Zone1 Black Women Are the Most Educated Demographic in America

[Correll]

White men really need to STFU about this, given the 249 years' worth of racial preferences you guys have continued to receive.

Nope. We don't. We don't care what you have to say, if all you have to say is stupid shit like that.

 

[Ms. Turquoise]

I saw a reference to this a while back but missed the source so now I'm happy to see it validated. I'm curious as to how this is interpreted by others. In other words, why are DEI proponents so insistent on perpetuating the myth that Black people, in this case, Black women are being "given" jobs when they are allegedly "unqualified" or lesser "qualified" than their white counterparts?

Who Are the Most Educated Women in America? Black Women

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By Nikki Katz​

Updated on September 21, 2024​

American women have had to fight for their right to an education. Well into the 20th century, women were discouraged from pursuing higher education, as it was a popular notion that too much education would make a woman unfit for marriage. Women of color and poor women also experienced other structural impediments to their education for much of the nation’s history that made it less likely for them to pursue an education. To that end, women were not the most educated demographic in America at that time.​

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However, times have certainly changed. In fact, since 1981, more women than men have been earning college degrees. Furthermore, these days, women outnumber men on many college campuses, making up 57% of college students.1 As a college professor at a large, land-grant university, I notice that I often have many more women than men in my courses. In many disciplines—though certainly not all—gone are the days when women were numbered few and far between. Women are unabashedly seeking educational opportunities and charting new territories.​

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Things have also changed for women of color, particularly those from historically underrepresented minorities. As legalized discrimination has given way to more opportunities, women of color have become more educated. While there is certainly room for improvement, Black, Latina, and Native American women are continuing to matriculate onto college campuses in increasingly larger numbers. Indeed, some studies show that Black women are the most educated demographic in America. But what does this mean for their opportunities, wages, and quality of life?​

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The Numbers​

Despite stereotypes about African Americans, Black Americans in the United States are among those most likely to earn a postsecondary degree. For example, the National Center for Education Statistics reported that from the academic years 2000–2001 to 2015–2016, the number of bachelor's degrees awarded to Black students increased by 75% and the number of associate degrees earned by Black students increased by 110%.2 Black students are making headway in graduate education as well, with, for example, the number of Black students enrolled in master's degree programs nearly doubling between 1996 and 2016.3​

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These numbers are certainly impressive, and belie the notions that Black people are anti-intellectual and uninterested in school. However, when taking a closer look at race and gender, the picture is even more striking.​

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The Most Educated Demographic in America​

The claim that Black women are the most educated demographic in America comes from a 2014 study that cites the percentage of Black women enrolled in college in relation to their other race-gender groups.4 Considering enrollment alone gives an incomplete picture. Black women are also starting to outpace other groups in earning degrees. For example, although Black women only make up 12.7% of the female population in the country, they consistently make up over 50% of the number of Black people who receive postsecondary degrees.5 Percentage-wise, Black women outpace white women, Latinas, Asian/Pacific Islanders, and Native Americans in this arena as well.​

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Yet despite the fact that Black women are enrolled in and graduating from school in the highest percentages across racial and gender lines, negative depictions of Black women abound in popular media and even in science. In 2013, Essence magazine reported that negative imagery of Black women appears twice as often as positive depictions. Images of the “welfare queen,” “baby mama,” and “angry Black woman,” among other images, shame working-class Black women’s struggles and reduce Black women’s complex humanity. These depictions are not just hurtful; they have an impact on Black women’s lives and opportunities.​

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Education and Opportunities​

High enrollment numbers are indeed impressive; however, despite being termed as the most educated demographic in America, Black women still make far less money than their white counterparts​

This is the kind of news the racists don't like to hear. They want to say all Black people only get the positions they get due to DEI or Affirmative Action. Let me tell you how it truly is in real life: My granddaughter is in her first year of a Doctorate program at Howard University right now. When she had earned her Master's degree she said there were STILL White men who could get hired on jobs easier than she could simply because they were....you guessed it....WHITE. These White guys didn't have Master's degrees, they just had Bachelor's degrees.
My granddaughter wants to teach at the college level when she gets her Doctorate. I hope she can achieve her goals.

 

[Ms. Turquoise]

I have my doubts about the Topic Title . Was the link written by a Black woman?

But regardless , as a demograhic they must easily have the biggest buttocks in the world .
Am surprised that more are not victims of random harpoon attacks .

And White men have the smallest _____________in the world.

