Native American 1% Middle Eastern 1% Other

Diversity in Publishing 2019 Diversity Baseline Survey 2.0

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DIVERSITY IN PUBLISHING 2019 • DIVERSITY BASELINE SURVEY BY LEE & LOW BOOKS INDUSTRY OVERALL

EXECUTIVE LEVEL

EDITORIAL

SALES

MARKETING & PUBLICITY

Sales

BOOK REVIEWERS

LITERARY AGENTS

RACE

GENDER

IENTATION R O

ABILITY DIS

81%

74%

86%

92%

White

Cis woman

Straight

Non-Disabled

81% White/Caucasian

74% Cis woman

86% Straight/Heterosexual

92% No

5% Asian/Native Hawaiian/

23% Cis man

7% Bisexual/Pansexual

8% Yes

1% Genderfluid/Non-binary/

5% Gay

Pacific Islander/ South Asian/

Genderqueer

INTERNS

1% Lesbian

South East Indian

<1% Trans man

1% Asexual

4% Latinx/Latino/Mexican

<1% Trans woman

1% Other

3% Black/Afro American/

0% Intersex

Afro Caribbean

1% Other

6% Biracial/Multiracial <1% American Indian/Alaskan Native/ First Nations/Native American 1% Middle Eastern 1% Other

Diversity in Publishing 2019 Diversity Baseline Survey 2.0

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DIVERSITY IN PUBLISHING 2019 • DIVERSITY BASELINE SURVEY BY LEE & LOW BOOKS INDUSTRY OVERALL

EXECUTIVE LEVEL

EDITORIAL

SALES

MARKETING & PUBLICITY

BOOK REVIEWERS

LITERARY AGENTS

INTERNS

Marketing & Publicity RACE

GENDER

IENTATION R O

ABILITY DIS

74%

81%

80%

90%

White

Cis woman

Straight

Non-Disabled

74% White/Caucasian

81% Cis woman

80%Straight/Heterosexual

90% No

8% Asian/Native Hawaiian/

16% Cis man

11% Bisexual/Pansexual

10% Yes

1% Genderfluid/Non-binary/

5% Gay

Pacific Islander/ South Asian/

Genderqueer

1% Lesbian

South East Indian

<1% Trans man

1% Asexual

5% Latinx/Latino/Mexican

<1% Trans woman

2% Other

4% Black/Afro American/

<1% Intersex

Afro Caribbean

<1% Other

9% Biracial/Multiracial 0% American Indian/Alaskan Native/ First Nations/Native American <1% Middle Eastern 1% Other

Diversity in Publishing 2019 Diversity Baseline Survey 2.0

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DIVERSITY IN PUBLISHING 2019 • DIVERSITY BASELINE SURVEY BY LEE & LOW BOOKS INDUSTRY OVERALL

EXECUTIVE LEVEL

EDITORIAL

SALES

MARKETING & PUBLICITY

BOOK REVIEWERS

LITERARY AGENTS

Book Reviewers

RACE

GENDER

IENTATION R O

ABILITY DIS

80%

78%

76%

81%

White

Cis woman

Straight

Non-Disabled

80%White/Caucasian

78% Cis woman

76% Straight/Heterosexual

81% No

4% Asian/Native Hawaiian/

18% Cis man

12% Bisexual/Pansexual

19% Yes

2% Genderfluid/Non-binary/

4% Gay

Pacific Islander/ South Asian/

Genderqueer

INTERNS

3% Lesbian

South East Indian

<1% Trans man

2% Asexual

3% Latinx/Latino/Mexican

<1% Trans woman

3% Other

4% Black/Afro American/

0% Intersex

Afro Caribbean

1% Other

7% Biracial/Multiracial <1% American Indian/Alaskan Native/ First Nations/Native American <1% Middle Eastern 1% Other

Diversity in Publishing 2019 Diversity Baseline Survey 2.0

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DIVERSITY IN PUBLISHING 2019 • DIVERSITY BASELINE SURVEY BY LEE & LOW BOOKS INDUSTRY OVERALL

EXECUTIVE LEVEL

EDITORIAL

SALES

MARKETING & PUBLICITY

BOOK REVIEWERS

LITERARY AGENTS

Literary Agents

RACE

GENDER

IENTATION R O

ABILITY DIS

80%

84%

76%

91%

White

Cis woman

Straight

Non-Disabled

80%White/Caucasian

84% Cis woman

76% Straight/Heterosexual

91% No

7% Asian/Native Hawaiian/

12% Cis man

13% Bisexual/Pansexual

9% Yes

2% Genderfluid/Non-binary/

3% Gay

Pacific Islander/ South Asian/

Genderqueer

INTERNS

1% Lesbian

South East Indian

0% Trans man

2% Asexual

5% Latinx/Latino/Mexican

0% Trans woman

5% Other

4% Black/Afro American/

0% Intersex

Afro Caribbean

1% Other

1% Biracial/Multiracial 0% American Indian/Alaskan Native/ First Nations/Native American 2% Middle Eastern 0% Other

Diversity in Publishing 2019 Diversity Baseline Survey 2.0

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DIVERSITY IN PUBLISHING 2019 • DIVERSITY BASELINE SURVEY BY LEE & LOW BOOKS INDUSTRY OVERALL

