Why All Women's Schools: The SMITH Experience (REVISITED)

Colleges & Universities Smith College
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<p><a href=“http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2006/10/04/yes_to_womens_colleges/?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Op-ed+columns[/url]”>http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2006/10/04/yes_to_womens_colleges/?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Op-ed+columns&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Interesting article from Simmon’s president.
As well as this info:</p>

<p>Women’s college graduates make up only two percent of the college-educated population, and yet: </p>

<p>One-third of the women board members of the Fortune 1000 companies are women’s college graduates.
Women’s college graduates are twice as likely to earn Ph.D.s. A higher percentage go on to study in the sciences and attend medical school.
Of Business Week’s 50 highest ranking women in corporate America, 30 percent are women’s college graduates.
Of 61 women members of Congress, 20 percent attended women’s colleges.</p>