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153.6 million
The number of females in the United States as of Oct. 1, 2007. The number of males is 149.4 million.
Source: US Census Bureau
Earnings, women to men
$32,649
The median annual earnings of women 16 or older who worked year-round, full time, in 2006. Women earned 77 cents for every $1 earned by men.
Source: American Community Survey, US Census Bureau
Education, women to men
32%
Percent of women 25 to 29 who had attained a bachelor's degree or higher in 2006, which exceeded that of men in this age range (25 percent).
Source: American Community Survey
Political representation, women to men 111th Congress
17
Number of women out of 100 U.S. Senators.
74
Number of women out of 435 U.S. Representatives.
Source: American Community Survey
Rapes or sexual assault against women, 2007
248,300
Source: U.S. Dept. of Justice
The majority of US citizens are women; Women are more highly educated in the U.S; Women are paid less--by almost 25 percent--than men. Women are given miniscule representation in government even as they are the majority of the population. A staggering national assault occurs daily against women’s bodies.
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Clarence ThomasPrison Rape and Strip SearchesSaturday, June 27, 2009 at 4:24 pm — admin
Study of rape in prisons Counts 60K Attacks. Inmates who were short, young, gay or female were more likely to be victimized than other inmates. It seems clear that decreasing the number of rapes in prison is a good idea. Yes get tough on crime is OK, but we have a responsibility to be sure that a prison sentence is not a rape sentence. We do have a duty to protect those we incarcerate.  |
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