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5 Feminist Myths That Will Not Die

9/19/2014

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Christina Hoff Sommers

If we're genuinely committed to improving the circumstances of women, we need to get the facts straight

Much of what we hear about the plight of American women is false. Some faux facts have been repeated so often they are almost beyond the reach of critical analysis. Though they are baseless, these canards have become the foundation of Congressional debates, the inspiration for new legislation and the focus of college programs. Here are five of the most popular myths that should be rejected by all who are genuinely committed to improving the circumstances of women:

MYTH 1: Women are half the world’s population, working two-thirds of the world’s working hours, receiving 10% of the world’s income, owning less than 1% of the world’s property.

FACTS: This injustice confection is routinely quoted by advocacy groups, the World Bank, Oxfam and the United Nations. It is sheer fabrication. More than 15 years ago, Sussex University experts on gender and development Sally Baden and Anne Marie Goetz,repudiated the claim: “The figure was made up by someone working at the UN because it seemed to her to represent the scale of gender-based inequality at the time.” But there is no evidence that it was ever accurate, and it certainly is not today.

Precise figures do not exist, but no serious economist believes women earn only 10% of the world’s income or own only 1% of property. As one critic noted in an excellent debunking in TheAtlantic, “U.S. women alone earn 5.4 percent of world income today.” Moreover, in African countries, where women have made far less progress than their Western and Asian counterparts, Yale economist Cheryl Doss found female land ownership ranged from 11% in Senegal to 54% in Rwanda and Burundi. Doss warns that “using unsubstantiated statistics for advocacy is counterproductive.” Bad data not only undermine credibility, they obstruct progress by making it impossible to measure change.

MYTH 2: Between 100,000 and 300,000 girls are pressed into sexual slavery each year in the United States.

FACTS: This sensational claim is a favorite of politicians, celebrities and journalists. Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore turned it into a cause célèbre. Both conservatives and liberal reformers deploy it. Former President Jimmy Carter recently said that the sexual enslavement of girls in the U.S. today is worse than American slavery in the 19th century.

The source for the figure is a 2001 report on child sexual exploitation by University of Pennsylvania sociologists Richard Estes and Neil Alan Weiner. But their 100,000–300,000 estimate referred to children at risk for exploitation—not actual victims. When three reporters from the Village Voice questioned Estes on the number of children who are abducted and pressed into sexual slavery each year, he replied, “We’re talking about a few hundred people.” And this number is likely to include a lot of boys: According to a 2008 censusof underage prostitutes in New York City, nearly half turned out to be male. A few hundred children is still a few hundred too many, but they will not be helped by thousand-fold inflation of their numbers.

MYTH 3: In the United States, 22%–35% of women who visit hospital emergency rooms do so because of domestic violence.

FACTS: This claim has appeared in countless fact sheets, books and articles—for example, in the leading textbook on family violence,Domestic Violence Law, and in the Penguin Atlas of Women in the World. The Penguin Atlas uses the emergency room figure to justify placing the U.S. on par with Uganda and Haiti for intimate violence.

What is the provenance? The Atlas provides no primary source, but the editor of Domestic Violence Law cites a 1997 Justice Departmentstudy, as well as a 2009 post on the Centers for Disease Control website. But the Justice Department and the CDC are not referring to the 40 million women who annually visit emergency rooms, but to women, numbering about 550,000 annually, who come to emergency rooms “for violence-related injuries.” Of these, approximately 37% were attacked by intimates. So, it’s not the case that 22%-35% of women who visit emergency rooms are there for domestic violence. The correct figure is less than half of 1%.

MYTH 4: One in five in college women will be sexually assaulted.

FACTS: This incendiary figure is everywhere in the media today. Journalists, senators and even President Obama cite it routinely. Can it be true that the American college campus is one of the most dangerous places on earth for women?

