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The Status of Women in Tennessee

The Status of Women in Tennessee. A Community Forum Co-Hosted by the Center for Research on Women and the Tennessee Economic Council on Women. Local Co-Sponsors. American Association of University Women (Memphis Branch) Center for Women’s Health Improvement, UT-Memphis

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The Status of Women in Tennessee

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  1. The Status of Women in Tennessee • A Community Forum Co-Hosted • by the • Center for Research on Women • and the • Tennessee Economic Council on Women

  2. Local Co-Sponsors • American Association of University Women (Memphis Branch) • Center for Women’s Health Improvement, UT-Memphis • Church Women United • Girls Incorporated • League of Women Voters of Memphis-Shelby County • Memphis Center for Reproductive Health • Memphis Regional Planned Parenthood • Memphis Sexual Assault Resource Center

  3. Local Co-Sponsors (cont.) • National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc., Memphis Chapter • National Council of Jewish Women • National Organization for Women (Memphis Chapter) • Network of Memphis • Tennessee Women's Political Caucus • United Methodist Women • Women Business Owners Contract Alliance Network • Women in Business Advisory Council • Women in Leadership Program, The University of Memphis

  4. Local Co-Sponsors (cont.) • Women of Achievement • Women's Foundation for a Greater Memphis • Young Women's Christian Association • For financial support of this event, special thanks to: Mickey Babcock; Center for Research on Women Donors' Fund; Center for Women’s Health Improvement-UT, Memphis; Network of Memphis; Office of the President, The University of Memphis; Public Service Fund, The University of Memphis; and Karen B. Shea.

  5. Women by Race/Ethnicity (As % of Total, 1995)

  6. “Unusual” Demographics(1990)

  7. Women’s Labor Force Participation, by Race (1997)

  8. Median Annual Earnings of Full-Time, Year-Round Workers (1997)

  9. Women’s Occupational Distribution (1998)

  10. Wages in Tennessee by Gender of Job (1998)

  11. Educational Attainment of Women, Aged 25 and Older (1998)

  12. Women’s Education & Earnings in Tennessee (1979 & 1997)

  13. Women’s Education and the Wage Gap in Tennessee

  14. Poverty Rates for Single Women and Men, 1997

  15. Family Poverty Rates, 1997

  16. Wages by Family Type in Tennessee (1997)

  17. Women-Owned Firms (1992)

  18. Women-Owned Firms, by Industry (1992)

  19. Health Insurance Coverage in Tennessee, by Gender (1997)

  20. Women’s Mortality Rates from Heart Disease (1991-1995)

  21. Women’s Mortality Rates from Breast Cancer (1991-1995)

  22. Women in Office, Tennessee and United States (2000)

  23. Voter Registration in Tennessee and the United States (1996) • Women tend to register and to vote at rates slightly higher than men. This is true both in Tennessee and the U.S. as a whole. Two-thirds of Tennessee women are registered to vote.

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