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Title IX: The Journey Continues
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A young woman obtaining a degree in business, medicine, or law and graduates into a $70,000 starting salary. Over her lifetime, she will make $2 million less than her male counterpart.
Source: The WAGE Project
A young woman who graduates from high school this year and goes straight to work at $20,000 a year will, over her lifetime, make $700,000 less than the young man graduating with her.
Source: The WAGE Project
As of 2006 there are 3,067 privately-held, majority (51% or more) women-owned employer firms in Alaska.
Source: Center for Women's Business Research
As of 2006, there are an estimated 1,398,873 privately-held, 50% or more women-owned firms in California, generating more than $297 billion in sales and employing 1,860,456 people.
Source: Center for Women's Business Research
As of 2006, there are an estimated 766,502 privately-held, 50% or more women-owned firms in New York, generating more than $132 billion in sales and employing 740,578 people.
Source: Center for Women's Business Research
Between 1997 and 2006, majority women-owned firms (51 percent or more women-owned) grew at twice the rate of all firms (42 percent vs. 24 percent).
Source: Center for Women's Business Research