The one-in-five figure is based on the Campus Sexual Assault Study, commissioned by the National Institute of Justice and conducted from 2005 to 2007. Two prominent criminologists, Northeastern University’s James Alan Fox and Mount Holyoke College’s Richard Moran, have noted its weaknesses:

“The estimated 19% sexual assault rate among college women is based on a survey at two large four-year universities, which might not accurately reflect our nation’s colleges overall. In addition, the survey had a large non-response rate, with the clear possibility that those who had been victimized were more apt to have completed the questionnaire, resulting in an inflated prevalence figure.”

Fox and Moran also point out that the study used an overly broad definition of sexual assault. Respondents were counted as sexual assault victims if they had been subject to “attempted forced kissing” or engaged in intimate encounters while intoxicated.

Defenders of the one-in-five figure will reply that the finding has been replicated by other studies. But these studies suffer from some or all of the same flaws. Campus sexual assault is a serious problem and will not be solved by statistical hijinks.

MYTH 5: Women earn 77 cents for every dollar a man earns—for doing the same work.

FACTS: No matter how many times this wage gap claim is decisively refuted by economists, it always comes back. The bottom line: the 23-cent gender pay gap is simply the difference between the average earnings of all men and women working full-time. It does not account for differences in occupations, positions, education, job tenure or hours worked per week. When such relevant factors are considered, the wage gap narrows to the point of vanishing.

Wage gap activists say women with identical backgrounds and jobs as men still earn less. But they always fail to take into account critical variables. Activist groups like the National Organization for Women have a fallback position: that women’s education and career choices are not truly free—they are driven by powerful sexist stereotypes. In this view, women’s tendency to retreat from the workplace to raise children or to enter fields like early childhood education and psychology, rather than better paying professions like petroleum engineering, is evidence of continued social coercion. Here is the problem: American women are among the best informed and most self-determining human beings in the world. To say that they are manipulated into their life choices by forces beyond their control is divorced from reality and demeaning, to boot.

Why do these reckless claims have so much appeal and staying power? For one thing, there is a lot of statistical illiteracy among journalists, feminist academics and political leaders. There is also an admirable human tendency to be protective of women—stories of female exploitation are readily believed, and vocal skeptics risk appearing indifferent to women’s suffering. Finally, armies of advocates depend on “killer stats” to galvanize their cause. But killer stats obliterate distinctions between more and less serious problems and send scarce resources in the wrong directions. They also promote bigotry. The idea that American men are annually enslaving more than 100,000 girls, sending millions of women to emergency rooms, sustaining a rape culture and cheating women out of their rightful salary creates rancor in true believers and disdain in those who would otherwise be sympathetic allies.

My advice to women’s advocates: Take back the truth.

Christina Hoff Sommers, a former philosophy professor, is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. She is the author of several books, including Who Stole Feminism and The War Against Boys, and is the host of a weekly video blog, The Factual Feminist. Follow her @CHSommers.

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For every 100 girls...

10/5/2011

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Birth and Death: 
For every 100 girls that are conceived 115 boys are conceived. 
http://www.wirednewyork.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-3840.html

For every 100 girl babies born there are 105 boy babies born. 
http://www.census.gov/prod/2011pubs/11statab/vitstat.pdf

For every 100 girl babies who die in the first 27 days of life 125 boy babies die. 
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr58/nvsr58_19.pdf

For every 100 girl babies who die after the first 27 days but in the first year of life 130 
boy babies die. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr58/nvsr58_19.pdf

For every 100 girls ages 1 to 4 years who die 127 boys die. 
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr58/nvsr58_19.pdf

For every 100 girls ages 5 to 14 years who die 140 boys die. 
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr58/nvsr58_19.pdf

For every 100 girls and women ages 15 to 24 years who die 292 boys and men die. 
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr58/nvsr58_19.pdf

K-12 Education: 
For every 100 girls enrolled in nursery school there are 98 boys enrolled. 
http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/school/cps2009/tab02-01.xls

For every 100 girls enrolled in kindergarten there are 107 boys enrolled. 
http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/school/cps2009/tab02-01.xls

For every 100 girls who repeat kindergarten 194 boys repeat kindergarten. 
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2006/2006064.pdf

