Policy Recommendations: Campus Sexual Misconduct
AAUW's policy recommendations for addressing campus sexual misconduct.
AAUW's policy recommendations for addressing campus sexual misconduct.
Female students continue to encounter biases and stereotypes around the types of majors and future jobs they ‘should’ pursue, including that science and math programs are better suited for men.
Among Black students in higher education, women earn 64.1% of bachelor’s degrees, 71.5% of master’s degrees, more than 65.9% of doctoral, medical, and dental degrees.
Women make up the majority of nontenure-track lecturers and instructors across institutions, but only 44% of tenure-track faculty and 36% of full professors. Women of color are especially underrepresented in college faculty and staffs.
Not everyone goes to college, but men have more viable alternative pathways than women when they don't have a degree.
Women hold nearly two-thirds of the outstanding student debt in the United States — close to $929 billion.
AAUW supports measures to lower the student debt burden on women and their families.
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During their roundtable discussion with Secretary DeVos, civil rights advocates expressed their frustration about the absence of diverse communities in the conversation.