Women in the Work Force: Interesting Statistics

From 1950 to 1999, the increase in the percentage of women among the work force has been overwhelming:

• US architects nearly quadrupled, to 16%
  
• The percentage of women economists nearly tripled, to 51%
  
• The share of women pharmacists increased sixfold, to 49%
  
• The number of women lawyers went up sevenfold, to 29%
  
• Women now comprise 50% of all journalists, up from 38% in 1950

(Business Week Online, February 2000)

• 41% of working women head their own households _ they are single, divorced, separated or widowed and 28% of them have dependent children. (AFL-CIO)
• Labor force participation for women continues to be highest among those in the 35-44 age group.

(Women's Bureau of US Department of Labor)

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