International Women’s Day: March 8, 2024
International Women’s Day: March 8, 2024
From the National Archives EEO Special Emphasis Observances:March: National Women's History Month
“National Women's History Month was established by a presidential proclamation to draw attention to and improve the focus on women in historical studies. It began in New York City on March 8, 1857, when female textile workers marched in protest of unfair working conditions and unequal rights for women. It was one of the first organized strikes by working women, during which they called for a shorter work day and decent wages. Also on March 8, 1908, women workers in the needle trades marched through New York City's Lower East Side to protest child labor and sweatshop working conditions, and demand women's suffrage. Beginning in 1910, March 8 became annually observed as International Women's Day. Women's History Week was instituted in 1978 to begin adding women's history into educational curricula. In 1987, the National Women's History Project successfully petitioned Congress to include all of March as a celebration of the economic, political, and social contributions of women.”
Key Stats
Source: 2022 American Community Survey (ACS), 1-year estimates
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More Stats
Source: 2022American Community Survey (ACS), 1-year estimates
Table S2002, Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2022 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) of Workers by Sex and Women's Earnings as a Percentage of Men's Earnings by Selected Characteristics- Table S2402, Occupation by Sex for the Full-Time, Year-Round Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and Over
- Table S2412, Occupation by Sex and Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2022 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) for the Full-Time, Year-Round Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and Over, table below
Note: The table above was created by clicking the link for the table and then downloading the Excel file. The columns for margin of error are hidden. The occupations are sorted by the percent column from highest to lowest. Click on the image for the full table.
From the Library /America Counts Stories:
America Counts: Stories About Age and Sex- More Unmarried Women Than Unmarried Men in the U.S. (September 2023)
- U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Headed to 2023 World Cup (July 2023)
- Women Made Up Majority of Home-Based Workers During Pandemic (May 2023)
- Opportunities for Marriage, Partnership Shape Women’s Family Incomes (May 2023)
- More Women in Manufacturing Jobs in Every Age Group (October 2022)In the runup to Manufacturing Day on Oct. 7, we look at the growing role of women in manufacturing.
- Fertility Rates: Declined for Younger Women, Increased for Older Women (April 2022)Despite broader stability in fertility trends, a Census Bureau analysis shows that the age at which U.S. women gave birth changed from 1990 to 2019.
- Gender Pay Gap Widens as Women Age (January 2022)A U.S. Census Bureau tool, Quarterly Workforce Indicators (QWI) Explorer, illustrates increases in the gender pay gap as women age.
- Women More Likely Than Men to Have No Retirement Savings (January 2022)Are your retirement savings related to the number of times you have been married or the number of partners with whom you have children?
From theNewsroom:
- Stats for Stories: Equal Pay Day: March 12, 2023In 1973, full-time working women earned a median of 56.6 cents to every dollar men earned. In 2022 (49 years later), women earned 84.0, a gain of 27.4 cents.
- Stats for Stories: National Women Physician Day: February 3, 2024According to the 2021 American Community Survey, there were 272,196 women physicians. Full-time earnings were $185,183.
- Stats for Stories: National Spouses Day: January 26, 2024According to the Current Population Survey 2023 ASEC Supplement, there are some 133.1M married adults age 15+ in the U.S., not counting 4.6M who are separated.
- Stats for Stories: Women’s Equality Day: August 26, 2024According to the Current Population Survey, 2020 voter turnout was 68.4% for women and 65.0% for men. About 9.7 million more women than men voted.
- Facts for Features: Women’s History Month: March 2023The roots of National Women’s History Month go back to March 8, 1857, when women from various New York City factories staged a protest over working conditions.
More census.gov content about women:
- Current Population Survey Tables for Personal IncomeThe Current Population Survey is a joint effort between the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau.
- Health / FertilityInformation about the fertility of women both for the nation as a whole as well as for individual states and lower level geography.
- Population / Age and SexFocusing on a population’s age and sex composition is one of the most basic ways to understand population change over time.
- Survey of Business Owners and Self-Employed Person (SBO) DataSources are the Census Bureau and other federal agencies, if applicable. For additional SBO data, please visit the subtopic pages.
Outside Links
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Equity, Women’s Health
- History.com, The Surprising History of International Women’s Day
- International Women's Day, About
- Library of Congress, National Archives, etc.: Women's History Month
- National Archives EEO Special Emphasis Observances, March: National Women’s History Month
- Social Security Administration, Social Security for Women
- U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office on Women's Health
- U.S. Department of Labor, Women’s Bureau, Data and Statistics
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