For every 100 girls whose entry into kindergarten is delayed 150 boys are delayed. 
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2006/2006064.pdf

For every 100 girls enrolled in elementary grades there are 105 boys enrolled. 
http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/school/cps2009/tab01-01.xls

For every 100 fourth grade girls who do one or more hours of homework each day 92 
boys do the same. http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d08/tables/dt08_155.asp

For every 100 fourth grade girls who watch television four or more hours per day 123 
boys do. http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d08/tables/dt08_155.asp

For every 100 girls ages 9 to 11 years enrolled below modal grade there are 130 boys 
enrolled below modal grade.http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d08/tables/dt08_155.asp

For every 100 girls ages 12 to 14 years enrolled below modal grade there are 120 boys 
enrolled below modal grade.http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d08/tables/dt08_155.asp

For every 100 girls ages 15 to 17 years enrolled below modal grade there are 130 boys 
enrolled below modal grade. 
http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/school/TableA-3.xls

For every 100 girls enrolled in ninth grade there are 107 boys enrolled. 
http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/school/cps2009/tab02-01.xls

For every 100 girls enrolled in tenth grade there are 111 boys enrolled. 
http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/school/cps2009/tab02-01.xlsTomMortenson 

Postsecondary Education OPPORTUNITY:
For every 100 tenth grade girls who watch television 5 or more hours per day on 
weekdays 110 tenth grade boys watch television 5 or more hours per day on weekdays.
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d04/tables/dt04_138.asp

For every 100 tenth grade girls who read for pleasure one or more hours per day 81 boys 
read for pleasure one or more hours per day. 
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d04/tables/dt04_138.asp

For every 100 tenth grade girls who play video or computer games one or more hours per 
day 322 boys play video or computer games one or more hours per day. 
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d04/tables/dt04_138.asp

For every 100 tenth grade girls who perform community service at least once a week 68 
boys do the same. http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d04/tables/dt04_138.asp

For every 100 tenth grade girls who play non-school sports 169 boys play non-school 
sports. http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d04/tables/dt04_138.asp

For every 100 tenth grade girls who take music, art or language class 52 boys take music, 
art or language class. http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d04/tables/dt04_138.asp

For every 100 tenth grade girls who use a personal computer at home at least once a week 
99 boys use a personal computer at home. 
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d04/tables/dt04_138.asp

For every 100 tenth grade girls who work on hobbies at least once a week 104 tenth 
grade boys work on hobbies.http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d04/tables/dt04_138.asp

For every 100 tenth grade girls who do things with friends at least once a week 77 boys 
do things with friends. http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d04/tables/dt04_138.asp

For every 100 tenth grade girls who take sports lesions at least once a week 115 boys take 
sports lesson. http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d04/tables/dt04_138.asp

For every 100 girls enrolled in eleventh grade there are 100 boys enrolled. 
http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/school/cps2009/tab02-01.xls

For every 100 girls enrolled in twelfth grade there are 100 boys enrolled. 
http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/school/cps2009/tab02-01.xls

For every 100 twelfth grade girls who participate in academic clubs 83 boys participate. 
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d04/tables/dt04_138.asp

For every 100 twelfth grade girls who participate in cheerleading or drill team 15 boys 
participate. http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d04/tables/dt04_138.asp

For every 100 twelfth grade girls who participate in newspaper or yearbook 60 boys 
participate. http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d04/tables/dt04_138.asp

For every 100 twelfth grade girls who participate in music, drama or debate 70 boys 
participate http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d04/tables/dt04_138.asp

For every 100 twelfth grade girls who participate in vocational clubs 71 boys participate.
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d04/tables/dt04_138.asp

For every 100 high school girls who felt too unsafe to go to school 88 boys felt the same
way. http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d10/tables/dt10_171.asp

For every 100 twelfth grade girls who carried a weapon on school property 276 boys 
carried a weapon. http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d10/tables/dt10_171.asp

For every 100 twelfth grade girls who were threatened or injured with a weapon on 
school property 175 boys were threatened or injured. 
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d10/tables/dt10_171.asp

