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Approximately 1% of master's degrees in engineering, 1% of doctoral dental degrees, and under 2% of master's degrees in mathematics were awarded to women in 1970.
Source: Ms Magazine Fall 2007 issue
Female high school dropouts earn only 63 percent of male earnings – or about $9,100 less annually – than male high school dropouts. Put another way, female high school dropouts earn 63 cents for every $1 earned by male high school dropouts.
Source: NWLC report: When Girls Don’t Graduate, We All Fail: A Call to Improve High School Graduation Rates for Girls
In 1971, approximately 1 of 100 dental school graduates were women while in 2005, that number grew nearly forty-fold. In medical schools, the numbers jumped from less than 10 percent to nearly 50 percent, and law school numbers from about 7 percent to nearly 49 percent.
Source: Ms. Magazine Fall 2007 issue
In 2006, adult women without a high school diploma earned on average only a little more than $15,500 for the year – over $6,000 less annually than women with a high school diploma and $9,100 on average less annually than male dropouts.
Source: NWLC report: When Girls Don’t Graduate, We All Fail: A Call to Improve High School Graduation Rates for Girls
Males at every level of education make more than females with similar education backgrounds, but the wage gap between men and women is highest among high school dropouts
Source: NWLC report: When Girls Don’t Graduate, We All Fail: A Call to Improve High School Graduation Rates for Girls
Only after the average woman has some college education does she earn more than the average male high school dropout ($26,513 vs. $24,698).
Source: NWLC report: When Girls Don’t Graduate, We All Fail: A Call to Improve High School Graduation Rates for Girls