Pulitzer Prize Francis Lee found "that only 27% of Pulitzer winners since 1991 were females, while newsrooms are about 33% female." The researchers concluded female winners were more likely to have traditional academic experience, such as attendance at Ivy League schools, metropolitan upbringing, or employment with an elite publication such as the "New York Times". The findings suggest a higher level of training and connectedness are required for a female applicant to be awarded the prize, compared to male counterparts. Pulitzer Prize The Pulitzer Prize is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine and online journalism, literature, and musical composition in the
1975 Pulitzer Prize for the publication of the Pentagon Papers. It was also the first year that the prize for editorial cartooning went to a comic strip artist (Garry Trudeau, writer/artist of "Doonesbury"), and the first year that a film critic won a Pulitzer (Roger Ebert). Dumas Malone, 83, become the prize's oldest recipient. The list of winners and the citations accompanying the award, are taken from the Pulitzer Prize website. The list of winners and the citations accompanying the award, are taken from the Pulitzer Prize website. 1975 Pulitzer Prize The Pulitzer Prizes for 1975, the 59th annual prizes, were ratified by