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International Women’s Day: March 8, 2024

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International Women’s Day: March 8, 2024

Press Release Number CB24-SFS.27

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  

web Infographic: Women’s Earnings (March 2024)

Note: Click on the image below for the PDF.

More Stats

Source: 2022 American Community Survey (ACS), 1-year estimates

aff 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
aff Table S2402, Occupation by Sex for the Full-Time, Year-Round Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and Over
aff 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:

web America Counts: Stories About Age and Sex
web More Unmarried Women Than Unmarried Men in the U.S. (September 2023)
web U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Headed to 2023 World Cup (July 2023)
web Women Made Up Majority of Home-Based Workers During Pandemic (May 2023)
web Opportunities for Marriage, Partnership Shape Women’s Family Incomes (May 2023)
web More Women in Manufacturing Jobs in Every Age Group (October 2022)
web Fertility Rates: Declined for Younger Women, Increased for Older Women (April 2022)
web Gender Pay Gap Widens as Women Age (January 2022)
web Women More Likely Than Men to Have No Retirement Savings (January 2022)

From the Newsroom:

web Stats for Stories: Equal Pay Day: March 12, 2023
web Stats for Stories: National Women Physician Day: February 3, 2024
web Stats for Stories: National Spouses Day: January 26, 2024
web Stats for Stories: Women’s Equality Day: August 26, 2024
web Facts for Features: Women’s History Month: March 2023

More census.gov content about women:

web Current Population Survey Tables for Personal Income
web Health / Fertility
web Population / Age and Sex
web Survey of Business Owners and Self-Employed Person (SBO) Data

Outside Links

web Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Equity, Women’s Health
web History.com, The Surprising History of International Women’s Day
web International Women's Day, About
web Library of Congress, National Archives, etc.: Women's History Month
web National Archives EEO Special Emphasis Observances, March: National Women’s History Month
web Social Security Administration, Social Security for Women
web U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office on Women's Health
web U.S. Department of Labor, Women’s Bureau, Data and Statistics
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