For every 100 twelfth grade girls who engaged in a physical fight on school property 226 
boys got into a fight. http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d10/tables/dt10_171.asp

For every 100 twelfth grade girls who had property stolen or deliberately damaged on 
school property 128 boys had the same experience. 
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d10/tables/dt10_171.asp

For every 100 twelfth grade girls who smoked cigarettes on school property 153 boys 
smoked. http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d10/tables/dt10_171.aspTom Mortenson 

Postsecondary Education OPPORTUNITY
:
For every 100 twelfth grade girls who used smokeless tobacco on school property 844 
boys did this. http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d10/tables/dt10_171.asp

For every 100 twelfth grade girls who used alcohol on school property 148 boys used 
alcohol. http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d10/tables/dt10_171.asp

For every 100 twelfth grade girls who used marijuana on school property 225 boys did. 
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d10/tables/dt10_171.asp

For every 100 twelfth grade girls who offered, sold or were given an illegal drug on 
school property 134 boys did the same. 
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d10/tables/dt10_171.asp

For every 100 girls enrolled in high school there are 97 boys enrolled. 
http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/school/cps2009/tab02-01.xls

For every 100 girls enrolled in gifted and talented programs in public elementary and 
secondary schools there are 95 boys enrolled. 
http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/school/cps2009/tab02-01.xls

For every 100 girls who graduate from high school 96 boys graduate. (NCES, unpublished tabulation.) 

For every 100 girls suspended from public elementary and secondary schools 215 boys 
are suspended. http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d10/tables/dt10_169.asp

For every 100 girls expelled from public elementary and secondary schools 297 boys are
expelled. http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d10/tables/dt10_169.asp

For every 100 girls in grades 10 to 12 that drop out of high school 103 boys drop out of 
high school. http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d10/tables/dt10_169.asp

Special Education:
For every 100 girls diagnosed with a special education disability 217 boys are diagnosed 
with a special education disability. 
http://www.iteachilearn.com/uh/meisgeier/statsgov20gender.htm

For every 100 girls diagnosed with a learning disability 276 boys are diagnosed with a 
learning disability. http://www.iteachilearn.com/uh/meisgeier/statsgov20gender.htm

For every 100 girls diagnosed with emotional disturbance 324 boys are diagnosed with 
emotional disturbance.http://www.iteachilearn.com/uh/meisgeier/statsgov20gender.htm

For every 100 girls diagnosed with a speech impairment 147 boys are similarly 
diagnosed. http://www.iteachilearn.com/uh/meisgeier/statsgov20gender.htm

For every 100 girls diagnosed with mental retardation 138 boys are diagnosed as 
mentally retarded. http://www.iteachilearn.com/uh/meisgeier/statsgov20gender.htm

For every 100 girls diagnosed with visual impairment 125 boys are visually impaired. 
http://www.iteachilearn.com/uh/meisgeier/statsgov20gender.htm

For every 100 girls diagnosed with hearing impairment 108 boys are diagnosed as 
hearing impaired. http://www.iteachilearn.com/uh/meisgeier/statsgov20gender.htm

For every 100 girls diagnosed with deafness 120 boys have deafness. 
http://www.iteachilearn.com/uh/meisgeier/statsgov20gender.htm

For every 100 girls with orthopedic impairment 118 boys have orthopedic impairment. 
http://www.iteachilearn.com/uh/meisgeier/statsgov20gender.htm

For every 100 girls with other health impairment 127 boys have other health impairment.
http://www.iteachilearn.com/uh/meisgeier/statsgov20gender.htm

For every 100 girls with multiple disabilities 189 boys have multiple disabilities. 
http://www.iteachilearn.com/uh/meisgeier/statsgov20gender.htm

For every 100 girls that are deaf/blind 98 boys are deaf/blind. 
http://www.iteachilearn.com/uh/meisgeier/statsgov20gender.htm

Disabilities:
For every 100 girls less than 15 years old with a severe disability 191 boys have a severe 
disability. http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/disability/sipp/disab05/ds05t1.xlsTomMortenson 

