Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities

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Women		The proportion of science and engineering bachelor's degrees awarded to women doubled between 1966 and 2000, from 25 to 50 percent. However, the proportion of bachelor's degrees awarded to women remains higher in non-science and engineering fields.

	Bachelor's degrees

	Doctoral degrees

	Women in S&E; occupations

	Tenure status of doctoral S&E; employed full-time

Minorities

	Bachelor's degrees in S&E;

	S&E; bachelor's degrees 20-24 year olds

	Doctoral degrees in S&E;

	Underrepresented minorities in S&E; occupations

Persons with Disabilities

	S&E doctoral degree recipients

	Persons with disabilities in S&E; occupations

	Employed S&E;, by disability and age

	Employed S&E; with disabilities, by age at onset of disability

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