women’s history discussion

just briefly to what you learned from the statistics below.

Statistics:

Women are 50.85 of the U.S. population. (This and the statistics below are cited from the Center for American Progress, 3/7/2015)

• They earn almost 60% of undergraduate degrees, and 60% of all master’s degrees.
• They earn 47% of all law degrees, and 48% of all medical degrees.
• They earn more than 44% of master’s degrees in business and management, including 37% of MBAs.
• They are 47% of the U.S. labor force, and 59% of the college-educated, entry-level workforce.

YET:

• Women hold 4.6% of CEO positions at S&P 500 companies and 5.2% of CEO positions in Fortune 1000 companies.  (Source: Catalyst journal, 4/3/2015)
• Women are only 14.6 % of executive officers and 8.1 % of top earners in business and professional fields. (Source: Center for American Progress, 3/7/2014)
• Only five women serve as state governors. (Source: Center for American Women and Politics, 1/22/2015)
• 19.3% of the members of the U.S. House of Representatives are women. (Ibid)
• 20% of the members of the U.S. Senate are women. (Ibid)

So, what do you think?