Better Jobs
In addition to their higher place in politics, women did better in the workforce.
- In the 1950s, one in three women were in the labor force.
- The number of working women in the United States grew from 5.1 million in 1900 to 18.4 million in 1950
- The percentage of women's earnings to men's grew from 63.9% in 1951, to 77.4% in 2010
- In 1999; Eight million women owned businesses, employing 24 million people, and creating 3.1 trillion in revenue