Women's History Month

                 The roots of National Women's History Month trace back to March 8, 1857, when women who worked in New york City factories staged a protest over working conditions.  International Women's Day was first observed in 1909, but it wasn't until 1981 that Congress established National Women's  History Week to be commemorated the second week of March.  In 1987, Congress expanded the week to a month.  Every year since, Congress has passed a resolution marking Women's History Month, and the president has issued a proclamation.
                158.3 million - The number of females in the United States in 2011.  The number of maleswas 153.3 million.  At age 65 and older, there were 13.3 percent more women than men in 2011.
                                          Jobs
                57.7 %  - Percentage of females 16 and older who participated in the labor force, representing about 72.6 million women in 2012.
                41.7 %  - Percentage of employed females 16 and older who worked in management, professional and related occupations, compared with 35.1 percent of employed malesd in December 2012.
                                         Military
                204,973  - Total number of active-duty women in the military as of  Nov. 30, 2012.  Of that total, 38,378 women were officers, and 164,021 were enlisted.
                                         Earnings
               $37,118  - The median annual earnings of women 15 or older who worked year-round and full time in 2011.  In comparison, the median annual earnings of men was $48,202.
               0.77   - The female-to male earnings ratio in 2011.  The number of men and women with earnings who worked year-round in 2011 wasn't statistically different from the ratio in 2010.
                                        Education
              31.4   - Number of women 25 or older with a bachelor's degree or advance degree in 2011, higher than the corresponding number for men (30 million).  Women had a larger share of high school diplomas (including equivalents), as well as associate's, bachelor's and master's degrees.  More men than women had a professional or doctoral degree.
             30.1 %  - Percentage of women 25 and older who had obtained a bachelor's degree or higher as of 2011.
                                      Voting
             46.2 %  - Percentage of females citizens 18 and older who reported voting in the 2010 congressional election.  44.8 percent of their male counterparts cast a ballot.  Additionally, 66.6 percent of female citizens reported being registered to vote.
                                      Motherhood
             85.4 million  - Estimated number of mothers in the United States in 2009.
             1.9   - Average number of children that women 40 to 44 had given birth to as of 2010, down from 3.1 children in 1976, the year the Census Bureau began collecting such data.
                                     Marriage
            64.9 million  -  Number of married women 18 or older (including those who were separated or had an absent spouse) in 2011.
            5.1 million  - Number of stay-at-home mothers nationwide in 2012.