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Women at Work in Wisconsin

26

Percentage of female-owned businesses in Wisconsin (amounting to more than 110,000 businesses).

48

Percentage of Wisconsin’s civilian labor force who are women.

77

The percentage of Wisconsin women between the ages of 25 and 54 who are in the work force.

80

The percentage college-educated women earn compared to similarly educated men one year after graduation.

84

Percentage of single-mother households with the female head of household in the work force.

97

The percentage of secretaries and administrative assistants in the state who are women.

696

The median weekly earnings of Wisconsin women in full-time positions. ($691 a week nationally.)

863

The median weekly earnings of Wisconsin men in full-time positions, or 20 percent more than women. ($854 nationally.)

1.5 million

The number of women age 16 and older who participated in Wisconsin’s civilian labor force in 2012 (all figures are from 2012).

21 billion

Annual sales and receipts from Wisconsin’s women-owned businesses.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Wisconsin Women’s Council, American Association of University Women