Percentage of Law Degrees Awarded to Women
Number of Women-Owned Businesses
(in millions)
(Percentage)
50
40
30
20
3
10
72 74 76 78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 90 92 '94 1972 1977 1982 1987 1992 1997
Source: "Feminism's Future, The Co Researcher, February 1997 (adapted)
Data from the graphs most clearly support the conclusion that by the mid-1990s, American women as a group
surpassed men in the number of businesses owned and law degrees received
had given up marriage in favor of careers outside the home
had gained more opportunities in professional areas
earned more than men in the legal profession