EXECUTIVE LEVEL

RACE

51% White

EDITORIAL

SALES

MARKETING & PUBLICITY

Interns

GENDER

78%

BOOK REVIEWERS

IENTATION R O

51%

Straight

Cis woman

LITERARY AGENTS

ABILITY DIS

78%

Non-Disabled

51% White/Caucasian

78% Cis woman

51% Straight/Heterosexual

78% No

14% Asian/Native Hawaiian/

10% Cis man

30% Bisexual/Pansexual

22% Yes

9% Genderfluid/Non-binary/

2% Gay

Pacific Islander/ South Asian/

Genderqueer

INTERNS

5% Lesbian

South East Indian

0% Trans man

9% Asexual

5% Latinx/Latino/Mexican

0% Trans woman

4% Other

8% Black/Afro American/

0% Intersex

Afro Caribbean

3% Other

18% Biracial/Multiracial 0% American Indian/Alaskan Native/ First Nations/Native American 1% Middle Eastern 3% Other

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DIVERSITY IN PUBLISHING 2019 • DIVERSITY BASELINE SURVEY BY LEE & LOW BOOKS I N D U S T R Y O V E R A L L*

EXECUTIVE LEVEL

EDITORIAL

SALES

MARKETING & PUBLICITY

BOOK REVIEWERS

LITERARY AGENTS

Industry Overall

INTERNS

(not including Agent or University data)

RACE

GENDER

IENTATION R O

ABILITY DIS

75%

75%

82%

89%

White

Cis woman

Straight

Non-Disabled

75% White/Caucasian

75% Cis woman

82% Straight/Heterosexual

89% No

7% Asian/Native Hawaiian/

22% Cis man

9% Bisexual/Pansexual

11% Yes

1% Genderfluid/Non-binary/

4% Gay

Pacific Islander/ South Asian/

Genderqueer

2% Lesbian

South East Indian

<1% Trans man

1% Asexual

6% Latinx/Latino/Mexican

<1% Trans woman

2% Other

5% Black/Afro American/

<1% Intersex

Afro Caribbean

1% Other

3% Biracial/Multiracial 1% American Indian/Alaskan Native/ First Nations/Native American 1% Middle Eastern 2% Other

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University Press, State University of New York Press, Syracuse University Press, Press,Temple State University University Press, of New Press, of Syracuse University TheYork University Arizona

Words, Park Literary and Media, Philip G. Spitzer Literary Agency, Words,Properties, Park Literary and Philip G. Spitzer Literary Agency, Pippin Inc., P.S.Media, Literary Agency, Red Fox Literary, Red

Press, University of Chicago Press, University of Press, IllinoisUniverPress, University of Kentucky Press, University of Michigan Press, UniverUniversity of Kentucky Press, sity of Massachusetts Press, University UniversityofofMichigan North Carolina Press,

Dijkstra Literary Agency, TheFactory, Seymour Agency, Sheldon Sandra Fogelman Agency, Inc., The Science Spencerhill Associ-

SURVEY PLANNING: Lee & Low Books’ team members: Jason Low, SURVEY PLANNING: Lee & LowEhrlich, Books’ team members: Jason Low, Publisher/Co-owner; Hannah Director of Marketing &

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North Carolina Press, sity of Massachusetts Press,&University University Press of Colorado Utah Stateof University Press, Univer& Utah State University UniverUniversity of ColoradoNorthwestern sity Press Press of Mississippi, UniversityPress, Press, NYU

Publisher/Co-owner; Hannah Ehrlich, Director of Marketing & Publicity; Jalissa Corrie, Marketing & Publicity Manager Publicity; Jalissa Corrie, Marketing & Publicity Manager

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COMPANIES SURVEYED: COMPANIES SURVEYED: PUBLISHERS: Abrams, Albert Whitman & Company, Annick Press, PUBLISHERS: Abrams,Beacon Albert Whitman & Company, Press, Arte Publico Press, Press, Bharat Babies,Annick Bloomsbury

sity Virginia Press, of Washington Press, The University ofofWisconsin Press,University Wayne State University Press, ty of Wisconsin Press, Wayne State University Press,

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BOOK REVIEW JOURNALS: Bayviews, Booklist, Foreword Reviews, Bayviews, BOOK REVIEW The Horn Book, JOURNALS: Kirkus Reviews, LibraryBooklist, Journal, Foreword PublishersReviews, Weekly,

Young Readers, and Whiteside, Groundwood Books, Hachette Book Fitzhenry Group, HarperCollins Publishers, Heinemann, Hachette BookImogin Group, HarperCollins Publishers, Heinemann, Holiday House, Group, Just Us Books, Kane Press, Kids Can

LITERARY AGENCIES: Aevitas Creative Management, AKA Literary AKA Literary LITERARY AGENCIES: Management, Andrea Aevitas Brown Creative Literary Management, Agency, Barry Goldblatt

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Holiday House, Imogin Group, Us Books, Kane Levine Press, Querido, Kids Can Press, Lee & Low Books, LernerJust Publishing Group,

Publishing LevinePublishing Querido, Press, & Low LowBooks, Books, LernerMicrocosm Lee & Literary WanderlustGroup, LLC, Lerner Macmillan, Mango Media, Publishing, Milkweed Macmillan, Mango Media, Microcosm Publishing, Milkweed Group, Levine Querido, Macmillan, Media, Editions, The New Press, Owl Kids,Mango Page Street Microcosm Publishing, Editions, New Press, OwlThe Kids, Street Publishing, Publishing,The Milkweed Editions, NewPage Press, Owl Kids, Page Peachtree Publishers, Penguin Random House, Pomelo Books, Peachtree Penguin Random House, Pomelo Books, Street Publishing, Publishers, Penguin Random House, Readers to Publishers, Eaters,Peachtree Saffron Press, Scholastic, Simon & Schuster,

The Horn Book,Journal Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, School Library School Library Journal

Management, Andrea Brown Literary Agency,Agency, Barry Goldblatt Literary, The Bent Agency, Bookends, A Literary The Book Literary,Bradford The BentLiterary Agency,Agency, Bookends, A Literary Agency, The Book Group, Cheney Agency, CookeMcDer-

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