Postsecondary Education OPPORTUNITY:
For every 100 girls less than 15 years old with a disability and needs assistance 195 boys 
have a disability and need assistance. 
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/disability/sipp/disab05/ds05t1.xls 

For every 100 girls less than 3 years old with a developmental delay 165 boys have a 
developmental delay. http://www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/p70-107.pdf

For every 100 girls less than 3 years old with difficulty moving arms or legs 96 boys have
difficulty moving arms or legs. http://www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/p70-107.pdf

For every 100 girls less than 3 years old with no disabilities104 boys have no disabilities. 
http://www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/p70-107.pdf

For every 100 girls 3 to 5 years old with a developmental delay 154 boys are 
developmentally delayed. http://www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/p70-107.pdf

For every 100 girls 3 to 5 years old with difficulty walking, running or playing 230 boys 
the same age have difficulty walking, running or playing. 
http://www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/p70-107.pdf

For every 100 girls 3 to 5 years with no disability 103 boys have no disability. 
http://www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/p70-107.pdf

For every 100 girls 6 to 14 years old with a severe disability 160 boys have a severe 
disability. http://www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/p70-107.pdf

For every 100 girls 6 to 14 years old with a not severe disability 185 boys have a not 
severe disability. http://www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/p70-107.pdf

For every 100 girls 6 to 14 years old with no disability 99 boys have no disability. 
http://www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/p70-107.pdf

For every 100 girls 6 to 14 years old who have difficulty doing regular schoolwork 176 
boys have difficulty doing regular schoolwork. 
http://www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/p70-107.pdf

For every 100 girls 6 to 14 years old who have difficulty getting along with others 183 
boys have difficulty getting along with others. 
http://www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/p70-107.pdf

For every 100 girls 6 to 14 years old with a learning disability 160 boys have a learning 
disability. http://www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/p70-107.pdf

For every 100 girls 6 to 14 years old with mental retardation 302 boys have mental 
retardation. http://www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/p70-107.pdf

For every 100 girls 6 to 14 years old with other developmental disability 212 boys have 
other developmental disability. http://www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/p70-107.pdf

For every 100 girls 6 to 14 years old with other developmental condition 129 boys have 
other developmental condition. http://www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/p70-107.pdf

For every 100 girls 6 to 14 years old with a developmental disability or condition 142 
boys have a developmental disability or condition. 
http://www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/p70-107.pdf

For every 100 girls 6 to 14 years old that use a wheelchair or electric scooter 235 boys 
use a wheelchair or electric scooter. http://www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/p70-107.pdf

For every 100 girls ages 6 to 14 years that uses a cane/crutches/walker 156 boys used a 
cane/crutches/walker. http://www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/p70-107.pdf

For every 100 girls 6 to 14 years old that had difficulty seeing words/letters 103 boys had 
difficulty seeing words/letters. http://www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/p70-107.pdf

For every 100 girls 6 to 14 years old with difficulty hearing conversation 149 boys had 
difficulty hearing conversation. http://www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/p70-107.pdf

For every 100 girls 6 to 14 years old with speech difficulty 214 boys had speech 
difficulty. http://www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/p70-107.pdf

For every 100 girls 6 to 14 years old with difficulty walking or running 126 boys had 
difficulty walking or running. http://www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/p70-107.pdfTomMortenson 

Postsecondary Education OPPORTUNITY:
For every 100 girls and women ages 15 to 24 years with a severe disability 113 boys and 
men of the same age range have a severe disability. 
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/disability/sipp/disab05/ds05t1.xls

For every 100 girls and women ages 15 to 24 years with a disability and need assistance
110 boys and men ages 15 to 24 years have a disability and need assistance. 
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/disability/sipp/disab05/ds05t1.xls

Higher Education:
For every 100 women enrolled in college there are 78 men enrolled. 
http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/school/cps2009/tab01-01.xls

For every 100 women enrolled in the first year of college there are 84 men enrolled. 
http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/school/cps2009/tab01-01.xls

