The Gender Gap

GenderiGapt Created by: Marcus Varner CLASSESANDCAREERS.COM 1980 - 1981 Women he 6s 1977-1978 2006 -2007 Women earn more doctorate degrees than males for the Women surpass WOn for the first men for t time in completions of master's degrees. first time in completions of associate's 1969 2008 1981 - 1982 Female bachelor's degree-earners surpass male bachelor's 2005 - 2006 Females earn more professional degrees than males for the first time "s degree earners. High school completion college Some Bachelor's Master's Professional Doctorate WOMEN Avg % less than males earn less than 10% MEN at ev ery EDUCATION LEVEL 20% 30% MATH READING Since the late 1960s, males have OUTSCORED FEMALES every year Women Women Score Score 1.11% lower than 7.25% lower than men on average men on average If current trends continue, men will become a tiny minority at the nation's degree-awarding institutions. By 2020... 59% 53% 41% more women than men will be earning Associate's Degrees more women than men wilIl be earning Master's Degrees 36% more women than men will be earning Bachelor's Degrees more women than men will be earning Doctorate Degrees References: http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/GenderGap.html http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/do9/tables/dto9_014.asp SATS