Question

What are some gains American women have made in recent decades? Check all that apply.

Women have higher college graduation rates than men.
Women have gained equal access in all areas of education.
Women workers all receive equal pay for doing the same work as men.
Women workers all receive maternity and family leave from their jobs.
Women have achieved more corporate positions than in the past.
Women have achieved full economic support for single-mother families

Answer 1

Select those that apply:

- Women have higher college graduation rates than men. — True. Women now earn more college degrees (including bachelor’s degrees) than men in the U.S.

- Women have gained equal access in all areas of education. — False. Access has greatly improved, but equality is not universal (gaps remain in some fields, especially certain STEM areas and higher-level representation).

- Women workers all receive equal pay for doing the same work as men. — False. Pay discrimination and gender wage gaps persist; laws exist but do not guarantee equal pay for all.

- Women workers all receive maternity and family leave from their jobs. — False. The U.S. has no universal paid maternity leave; eligibility for unpaid FMLA leave and any paid leave varies by employer and worker.

- Women have achieved more corporate positions than in the past. — True. Women hold more managerial, professional, board and executive roles than decades ago, though they remain underrepresented at the very top.

- Women have achieved full economic support for single-mother families. — False. Single-mother households continue to face higher poverty and economic insecurity; full economic support has not been achieved.