Catherine Seipp from the October 2002 issue
73.1 life expectancy at birth for women in 1960
79.7 life expectancy at birth for women in 1999
66.6 life expectancy at birth for men in 1960
74.1 life expectancy at birth for men in 1999
35.3 percentage of bachelor's degrees awarded to women in 1960
55.1 percentage of bachelor's degrees awarded to women in 1996
31.6 percentage of Master's degrees awarded to women in 1960
55.9 percentage of Master's degrees awarded to women in 1996
2.5 percentage of law degrees awarded to women in 1960
43.5 percentage of law degrees awarded to women in 1996
400,000 number of businesses owned by women in 1972
8.47 million number of business owned by women in 1997
20 number of women in Congress in 1960
73 number of women in Congress in 2002
77 average of women's (ages 16-29) weekly earnings as a percentage of men's in 1974
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