4. We're closing the gap in the workplace — Following the recession, women hold the majority of all jobs in the United States and dominate the fastest-growing industries. Women now hold 51% of all management positions, 45% of all lawyers are women, and 33% of all doctors are women (The Atlantic). Though women still earn only 77 cents to a man's dollar in the workplace, we're confident that the recent changes in graduation rates and degrees earned (to be celebrated in an upcoming slide) will push those data points even closer together.

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