 

[M14 Shooter]

And White men have the smallest _____________in the world.

No doubt, you have the personal experience to verify this.

 

[Ms. Turquoise]

Actually, what happens is that they set up methods to help push the Affirmative Action (AA) admits on through to graduation, since a lower percentage of AA graduates would prove that they couldn’t compete with their more qualified classmates (admitted under normal standards) and shouldn’t have been there.

It starts with freshmen orientation, with a special table set up for the AA admits to sign up for help - which is largely done with tutoring services paid for by the college. They often get their hands held all the way through, and manage to pass with a medicore GPA.

These things are tracked. Admissions officers know who the AA admits are and are aware how they are doing throughout.

My granddaughter has been smart all the way thru school. She didn't require any help from Affirmative Action or any other assistance. She had an almost 4.0 grade point average in high school, in addition to being active in sports, clubs etc.
There was another African American young lady in my granddaughter's class who received a full ride scholarships to college. She was a 4.0 student.

 

[Ms. Turquoise]

No doubt, you have the personal experience to verify this.

I was going to say they have the smallest hands. You have a nasty mind, don't you?

 

[M14 Shooter]

I was going to say they have the smallest hands.

Liar.

 

[Correll]

My granddaughter has been smart all the way thru school. She didn't require any help from Affirmative Action or any other assistance. She had an almost 4.0 grade point average in high school, in addition to being active in sports, clubs etc.
There was another African American young lady in my granddaughter's class who received a full ride scholarships to college. She was a 4.0 student.

DEI policies and goals, means that any such black women, would be invaluable to schools looking to make dei goals.


Thus, as Lisa588 says, special help and handholding to recruit them and help them.


Nothing in your posts, really challenges Lisa588's point at all.

Do you realize that?

 

[IM2]

This is the kind of news the racists don't like to hear. They want to say all Black people only get the positions they get due to DEI or Affirmative Action. Let me tell you how it truly is in real life: My granddaughter is in her first year of a Doctorate program at Howard University right now. When she had earned her Master's degree she said there were STILL White men who could get hired on jobs easier than she could simply because they were....you guessed it....WHITE. These White guys didn't have Master's degrees, they just had Bachelor's degrees.
My granddaughter wants to teach at the college level when she gets her Doctorate. I hope she can achieve her goals.

Yep, you speak the truth sister. These r ight wing white men/women are crying because they can't have everything handed to them. Whites are 60 percent of the population but have nearly 77 percent of the jobs. So then, no sane person and no one who really is about merit can claim that whites are being discriminated against because some companies are enacting a policy to ensure everyone has a fair chance.

 

[Correll]

Yep, you speak the truth sister. These r ight wing white men/women are crying because they can't have everything handed to them. Whites are 60 percent of the population but have nearly 77 percent of the jobs. So then, no sane person and no one who really is about merit can claim that whites are being discriminated against because some companies are enacting a policy to ensure everyone has a fair chance.

The shit you are saying is really dumb.


We have the jobs DESPITE the anti-white discrimination we all have to overcome.

 

[IM2]

My granddaughter has been smart all the way thru school. She didn't require any help from Affirmative Action or any other assistance. She had an almost 4.0 grade point average in high school, in addition to being active in sports, clubs etc.
There was another African American young lady in my granddaughter's class who received a full ride scholarships to college. She was a 4.0 student.

Affirmative Action helped Lisas white ass as white women were the number one beneficiaries of the policy. Furthermore, AA didn't take the tests, do the projects, or write the papers your gradughter had to do in order to graduate

 

[IM2]

No doubt, you have the personal experience to verify this.

And what if she did? It would only verify her claim.

 

[Mashmont]

I saw a reference to this a while back but missed the source so now I'm happy to see it validated. I'm curious as to how this is interpreted by others. In other words, why are DEI proponents so insistent on perpetuating the myth that Black people, in this case, Black women are being "given" jobs when they are allegedly "unqualified" or lesser "qualified" than their white counterparts?

