In Brooklyn, Stifling Higher Learning Among Hasidic Women - The New York Times
Ginia Bellafante
According to a 2011 study by the of New York, the Jewish philanthropic organization, just 11 percent of Hasidic men and 6 percent of Hasidic women in and around New York City hold bachelor’s degrees, while the poverty rate among Hasidic households stands at 43 percent, nearly twice the figure citywide.
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