Title IX: The Journey Continues

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Luci Baines Johnson, the daughter of President Lyndon Johnson, was refused re-admission to Georgetown University's school of nursing after her marriage: in 1966, the school did not permit married women to be students.

Source: www.ed.gov/pubs/TitleIX/part3.html

Older women are more likely to face poverty than older men

Source: Institute for Women's Policy Research

Rwanda has the highest proportion of women parliamentarians in the world — 49%.

49%

Source: The White House Project

Women accounted for only 7% of directors in 2006. This is the same percentage recorded in 2005. However, this is less than the historical high of 11% recorded in 2000.

7%

Source: Celluloid Ceiling 2006 Report

Women-owned firms without employees generate more than 167 billion in annual sales (as of 2004).

Source: Center for Womens Business Research