| American girls today are the daughters of
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| | doctorates, and 51 percent of
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| the revolution -- the first generation
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| | professional degrees.
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| that is reaping the full benefits of the
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| | The professions of law, medicine, and
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| women's movement. Their mothers and
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| | business administration are increasingly
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| grandmothers fought and won the battles
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| | gender-balanced. In 1970, fewer than 10
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| that produced the 19th Amendment to the
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| | percent of students earning graduate
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| U.S. Constitution, giving women the right
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| | degrees in these fields were women. In
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| to vote. They spearheaded the efforts
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| | each decade since, that number has
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| that resulted in the 1973 Supreme Court
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| | increased. Today women earn approximately
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| decision of Roe v. Wade, which legalized
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| | 40 percent of these professional degrees.
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| abortion. They pressed for Title IX,
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| | The 109th U.S. Congress (2005-2007)
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| giving girls equal access to sports
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| | contained a total of 84 female members --
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| participation in school. Thanks in part
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| | the highest number in its history, with
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| to the courage and perseverance of these
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| | 14 women in the Senate and 70 in the
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| foot soldiers, women today play a wide
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| | House, including the Minority Whip. In
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| range of professional sports, have easy
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| | 2006, there were three states where both
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| access to effective contraception, and
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| | senators were women -- California, Maine,
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| attend Ivy League colleges and West Point
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| | and Washington. As a point of comparison,
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| (Harvard and the U.S. military academies
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| | in 1991 there were only four female
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| didn't admit women until the mid 1970s).
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| | senators and 28 congresswomen in total.
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| From a psychological point of view, the
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| | Since 1971, the number of women serving
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| move toward economic and social equality
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| | in state legislatures had increased more
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| for women has made our daughters see
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| | than four-fold. In 2006, 22.8 percent of
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| themselves in ways that are unfamiliar to
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| | the 7,382 state legislators in the U.S.
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| those of us who are older. Girls today
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| | were women. Women held 20.8 percent of
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| are growing up in an environment where
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| | the state senate seats and 23.6 percent
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| the status of women is at an all-time
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| | of the state house or assembly seats.
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| high. The oldest members of the cohort of
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| | Three women served as presidents of state
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| alpha girls we studied were born in the
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| | senates (CO, ME, WA), and two women were
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| late 1980s -- a tipping point of sorts --
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| | speakers of state houses (OR, VT).
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| just as women began to outnumber men in
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| | Additionally, women had been elected to
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| college. They have grown with women's
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| | statewide executive offices in 49 of the
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| ascendance. Consider the following:
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| | nation's 50 states and held 25.7 percent
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| The newest data from the National Center
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| | of these positions across the country.
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| on Educational Statistics show widening
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| | Reprinted from: Alpha Girls:
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| gaps between men and women at the
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| | Understanding the New American Girl and
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| undergraduate and master's degree levels.
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| | How She Is Changing the World by Dan
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| For the first time, women earned more
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| | Kindlon, PhD (September 2006; $25.95US
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| first professional degrees than men. In
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| | $32.95CAN; 1-59486-255-9) © 2006 Dan
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| the 2004-2005 academic year, 59 percent
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| | Kindlon, PhD. Permission granted by
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| of all degrees were granted to women.
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| | Rodale, Inc., Emmaus, PA 18098. Available
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| Women earned 62 percent of all
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| | wherever books are sold or directly from
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| associate's degrees, 59 percent of all
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| | the publisher by calling at (800)
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| bachelor's degrees, 60 percent of all
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| | 848-4735.
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| master's degrees, 48 percent of
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