What is the Guardian 100 and who are the panellists who create it?

The media guardian 100 are the top 100 symbolic figures in the media industry. They are judged on three main criterias: their cultural, economic and political influence in the UK.

The panellists are Peter Barron, Peter Bennett-Jones, Brent Hoberman, Tessa Jowell, Siobhan Kenny, Andrew Neil, Trevor Phillips, Chris Powell, Janine Gibson, Jane Martinson

There are 15 women in the top 100

The women and their roles are..

Jane Tranter - Controller of fiction, BBC
Lesley Douglas - Controller, BBC Radio 2 and 6Music, BBC popular music
Jana Bennett - Director of vision, BBC
Helen Boaden - Director, BBC news
Dame Marjorie Scardino - Chief executive, Pearson :publishing, digital media
Elisabeth Murdoch - Chairman and chief executive, Shine Group : broadcasting
Rebekah Wade - Editor, the Sun
Carolyn McCall - Chief executive, Guardian Media Group
Arianna Huffington - Founder, editor-in-chief, Huffington Post
Veronica Wadley - Editor, London Evening Standard
Katie Price - Reality TV star, author

The percentage of the list that are women is 15.

How would you assess the balance of power in this list and why do you think it is this way?

"I believe that the balance of women in power compared to men is inadequate, and doesn't reflect the overall achievements or capabilities of women".