For every 100 women enrolled in the second year of college there are 78 men enrolled. 
http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/school/cps2009/tab01-01.xls

For every 100 women enrolled in the third year of college there are 77 men enrolled. 
http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/school/cps2009/tab01-01.xls

For every 100 women enrolled in the fourth year of college there are 81 men enrolled. 
http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/school/cps2009/tab01-01.xls

For every 100 women enrolled in the fifth year of college there are 65 men enrolled. 
http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/school/cps2009/tab01-01.xls

For every 100 women enrolled in the sixth year or more of college there are 70 men 
enrolled. http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/school/cps2009/tab01-01.xls

For every 100 women living in college dormitories there are 87 men living in college 
dorms. http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/phc-t26.html

For every 100 American women who earn an associate’s degree from college 61 
American men earn the same degree. 
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d10/tables/dt10_281.asp

For every 100 American women who earn a bachelor’s degree from college 75 American 
men earn a bachelor’s degree. 
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d10/tables/dt10_286.asp

For every 100 American women who earn a master’s degree from college 66 American 
men earn the same degree.http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d10/tables/dt10_286.asp

For every 100 American women who earn a first-professional degree 104 American men 
earn a first-professional degree. 
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d10/tables/dt10_291.asp

For every 100 American women who earn a doctor’s degree from college 91 American 
men earn the same degree.http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d10/tables/dt10_291.asp

Educational Attainment:
For every 100 women ages 25 to 29 years who are at least a high school graduate 140 
men are at least high school graduates. 
http://www.census.gov/hhes/socdemo/education/data/cps/2009/Table1-01.xls

For every 100 women ages 25 to 29 years who have at least some college but no degree 
101 men have at least some college but no degree. 
http://www.census.gov/hhes/socdemo/education/data/cps/2009/Table1-01.xls

For every 100 women ages 25 to 29 years who have at least an associate’s degree from
college 86 men have at least an associate’s degree from college. 
http://www.census.gov/hhes/socdemo/education/data/cps/2009/Table1-01.xls

For every 100 women ages 25 to 29 years who have at least a bachelor’s degree 83 men 
have at least a bachelor’s degree. 
http://www.census.gov/hhes/socdemo/education/data/cps/2009/Table1-01.xlsTomMortenson 

Postsecondary Education OPPORTUNITY:
For every 100 women ages 25 to 29 years who have at least a master’s degree 69 men 
have at least a master’s degree. 
http://www.census.gov/hhes/socdemo/education/data/cps/2009/Table1-01.xls

For every 100 women ages 25 to 29 years who have at least a professional degree 84 men 
have at least a professional degree. 
http://www.census.gov/hhes/socdemo/education/data/cps/2009/Table1-01.xls

For every 100 women ages 25 to 29 years who have a doctorate degree 80 men have a
doctorate degree. 
http://www.census.gov/hhes/socdemo/education/data/cps/2009/Table1-01.xls

Other Indicators:
For every 100 females ages 15 to 19 that commit suicide 549 males in the same range kill
themselves. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/dvs/LCWK1_2002.pdf

For every 100 females ages 20 to 24 that commit suicide 624 males of the same age kill 
themselves. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/dvs/LCWK1_2002.pdf

For every 100 girls ages 15 to 17 in correctional facilities there are 837 boys behind bars. 
http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/phc-t26.html

For every 100 women ages 18 to 21 in correctional facilities there are 1430 men behind 
bars. http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/phc-t26.html

For every 100 women ages 22 to 24 in correctional facilities there are 1448 men in 
correctional facilities. http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/phc-t26.html

For every 100 women living in military quarters there are 642 men living in military 
quarters. http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/phc-t26.html

For every 100 women ages 18 to 24 years living in emergency and transitional shelters 
there are 86 men living in similar shelters. 
http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/phc-t26.html

For every 100 women ages 18 to 24 years living in-group homes there are 166 men of the 
same age living in-group homes. 
http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/phc-t26.html

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