Who Are the Most Educated Women in America? Black Women

​

By Nikki Katz​

Updated on September 21, 2024​

American women have had to fight for their right to an education. Well into the 20th century, women were discouraged from pursuing higher education, as it was a popular notion that too much education would make a woman unfit for marriage. Women of color and poor women also experienced other structural impediments to their education for much of the nation’s history that made it less likely for them to pursue an education. To that end, women were not the most educated demographic in America at that time.​

​

However, times have certainly changed. In fact, since 1981, more women than men have been earning college degrees. Furthermore, these days, women outnumber men on many college campuses, making up 57% of college students.1 As a college professor at a large, land-grant university, I notice that I often have many more women than men in my courses. In many disciplines—though certainly not all—gone are the days when women were numbered few and far between. Women are unabashedly seeking educational opportunities and charting new territories.​

​

Things have also changed for women of color, particularly those from historically underrepresented minorities. As legalized discrimination has given way to more opportunities, women of color have become more educated. While there is certainly room for improvement, Black, Latina, and Native American women are continuing to matriculate onto college campuses in increasingly larger numbers. Indeed, some studies show that Black women are the most educated demographic in America. But what does this mean for their opportunities, wages, and quality of life?​

​

The Numbers​

Despite stereotypes about African Americans, Black Americans in the United States are among those most likely to earn a postsecondary degree. For example, the National Center for Education Statistics reported that from the academic years 2000–2001 to 2015–2016, the number of bachelor's degrees awarded to Black students increased by 75% and the number of associate degrees earned by Black students increased by 110%.2 Black students are making headway in graduate education as well, with, for example, the number of Black students enrolled in master's degree programs nearly doubling between 1996 and 2016.3​

​

These numbers are certainly impressive, and belie the notions that Black people are anti-intellectual and uninterested in school. However, when taking a closer look at race and gender, the picture is even more striking.​

​

The Most Educated Demographic in America​

The claim that Black women are the most educated demographic in America comes from a 2014 study that cites the percentage of Black women enrolled in college in relation to their other race-gender groups.4 Considering enrollment alone gives an incomplete picture. Black women are also starting to outpace other groups in earning degrees. For example, although Black women only make up 12.7% of the female population in the country, they consistently make up over 50% of the number of Black people who receive postsecondary degrees.5 Percentage-wise, Black women outpace white women, Latinas, Asian/Pacific Islanders, and Native Americans in this arena as well.​

​

Yet despite the fact that Black women are enrolled in and graduating from school in the highest percentages across racial and gender lines, negative depictions of Black women abound in popular media and even in science. In 2013, Essence magazine reported that negative imagery of Black women appears twice as often as positive depictions. Images of the “welfare queen,” “baby mama,” and “angry Black woman,” among other images, shame working-class Black women’s struggles and reduce Black women’s complex humanity. These depictions are not just hurtful; they have an impact on Black women’s lives and opportunities.​

​

Education and Opportunities​

High enrollment numbers are indeed impressive; however, despite being termed as the most educated demographic in America, Black women still make far less money than their white counterparts​

Let me know when black women get real degrees like engineering, math, chemistry or physics. Communications, psychology, theater arts, and minority studies aren't real degrees.

 

[Correll]

Affirmative Action helped Lisas white ass as white women were the number one beneficiaries of the policy. Furthermore, AA didn't take the tests, do the projects, or write the papers your gradughter had to do in order to graduate

Might have led the leftard teachers to grade her easier.

 

[Ms. Turquoise]

Yep, you speak the truth sister. These r ight wing white men/women are crying because they can't have everything handed to them. Whites are 60 percent of the population but have nearly 77 percent of the jobs. So then, no sane person and no one who really is about merit can claim that whites are being discriminated against because some companies are enacting a policy to ensure everyone has a fair chance.

So true. They can't let go of that White priv ledge.

 

[Ms. Turquoise]

Affirmative Action helped Lisas white ass as white women were the number one beneficiaries of the policy. Furthermore, AA didn't take the tests, do the projects, or write the papers your gradughter had to do in order to graduate

Thank you. That is so true.

 

[Ms. Turquoise]

Let me know when black women get real degrees like engineering, math, chemistry or physics. Communications, psychology, theater arts, and minority studies aren't real degrees.

Every college degree is a real degree.

 

[Mashmont]

Every college degree is a real degree.

No. Made-up worthless degrees aren't real degrees. Majors you can bullshit your way through aren't real degrees.

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[Meathead]

Let me know when black women get real degrees like engineering, math, chemistry or physics. Communications, psychology, theater arts, and minority studies aren't real degrees.

Very true in that they're useless, especially now that DEI is obsolete.

 

[Correll]

Every college degree is a real degree.

Ohh, not a good comeback at all.

You effectively just admitted that your kid's degree was one of the soft science ones.


Really popular with women. Especially black women.