MSMU RSWG 2023 final - Flipbook - Page 9
The good news: Thus far, research shows that the pandemic has not derailed women’s long-term gains in pursuit of greater parity.
As the data on page 8 demonstrate, progress remains far too slow — but, in most areas, we are still moving forward compared to
when we started tracking these vital categories over a decade ago. One notable exception: California’s congressional delegation.
Note: The data on page 9 are from 2021 and show the racial and ethnic diversity among women in these positions.
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT 4
BACHELOR’S DEGREE
GRADUATE/
PROFESSIONAL DEGREES
STEM EMPLOYMENT 5
4%
ASIAN
AMERICAN
47%
18%
13%
25%
52%
LATINA
WHITE
Note: Five percent
of baccalaureate and
graduate/professional
degrees are awarded to
women of other races.
California women in STEM occupations
4%
ARCHITECTURE/ENGINEERING
2%
LIFE/PHYSICAL/SOCIAL
SCIENCES
4%
CORPORATE LEADERSHIP 6
47%
40%
29%
13%
31%
18%
36%
15%
Note: These
percentages, which
do not add to 100%,
do not account for
women of other
races/ethnicities who
hold STEM jobs.
47%
Women in corporate leadership occupations
MANAGEMENT POSITIONS
5%
FORTUNE 500 CEOS 7
5%
18%
25%
Note: Top executive positions
are not broken out by race/
ethnicity at this source.
Percentages are rounded.
46%
9%
86%
California women in government
STATE LEGISLATURE (40)
2021 CONGRESSIONAL
DELEGATION (21)
MEDIA
26%
5%
COMPUTER/MATH
GOVERNMENT 8
AFRICAN
AMERICAN
Degrees held by California women
5 1
4
20
4
5
14
8
Women in the 100 top-grossing films of 2021
ON SCREEN:
SPEAKING ROLES10
WAGE EQUITY11
19%
8%
10%
61%
Note: Directors’ race/
ethnicity data not available
at this reference source.
California women’s earnings compared to men’s earning (full-time workers)
87%
111%
WOMEN’S MEDIAN EARNINGS
(relative to all men’s)
62%
112%
63%
WOMEN’S MEDIAN EARNINGS
(relative to White men’s)
80%
45%
81%
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