Women make up 70% of the U.S. PR workforce. Leadership distribution is uneven — and the center of gravity has shifted. Named operators, structural data, what good looks like.
Women in PR: ~70% of US PR roles, leadership gap narrowing. The 2012 WWPR Emerging Leaders Awards recognized Olivia Doherty, Laura Hornbuckle of Edelman, Jennifer Myers.
Margery Kraus founded APCO Worldwide in 1984 from a borrowed office in Washington D.C. Four decades later, APCO generates $257 million in revenue with 1,200 employees across 35 locations. This 2011 Everything-PR interview — one of the most substantive conversations we've published — remains as relevant as when it was recorded.