In 2011
- 2.3% of preschool and kindergarten teachers were male (from menteach.org)
- 2.4% of Fortune 500 companies were female (from the Huff Post)
In 2013
- 16.9% of corporate boards of Fortune 500 companies were female (from cnn.com)
- 18.3% of Congress were female (20% of the Senate was female & 17.9% of the House was female) and State Legislators were 24.1% female. (from the website of the National Women’s Political Caucus)
Equality goes both ways. Men and women should be encouraged to pursue their interests in non-traditional fields – whether it’s a man wanting to be a schoolteacher or a woman wanting to run a company.