Nation in Brief : Washington D.C. : Women to Outpace Men in Doctorates

Women will be earning more doctoral degrees than men by the year 2000, the Department of Education predicted in a study entitled “Projections of Education Statistics to 2000.” The department said also that elementary and secondary school enrollments wil rise dramatically and teachers will be paid 14% more in real purchasing power. Women have been earning more associate, bachelor’s and master’s degrees than men in recent years, but 1999 is expected to be the first year that they exceed men in the number of doctoral degrees received. Men are expected to continue to earn more first-time professional degrees in fields such as medicine and law.