Black Women Have Made Major Gains in Higher Education, but Black Single Mothers Still Struggle to Attain Degrees. Fact Sheet
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| Title: | Black Women Have Made Major Gains in Higher Education, but Black Single Mothers Still Struggle to Attain Degrees. Fact Sheet |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Jennifer Turner, Chaunté White, Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) |
| Source: | Institute for Women's Policy Research. 2023. |
| Availability: | Institute for Women's Policy Research. 1200 18th Street NW, Suite 301, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-833-4362; Fax: 202-785-5100; e-mail: iwpr@iwpr.org; Web site: http://www.iwpr.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 9 |
| Publication Date: | 2023 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | ECMC Foundation |
| Intended Audience: | Administrators; Policymakers |
| Document Type: | Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education Two Year Colleges |
| Descriptors: | African American Students, Females, Womens Education, Mothers, One Parent Family, Barriers, Educational Attainment, Graduation Rate, Equal Education, Financial Problems, Low Income Groups, Gender Differences, Racial Differences, Community College Students, First Generation College Students, Child Care, Student Responsibility, Parent Responsibility |
| Abstract: | Earning a college degree is a major pathway to economic mobility. Although Black women enter college at higher rates than white, Hispanic, and Black men (for example, in 2020, Black women enrolled in college at a 40% rate, compared to 37% for White men, 31% for Black men, and 30% for Hispanic men) they still face barriers to degree completion, such as limited financial resources and mounting student debt. This fact sheet aims to provide college leaders, student parent advocates, and policymakers with data to better understand the landscape for Black single mother students on a national level and prompt considerations for racial and gender equity and investments in institutional resources and supportive services. |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | ED660385 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Earning a college degree is a major pathway to economic mobility. Although Black women enter college at higher rates than white, Hispanic, and Black men (for example, in 2020, Black women enrolled in college at a 40% rate, compared to 37% for White men, 31% for Black men, and 30% for Hispanic men) they still face barriers to degree completion, such as limited financial resources and mounting student debt. This fact sheet aims to provide college leaders, student parent advocates, and policymakers with data to better understand the landscape for Black single mother students on a national level and prompt considerations for racial and gender equity and investments in institutional resources and supportive services. |
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