Women are outpacing men in higher education but the boardroom tells a different story

Women are outpacing men in higher education but the boardroom tells a different story

Women in the U.S. are earning college degrees at significantly higher rates than men, a generational shift that spans every major racial and ethnic group. But despite their academic gains, women remain underrepresented in corporate leadership, underscoring a stubborn gender gap between the classroom and the boardroom. New data from Pew Research Center shows that 47 percent of women between the ages of 25 and 34 now hold a bachelor’s degree, comp…