A lot of women see themselves on television and in music videos as pretty, dumb bombshells or pitiful victims that need saving by princes. They don't know there are many woman scholars, many woman lumberjacks (my own room mate was one ;), and many woman succeeding in mathematics, sciences, chemistry, engineering....all the kind of "not-paint-your-nails-pink" kind of stuff. If you've been one of those girls who's been curious about the numbers....well, the numbers are out there!
Successful Female Athletes
Dorothy Kamenshek -baseball
While American men were fighting in World War II, Dottie Kamenshek was tearing up the fields for the All-American Girls Baseball League. A lefthanded first baseman, Kamenshek won back-to-back batting titles in 1946 and '47 and was selected to seven All-Star teams (1943, 1946-51). An outstanding bunter and contact hitter, she struck out just 81 times in 3,737 career at-bats.
Mia Hamm - soccer
. In May, Hamm scored her 108th career goal, making her the world's alltime leading scorer, an accomplishment that outshines her many others (four NCAA titles at North Carolina, an Olympic gold medal, two World Cup championships, five U.S. Female Player of the Year awards).
Ann Trason -Ultra marathon runner
It's unthinkable that a 26.2-mile marathon might not be enough of a challenge for some athletes. But Ann Trason has become legendary for running road races that range from 50 to 100 miles in distance. Trason first broke out at the 1989 Western States 100, one of the world's biggest ultramarathons. Though it took her three tries to finish, her time of 18 hours, 47 minutes and 46 seconds blew away her nearest competitor by more than an hour and a half.
It's unthinkable that a 26.2-mile marathon might not be enough of a challenge for some athletes. But Ann Trason has become legendary for running road races that range from 50 to 100 miles in distance. Trason first broke out at the 1989 Western States 100, one of the world's biggest ultramarathons. Though it took her three tries to finish, her time of 18 hours, 47 minutes and 46 seconds blew away her nearest competitor by more than an hour and a half.
Numbers in Schools/Work
In 2008, 1,016 women were accepted as first year students into Harvard University. That's three more than the men accepted. :)
In 2008, Yale accepted 942 women as first year students (and 1010 men)
28.4 per cent of all doctors in the US are female.
$32,649. The 2008 medium annual of women over age 16
$61,081. The 2008 medium annual of women who worked in mathematical and computer jobs.
32%. The percentage of women in America who obtained a bachelor's degree or higher aged 25-29 in 2006.
26.8 million women with a bachelor's degree or higher, aged 25 and older, in 2006.
894,000 - the projected number of bachelor degree's to be given out to women in 2007-2008. While 380,800 is the projected number who will go on to earn master's degrees in the USA.
More than $939 billionRevenue for women-owned businesses in 2002. There were 116,985 women-owned firms with receipts of $1 million or more.
Nearly 6.5 millionThe number of women-owned businesses in 2002. Women owned 28 percent of all nonfarm businesses.
More than 7.1 millionNumber of people employed by women-owned businesses. There were 7,231 women-owned firms with 100 or more employees, generating $274 billion in gross receipts.
Nearly 6.5 millionThe number of women-owned businesses in 2002. Women owned 28 percent of all nonfarm businesses.
More than 7.1 millionNumber of people employed by women-owned businesses. There were 7,231 women-owned firms with 100 or more employees, generating $274 billion in gross receipts.
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