More Women Brainiacs But Still Less Dough
According to a new 379-page report released yesterday, women “now earn the majority of diplomas in fields men used to dominate — from biology to business — and have caught up in pursuit of law, medicine, and other advanced degrees.”
Federal statistics released yesterday show women now also earn the majority of bachelor’s degrees in business, history, and biological and social sciences . The same is true for traditional strongholds such as education and psychology.
And in disciplines where women trail men, they are gaining ground, earning larger numbers of degrees in math, physical sciences, and agriculture. [“Degreewise, women dominate in once-male bastions” (The Boston Globe)]
But don’t get too excited gals, we still have a long way to go. We still are only earning 76% according to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. We are also underrepresented in the workforce, particularly in fields such as math and engineering.
tags: Women's Rights
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on June 6, 2006 at 10:00 am
Dani said:
I’m a stay at home mom of 3 with no degree, so I’m probably hurting the statistics…but I studied accounting, international business, and political science at an university and early childhood development at a community college. I run my husband’s business (accounting, marketing, management, etc).
I am still suprised to see how women have fallen so behind in the area of math! My mom always handled our family finances and I tutored my college math courses while I was taking them! Math seems way too important to all career paths as well as everyday life to not stress a great importance on!
Relating to income levels–when we see more women in senior management positions, we will likely start seeing more equilibriam in salaries. It’s only a matter of time.
Now, will these intelligent women in the workforce have children and continue to instill the importance of education in their female children so the female race can finally be appreciated for our minds (if thats possible)?