National Woman’s law center: 11.8
percent unemployment in June 2009
During this period of the
recession, black unemployment has hit highs that haven’t been seen since the
mid-80s.
In 2000:
Number of African American women
in the labor force: 8,695,0005
Women of color held 3.2% of board
seats in the Fortune 500 in 2013, down from 3.3% in 2012 but up from 3.0% in
2011.
Educational Achievement
African
American Women
Bachelor’s degrees in 2008-200912 103,142 (6.4% of those getting BA’s)
Master’s degrees in 2008-200913 50,292 (7.7% of those getting MA’s)
Doctoral degrees in 2008-200914 2,950 (4.4% of those getting PhDs)
http://www.catalyst.org/knowledge/african-american-women
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2013/07/11/2288201/unemployment-black-women/
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2013/07/11/2288201/unemployment-black-women/
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