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WOMEN AND EDUCATION
The number of educational degrees awarded to women has
increased dramatically over the past three decades from
518,294 in
1969-1970 to over 1.3 million in 1999-2000. Although the
numbers for every type of degree have increased, the largest
growth has been in professional degrees, growing from 1,841
in 1969-1970 to 35,818 in 1999-2000.
In 1999-2000, females obtained a greater percent of the
associate, bachelor's and master's degrees awarded. This
reflects considerable
gains from 1969-1970, when males were more likely than
females to be awarded post-secondary degrees of all types.
Although
males were still more likely than females to earn professional
and doctoral degrees, the proportion of professional degrees
awarded to women increased from 5.3 percent in 1969-1970
to 44.7 percent in 1999-2000. While only 13.3 percent of
doctoral degrees awarded in 1969-1970 went to women, this
proportion more than tripled to 44.1 percent in 1999-2000.
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