New Report on GB Women’s Relationships with Beer Now Launched
UK women in beer campaigning organisation, Dea Latis, presents The Gender Pint Gap: Revisited, launched in partnership with The Drinks Business on 23.05.24. The full report is now free to access online.
Supported by a grant from the Brewing Research and Education Fund, The Gender Pint Gap: Revisited report explores the results from a newly commissioned YouGov survey.
The report reveals unique insights into the findings, underpinned by meticulous research, commentary, and case studies. It examines the challenges for women about beer and offers a range of opportunities and recommendations.
Back in 2018 Dea Latis published the groundbreaking Gender Pint Gap report, which explored why the UK had the lowest percentage of female beer drinkers in the world.
Six years on, have GB women’s attitudes about beer changed?
Some key headlines from the 2024 report are:
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Only 14% of women drink beer weekly (compared to 50% of men), a 3% drop since 2018.
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Beer advertising remains a key barrier for women.
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70% of women perceive beer as highly calorific with negative health implications.
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The way beer is presented and served is problematic for many women.
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Women’s attitudes towards beer have remained largely unchanged since 2018, except in London where traditional views are being challenged.
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Women are underrepresented in managerial and brewing roles: only 3% of brewers are female, and less than 25% of brewery management positions are held by women.
Annabel Smith, co-founder of Dea Latis and author of the new report, led the latest research. She says:
“The report includes insights into women’s attitudes and opinions about the beer category, reflections on the data, and importantly, it also identifies numerous opportunities for brand owners and retailers alike.
“The beer sector remains a traditionally male preserve in Britain, and the dial doesn’t appear to have moved very much since the last piece of research conducted by Dea Latis in 2018.
“The report addresses some of the reasons behind this and concludes with a 10-point Dea Latis Manifesto, offering practical steps to overcome the barriers and challenges faced by women who are disengaged and disenfranchised by the beer category.
“‘The Gender Pint Gap: Revisited’ is a crucial piece of research which identifies ways in which the beer industry can truly move towards beer becoming a gender-neutral drink, benefiting the economy and creating a diverse, inclusive sector enjoyed by all.”
The Gender Pint Gap: Revisited is now available online at https://dealatisuk.wordpress.
Press enquiries: annabel@beerbelle.co.uk or rachel@cameronrae.com
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About Dea Latis:
Dea Latis is an organisation founded to work on behalf of women in the beer and brewing industry to represent them as a minority group but also on behalf of women drinkers: to challenge their ideas about beer and present it to them in a way that might encourage them to buy, taste or recommend it.
Between 2017 and 2019 Dea Latis conducted two pieces of widely circulated research into GB female attitudes and behaviours towards beer:
The Gender Pint Gap – https://dealatisuk.files.
The Beer Agender – https://dealatisuk.files.
Both reports sought to investigate the reasons why Britain has one of the lowest percentages of female beer drinkers in the world. Both sets of research were supported and funded by the Worshipful Company of Brewers, through a grant awarded annually by the Brewer’s Research and Education Fund.
Despite the resurgence in interest around beer driven by the boom in craft and micro-breweries, in a country that regards beer as its national drink women are underrepresented as beer-drinking consumers, employees and decision makers.
YouGov statistics from the 2018 survey revealed:
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Only 17% of women consumed beer regularly compared to 53% of men.
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Male orientated advertising presented a huge barrier to women considering beer as a drink of choice (48% of women aged 18 to 24 cited this as a reason for not drinking beer).
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The perceived calorific content of beer was another barrier with 20% of women citing this as a barrier to choosing beer as a drink of choice.
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17% of women felt that ‘being judged by others’ was a barrier to them drinking beer
Press enquiries: annabel@beerbelle.co.uk or rachel@cameronrae.com
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