Women Earn More Doctorates Than Men for First Time in U.S.
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Women for the first time earned a majority of U.S. doctoral degrees, building on decades of gains in higher education.
In the 2008-2009 school year, women received just over half of all doctorates, up from 49 percent in 2007-2008 and 44 percent in 2000, according to a report released today by the Washington-based Council of Graduate Schools, which represents more than 500 universities. The report doesn’t include professional degrees in law, business and medicine.