Some findings in a new White House report, "Women in America: Indicators of Social and Economic Well-Being":
JOBS
• Unemployment rates for women have risen less than for men in recent recessions.
• After decades of significant increases, the labor force participation rate for women has held steady in recent years.
• Women are more likely than men to be in poverty.
EDUCATION
• Women earn the majority of conferred degrees overall but earn fewer degrees than men in science and technology.
• More women than men have received a graduate education.
• Women students score higher than men on reading assessments and lower than men on mathematics assessments.
HEALTH
• Less than half of all women meet the federal physical activity guidelines for aerobic activity.
