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
Roy J. Harris Jr. Roy J. Harris Jr. Roy J. Harris Jr. (born October 2, 1946) is a reporter and editor who spent most of his career with "The Wall Street Journal". He writes frequently about the journalism Pulitzer Prizes, and is the author of "Pulitzer’s Gold", a book telling the back stories of 100 years of reporting that has won the United States' top journalism prize, the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. A regular contributor to the Poynter Institute's website, he does an annual preview prior to the day the Pulitzer Prizes are announced. Harris was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the son