Diversity and the Australian Publishing Industry: Findings from a National Workforce Survey

IF 1.2 Q3 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Beth Driscoll, Susannah Bowen
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Abstract

This article reports on the Australian Publishing Industry Workforce Survey on Diversity and Inclusion, conducted in 2022 and co-funded by the University of Melbourne and the Australian Publishers’ Association. Through comparison with similar surveys from the UK and the US and Australian population data, we show that, as in those nations, the Australian publishing industry workforce is disproportionately White, with low representation of people of Asian, African and European cultural identities. The Australian industry lags in representation of First Nations Australians and inclusion of disabled people; is largely female, especially at the lower levels; is highly educated; and has high LGBTQ + representation. A striking finding from our survey is the very high proportion (59%) of Australian publishing workers with mental health conditions, a rate that may be related to the timing of our survey in the aftermath of COVID-19 restrictions but warrants close monitoring. Overall, the Australian survey findings should strengthen a global whole-of-industry commitment to structural changes that redress inequities, create positive workplaces and foster richer, more diverse cultural production.

多样性与澳大利亚出版业:全国劳动力调查的结果
本文报告了澳大利亚出版业劳动力多样性和包容性调查的情况,该调查于 2022 年进行,由墨尔本大学和澳大利亚出版商协会共同资助。通过与英国和美国的类似调查以及澳大利亚的人口数据进行比较,我们发现,与这些国家一样,澳大利亚出版业的从业人员中白人比例过高,亚裔、非洲裔和欧洲裔文化身份者的比例较低。澳大利亚出版业在澳大利亚原住民的代表性和对残疾人的包容方面都比较落后;大部分为女性,尤其是在较低层次;教育程度较高;男女同性恋、双性恋和变性者的比例较高。我们调查中的一个惊人发现是,澳大利亚出版工作者中患有精神疾病的比例非常高(59%),这一比例可能与我们在 COVID-19 限制之后进行调查的时机有关,但值得密切关注。总之,澳大利亚的调查结果应加强全球全行业对结构改革的承诺,以纠正不平等现象,创造积极的工作场所,促进更丰富、更多样化的文化生产。
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PUBLISHING RESEARCH QUARTERLY
PUBLISHING RESEARCH QUARTERLY INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE-
CiteScore
2.20
自引率
22.20%
发文量
75
期刊介绍: Publishing Research Quarterly is an international forum for the publication of original peer-reviewed papers covering significant research on and analyses of the full range of the publishing environment. The journal provides analysis of content development, production, distribution, and marketing of books, magazines, journals, and online information services in relation to the social, political, economic, and technological conditions that shape the publishing process, extending from editorial decision-making to order processing to print and online delivery.  Publishing Research Quarterly publishes significant research reports and analyses of industry trends, covering topics such as product development, marketing, financial aspects, and print and online distribution as well as the relationship between publishing activities and publishing’s constituencies among industry, government, and consumer communities. Scholarly articles, research reports, review papers, essays, surveys, memoirs, statistics, letters, and notes that contribute to knowledge about how different sectors of the publishing industry operate are published as well as book reviews.
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