According to data from the Department of Education on college degrees by gender, the US college degree gap favoring women started back in 1978, when for the first time ever, more women than men earned Associate’s degrees. Five years later … read more
The White House Council on Men and Boys just released this statement titled “Working Toward Sectors that Reflect America in Biology, Health Professions, Psychology, Education, Public Administration, Optometry, Pharmacy and Veterinary Science.” President Obama has always believed that STEM fields like biology, nursing, pharmacy and … read more
Academic Discipline Male Degrees Female Degrees Percent Female Female-Dominated Disciplines Family and consumer sciences 2,762 19,682 87.7% Library science 13 83 86.5% Health professions 21,536 121,894 85.0% Public administration 4,908 21,866 81.7% Education 21,195 82,797 79.6% Psychology 23,229 77,664 77.0% … read more
