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
Latinos (newspaper series) California Polytechnic State University's journalism department in 1969 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. He then worked for 25 years as a journalist at the "Los Angeles Times", during which he worked under several different titles. Ramos received three Pulitzer Prizes over the years, including his first in 1984. He became the Chair of the Journalism Department at California Polytechnic State University in 2003. In 2007, he was instated into the National Association of Hispanic Journalists Hall of Fame. In the years before his death, he was the editor of CalCoastNews. Ramos was found dead in his house at Morro