Women in Publishing (WiP) is a London-based group, established in 1979, that works to promote the status of women working in the publishing industry[1] and related trades by helping women to develop their careers.
[2] Their founding aims – "to encourage networking, to provide opportunities for sharing information and ideas and to offer training for career and personal development – still stand in the so-called ‘post-feminist’ era, where women dominate the publishing industry by sheer numbers, but have barely broken through the glass ceiling.
In December that year, an open meeting was held in an upstairs room at the Globe pub, opposite Baker Street tube station.
[2] Attended by some 100 women, the meeting was chaired by Anne McDermid, with the discussion being led by Liz Calder and Ursula Owen (co-founder with Carmen Callil of the publishing company Virago).
[2] The stated aims of WiP, which holds meetings on the second Wednesday of each month, are:[2] WiP presents annual awards, chosen by nomination, in two categories:[3]