The nation’s first Women’s Day celebration was in New York City in 1909. By the early 1980s, cities and states across the county were marking the occasion and Congress passed a resolution designating March as Women's History Month in 1987.
So, how are women doing nationwide since the first Women’s History Month 36 years ago? USAFacts collected metrics from various aspects of American life for a data snapshot of women in the United States. Women are getting more STEM degrees than a decade ago and more women are serving in the US Congress than any prior. Other numbers show where there are still disparities with American men.
