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            Women in the Workforce 1940-2010
 Women in the Workforce 1940-2010
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 Women in the Workforce 1940-2010
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		Students will examine graphs on education, earnings, and workforce participation for men and women between 1940 and 2010. Specifically, students will study a graph of the percentages of managers who were women from 1940 to 2009 to understand the connection between the increase in these percentages and the feminist movement of the 1960s.
 Suggested Grade Level
 9-12
 Approximate Time Required
 60-120 minutes
 Learning Objectives
 Students will be able to analyze and compare data in graphs to understand the differences in education, earnings, and workforce statistics for men and for women between 1940 and 2010.
Students will be able to make connections between historical movements of the 20th century and changes in women’s levels of education, earnings, and workforce participation.
 Materials Required
 The student version of this activity, 18 pages
Teacher computer with Internet access and a projector to display web sites
 Activity Items
 The following items are part of this activity. Items, their sources, and any relevant instructions for viewing them online appear at the end of this teacher version.
Percentage of Men and Women With a Bachelor’s Degree or More, Ages 25 and Older: 1940–2010
Percentage of Men and Women With a Bachelor’s Degree or More, Ages 25 to 29: 1940–2010
Percentage of Managers Who Are Women: 1940–2009
Median Earnings of Full-Time, Year-Round Workers by Sex: 1960–2009
Ratio of Women’s-to-Men’s Median Earnings for Full-Time, Year-Round Workers: 1960–2009
Number of Full-Time, Year-Round Workers With Earnings by Sex: 1967–2009
Usual Hours Worked by Sex: 1975–2010
Percentage of Women-Owned Businesses: 1997, 2002, and 2007
Percentage of Employees in Women-Owned Firms: 1997, 2002, and 2007
Percentage of Firms by Sales/Receipts Levels by Sex of Owner: 2007
Industries With Relatively High and Low Women Ownership: 2007
Educational Attainment of Owners of Respondent Firms by Sex: 2007
Average Hours Worked Per Week by Owners of Respondent Firms by Sex: 2007
Ratio of Women’s to Men’s Median Earnings in Selected Occupations for Full-Time, Year-Round Workers: 2007–2009
Major Occupation Groups by Percentage of Mothers of Preschoolers Opting Out of the Labor Force: 2009
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 Students will **analyze** and compare education, earnings, and workforce statistics for men and for women from 1940 to 2010.
 Subject High School History
 Topics Earnings
Educational attainment
Post-World War II America
Women in the workforce
 Skills Taught Analyzing visual data
Making inferences
Using data to support conclusions
 
 
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