Trends in Educational Equity of Girls and Women

摘要

Congress, under the Women's Educational Equity Act provisions of the Elementaryand Secondary Education Act of 1965 (as amended in 1994), requested the Secretary of Education to prepare a report on the status of educational equity for girls and women in the United States. This statistical report responds to that request by assembling a series of indicators that examine the extent to which males and females have access to the same educational opportunities, avail themselves equally of these opportunities, perform at the same level, succeed at the same rate, and obtain the same benefits. The report begins with an overview that summarizes the report's major findings. A series of 44 indicators follows, which examine various aspects of educational equity, beginning with preparation for school, moving through elementary and secondary education, post secondary education, and then finally considering educational outcomes. Each indicator shows the status of females relative to males and, in some cases, further breakdowns, such as by race-ethnicity, are included as well. However, the report focuses generally on overall comparisons between males and females, not on the experiences of various subgroups, which may show different patterns.