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27 lut 2024 · Women outnumber men in the U.S. college-educated workforce, now making up 51% of those ages 25 and older, according to Current Population Survey data from the fourth quarter of 2023. Women first surpassed men in the college-educated labor force in the fourth quarter of 2019.
The legal status of women in the United States is, in comparison to other countries, equal to that of men, and women are generally viewed as having equal social standing as well. In the early history of the U.S., women were largely relegated to the home.
17 sie 2023 · Women’s roles in the United States— in political arenas, the workforce, and at home—have experienced significant shifts over the decades. As women’s representation in Congress has grown, so has their participation in the labor force. But, while some disparities shrink, others persist.
Americas. Globally, some progress on women’s rights has been achieved. In the United States of America, the adolescent birth rate is 17.4 per 1,000 women aged 15–19 as of 2018, down from 18.6 per 1,000 in 2017. As of February 2021, 27.3% of seats in parliament were held by women.
27 wrz 2023 · 26 are Black, 18 are Hispanic, seven are Asian American, two are Native American and one is multiracial. Jeannette Rankin, R-Mont., was the first woman to be elected to Congress, taking office in 1917. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is the only woman to have served as speaker of the House.
IWPR’s Status of Women in the States project provides data and analysis on the health, economic, social, political well-being of women. The project provides state-by-state rankings on issues such as pay equity and earnings; poverty and economic security; reproductive rights and access to health care and political participation and civic ...
28 mar 2023 · Research shows that the status of women and the stability of nations are inextricably linked, and that societies that foster gender discrimination and allow oppressive gender norms to flourish...
