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Tracking the Progress of Women in Law School Graduations

Tracking the Progress of Women in Law School Graduations

By 2003 women had appeared to close the gender gap in law school graduations. But since then, the gap has widened.

Women Are Increasing Their Share of Degrees in STEM Fields

Women Are Increasing Their Share of Degrees in STEM Fields

New data from the U.S. Department of Education shows that women are making progress in closing the gender gap in degree attainments in the so-called STEM fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. In 2009, women earned 134,634 degrees in STEM fields. This was up from 127,134 STEM degrees in 2001. In 2009 women earned […]