Aims to increase proportion of women and underrepresented minorities, with no African American or Hispanic staff currently in US leadership positionsTwitter has outlined its ambitions to boost the proportion of women and underrepresented minorities in its workforce, publishing targets for “a more diverse Twitter” in 2016.The social network is aiming to increase the percentage of women on its payroll to 35% that year, as well as ensuring that 16% of its tech roles and 25% of its leadership roles are filled by women. Related: Facebook and Twitter users complain over Virginia shooting videos autoplay Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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Planeta is the leading Spanish-language publishing group in Spain and Latin America. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Mondadori operates four trade publishing houses: Edizioni Mondadori, Giulio Einaudi editore, Edizioni Piemme and Sperling & Kupfer, the last of which also includes Frassinelli. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Penguin Random House is the world’s leading trade book publisher, comprised of nearly 250 imprints and brands on five continents, with more than 15,000 new titles and 800 million print, audio and ebooks sold annually. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Pearson was founded in 1844 by Samuel Pearson as S. Pearson and Son, a small building firm in Yorkshire in the North of England. Today Pearson is the world’s leading learning company with 41,041 employees in more than 70 countries. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Springer Nature is a leading global research, educational and professional publisher. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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The Thomson Corporation and Reuters Group PLC merged to form Thomson Reuters in 2008. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Scholastic is the world’s largest publisher and distributor of children’s books and is the leading operator of school-based book clubs and book fairs in the United States. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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The Belgium-French group Media Participations is the largest comic book publisher in Europe with roughly 1,000 overall new titles per year including 600 bandes dessinées (comics) and annual sales of 25 million volumes including 15 million comic books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Relx Group is a provider of information solutions for professional in many industries. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Italy’s De Agostini S.p.A. is a family-owned international group, founded in 1901 and controlled by B&D Holding. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Woongjin ThinkBig was established in 1980 as Woongjin Publications and focuses on educational materials for people of all ages, including study books, complete collections, single works, after-school learning materials, textbooks and online content. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Gallimard was founded in 1911 by Gaston Gallimard, the grandfather of today’s president and CEO Antoine Gallimard, as Les Editions de la Nouvelle Revue Française (NRF). Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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French publishing company La Martinière was founded in 1992 by Hervé de la Martinière with an initial focus on illustrated photography, heritage, art, and leisure books, and has since expanded to general trade books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Bungei Shunjū Ltd. was established in 1923 by the bestselling writer Kan Kikuchi. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Egmont is a leading Nordic media group that is active in 30 countries with 6,600 employees. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Wiley was founded in 1807 and competes in three markets represented by its core divisions of Research, Professional Development, and Education. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Albin Michel is one of France’s leading literary and educational publishers, and has been honored by the country’s highest literary awards. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Cengage Learning is a leading educational content, technology, and services company for the higher education and K–12, professional and library markets worldwide. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Hachette Livre is the world’s third-largest trade book publisher for the general public and educational markets, and it is the largest publisher in France. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Santillana is a textbook and general-interest publishing group in Spain and Latin America with an international presence in 22 countries. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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