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Younger women, ages 25 to 34 have reversed the education gap between
sexes, with thirty-three percent having completed college compared to 29% of men the same
age. Eighty-nine percent of younger women have completed high school compared to
85% of men. Fifty-six percent of college students are women, a majority they have owned
since 1979. And, since 1982, more women than men have received bachelor degrees.
Fifty
million of the seventy-one million women who are in the labor force work full time,
year-round (70%). This represents 57 percent of women age 16 and over, compared to
seventy-percent of men. Earnings for women who work full time, year round, are 76 cents
for every dollar earned by men. This figure has increased from 74 cents since 1996.
In terms of employment, women have closed the gap in the "Executive,
Administrators, and Managerial" occupational category, with 15% of their laborforce
there compared to 16% for men. Yet there are still pronounced "male" and
"female" dominated categories: the "Administrative Support (including
clerical)" occupations were 79% women, while the "Precision Production, Craft,
and Repair" occupations were 91% men. Of special significance: the
rate at which women are starting new businesses is nearly triple the total rate of
business starts (SBA:
Women in Business). |
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