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Over the past three decades, the share of women with a bachelor's degree who were married at the time of their first child's birth jumped from 74.4 percent in 1990 to 84.5 percent in 2024. Among women with less than a bachelor's degree, the share who were married at first birth dropped from 58.6 percent to 40.6 percent, largely due to an increase in cohabitating among this group.

Dr. Carlson has led the University of Delaware on an interim basis for the past six months. Prior to her interim appointment, she was the university's provost for three years.

The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation has announced the selection of eight new Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholars for 2025. Six are women: Jeanine Amacher of Western Washington University, Shuming Chen of Oberlin College, Melissa Gordon of Lafayette College, Geneva Laurita of Bates College, Julie Pollock of the University of Richmond and Kathryn Riley of Swarthmore College.

For decades, research has documented women's lower levels of trust in scientific institutions compared to men. According to a new study, this may be largely due to women's persistent underrepresentation in the STEM workforce.