Thursday, February 26, 2009
Tweet[IWS] Census: WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH: MARCH 2009
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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Facts for Feature from the Census Bureau
Women's History Month: March 2009 [5 January 2009]
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/013129.html
or
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/pdf/cb09ff-03.pdf
[full-text, 7 pages]
National Women's History Month's roots go back to March 8, 1857, when women from New York City factories staged a protest over working conditions. International Women's Day was first observed in 1909, but it wasn't until 1981 that Congress established National Women's History Week to be commemorated the second week of March. In 1987, Congress expanded the week to a month. Every year since, Congress has passed a resolution for Women's History Month, and the president has issued a proclamation.
154.7 million
The number of females in the United States as of Oct. 1, 2008. The number of males was 150.6 million.
Source: Population estimates http://www.census.gov/popest/national/asrh/2007-nat-res.html
At 85 and older, there were more than twice as many women as men.
Source: Population estimates http://www.census.gov/popest/national/asrh/NC-EST2007-sa.html
Motherhood
82.8 million
Estimated number of mothers of all ages in the United States.
Source: Unpublished data from Survey of Income and Program Participation
1.9
Average number of children that women 40 to 44 had given birth to as of 2006, down from 3.1 children in 1976, the year the Census Bureau began collecting such data. The percentage of women in this age group who were mothers was 80 percent in 2006, down from 90 percent in 1976.
Source: Fertility of American Women: 2006 http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/012510.html
Earnings
$34,278
The median annual earnings of women 16 or older who worked year-round, full time, in 2007, up from $33,648 in 2006 (after adjusting for inflation). Women earned 77.5 cents for every $1 earned by men.
Source: 2007 American Community Survey http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/income_wealth/012528.html
$49,364
Median earnings of women in 2007 in the District of Columbia, a total not statistically different from the men. In all of the 50 states, women had lower earnings than the men. The District of Columbia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland and New Jersey were the only states or equivalents where median earnings for women were greater than $40,000.
Source: 2007 American Community Survey http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/income_wealth/012528.html
$61,957
Median earnings of women working in computer and mathematical jobs, the highest among the 26 major occupational groups. In the installation, maintenance and repair occupations and community and social services group, women's earnings as a percentage of men's earnings were higher than 90 percent.
Source: 2007 American Community Survey http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/income_wealth/012528.html
Education
33%
Percent of women 25 to 29 who had attained a bachelor's degree or higher in 2007, which exceeded that of men in this age range (26 percent).
Source: Educational Attainment in the United States: 2007 http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/education/011196.html
28.2 million
Number of women 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or more education in 2007, more than double the number 20 years earlier.
Source: Educational Attainment in the United States: 2007 http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/education/011196.html
28%
Percent of women 25 and older who had obtained a bachelor's degree or more as of 2007. This rate was up 11 percentage points from 20 years earlier. Source: Educational Attainment in the United States: 2007 http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/education/011196.html
928,000
The projected number of bachelor's degrees that will be awarded to women in the 2008-09 school year. Women are also projected to earn 391,000 master's degrees during this period. Women would, therefore, earn 58 percent of the bachelor's and 60 percent of the master's degrees awarded during this school year. In addition, women would earn nearly 50 percent of first-professional degrees, such as law and medical.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Projections of Education Statistics to 2017
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2008078
AND MORE....
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
Facts for Feature from the Census Bureau
Women's History Month: March 2009 [5 January 2009]
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/013129.html
or
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/pdf/cb09ff-03.pdf
[full-text, 7 pages]
National Women's History Month's roots go back to March 8, 1857, when women from New York City factories staged a protest over working conditions. International Women's Day was first observed in 1909, but it wasn't until 1981 that Congress established National Women's History Week to be commemorated the second week of March. In 1987, Congress expanded the week to a month. Every year since, Congress has passed a resolution for Women's History Month, and the president has issued a proclamation.
154.7 million
The number of females in the United States as of Oct. 1, 2008. The number of males was 150.6 million.
Source: Population estimates http://www.census.gov/popest/national/asrh/2007-nat-res.html
At 85 and older, there were more than twice as many women as men.
Source: Population estimates http://www.census.gov/popest/national/asrh/NC-EST2007-sa.html
Motherhood
82.8 million
Estimated number of mothers of all ages in the United States.
Source: Unpublished data from Survey of Income and Program Participation
1.9
Average number of children that women 40 to 44 had given birth to as of 2006, down from 3.1 children in 1976, the year the Census Bureau began collecting such data. The percentage of women in this age group who were mothers was 80 percent in 2006, down from 90 percent in 1976.
Source: Fertility of American Women: 2006 http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/012510.html
Earnings
$34,278
The median annual earnings of women 16 or older who worked year-round, full time, in 2007, up from $33,648 in 2006 (after adjusting for inflation). Women earned 77.5 cents for every $1 earned by men.
Source: 2007 American Community Survey http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/income_wealth/012528.html
$49,364
Median earnings of women in 2007 in the District of Columbia, a total not statistically different from the men. In all of the 50 states, women had lower earnings than the men. The District of Columbia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland and New Jersey were the only states or equivalents where median earnings for women were greater than $40,000.
Source: 2007 American Community Survey http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/income_wealth/012528.html
$61,957
Median earnings of women working in computer and mathematical jobs, the highest among the 26 major occupational groups. In the installation, maintenance and repair occupations and community and social services group, women's earnings as a percentage of men's earnings were higher than 90 percent.
Source: 2007 American Community Survey http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/income_wealth/012528.html
Education
33%
Percent of women 25 to 29 who had attained a bachelor's degree or higher in 2007, which exceeded that of men in this age range (26 percent).
Source: Educational Attainment in the United States: 2007 http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/education/011196.html
28.2 million
Number of women 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or more education in 2007, more than double the number 20 years earlier.
Source: Educational Attainment in the United States: 2007 http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/education/011196.html
28%
Percent of women 25 and older who had obtained a bachelor's degree or more as of 2007. This rate was up 11 percentage points from 20 years earlier. Source: Educational Attainment in the United States: 2007 http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/education/011196.html
928,000
The projected number of bachelor's degrees that will be awarded to women in the 2008-09 school year. Women are also projected to earn 391,000 master's degrees during this period. Women would, therefore, earn 58 percent of the bachelor's and 60 percent of the master's degrees awarded during this school year. In addition, women would earn nearly 50 percent of first-professional degrees, such as law and medical.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Projections of Education Statistics to 2017
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2008078
AND MORE....
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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