New White House Report on Women

A new report providing a statistical picture of women in America was released in March.  This report, Women in America: Indicators of Social and Economic Well-Being, was prepared for the White House Council on Women and Girls and presents selected indicators of women’s social and economic well-being currently and over time. The report is intended for a general audience with the hope that it will be useful to policymakers, policy analysts, journalists, policy advocates, and all those interested in women’s issues.  By presenting a quantitative snapshot of the well-being of American women based on data compiled from varying Federal statistical agencies, the report greatly enhances our understanding how far American women have come and the areas where there is still work to be done.  It presents this data in five critical areas: demographic and family changes, education, employment, health, and crime and violence.