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Section: Demographics > Women
Women
Black Women Reach Record State Legislative Representation Despite Persistent Gaps at Higher Levels
Black women now hold 401 state legislative seats nationwide, representing 5.4% of all state legislators and 16.2% of all women state legislators.
July 31, 2025
Women
Women Early Career Professionals Face Significant Pay Gap, NACE Study Finds
Women who recently graduated from college earn significantly less than their male counterparts.
June 30, 2025
Women
Oakwood University Names First Female President in 129-Year History
Dr. Gina Spivey-Brown has been named the 12th president of Oakwood University, becoming the first woman to lead the historically Black Seventh-day Adventist institution in its 129-year history.
March 30, 2025
From the Magazine
The Slow but Steady Rise of Women in Higher Education Leadership
The American Council on Education's “Moving the Needle” initiative is raising awareness about gender parity in higher education.
March 7, 2025
Women
Building an Academic Space for Black Women Scholars
How a small initiative transformed into a thriving digital community for Black feminist scholarship.
March 3, 2025
From the Magazine
And the Oscar Goes To ... Everyone?
A group of law students are challenging Hollywood’s last gender divide with a proposal to end segregated acting awards.
February 27, 2025
Women
NCAA Adds Women's Wrestling as Championship Sport, First Tournament Set for 2026
The NCAA has officially recognized women's wrestling as its 91st championship sport.
January 19, 2025
Women
CU Boulder to Pay $4.5 million in Back Pay to Settle Discrimination Claim from Female Faculty Members
More than 300 women faculty at the University of Colorado Boulder will receive back pay following a 4.5 million settlement that the university reached following a class action lawsuit that alleged gender pay discrimination.
November 18, 2024
Leadership & Policy
New Nonprofit Launched to Address Gaps in Educational Leadership
A new nonprofit group has sprung up to address the lack of diversity among K-12 superintendents in the nation.
July 10, 2024
Women
Colby College Residence Halls Named After Four Alumnae
Colby College honors its history in its latest recognition of prominent, trailblazing alumnae.
May 23, 2024
Women
Educational Equity Key to Progress and Democracy
The last day of the Student Leadership Network Whole Girl's Education National Conference highlights why secondary and postsecondary education must play key roles in the future of the American democracy.
March 19, 2024
Women
Women's Educational Equity Takes On Technology
The conference, Closing the Gap: The Role of Girls’ Education in Creating a More Equitable World, focused on the unique burdens confronting young women of today, and the biases in technology and AI that are impacting the present and future.
March 18, 2024
Women
Benedict College Joins Campaign to Eliminate Period Poverty
Benedict College will host a “I Support My Sisters…PERIOD!” special collection event March 16.
March 13, 2024
STEM
Study: Viewing Disparity of Women in Physics as Individual Choice Risks Overlooking Gendered Issues
Fewer women pursue careers in physics than biology, according to a new Rice University study.
December 8, 2023
Women
Study: Women in STEM Receive More Job Offers Than Men After Career Services Use
Women pursuing careers in technical fields can benefit from campus career services, according to a joint study by NACE and Cornell Tech.
November 8, 2023
Women
Study: Preschool-Age Children Notice Household Labor Inequalities
Children as early as preschool age discern the unequal household labor dynamics in their families.
October 23, 2023
Women
$5 Million from NASA Supports Increasing Retention of Women in STEM
NASA will be giving over $5 million to seven women’s colleges and universities for research and development of strategies to increase retention of women in STEM programs and careers.
June 8, 2023
Reports & Data
Study: Undergraduate Women Majoring in STEM More Frequently Face Sexual Assault Than Those Outside of STEM
College women majoring in STEM fields more frequently experience sexual assault than those not in STEM, a recent Georgia State University study found.
March 21, 2023
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