Women's centers serve as a campus focal point on women's issues and concerns. Since the early 1970's, universities throughout the U.S. have opened centers to attempt to respond to inequities experienced by women in and out of the classroom.

Take this quiz and see why. Answers appear below. (Answers are 2005 data - will update soon for changes since 2005)

1. % of all UAF faculty members are women.
2. % of tenured UAF faculty members who are women.
3. number of tenured women faculty at UAF are *not* white.
4. Around the age of girls begin to show a dramatic drop in self-confidence in academic settings.
5. out of 100 U.S. Senators are women.
6. out of 435 U.S. Representatives are women.
7. % of these Congresswomen are women of color.
8. out of 50 Governors are women.
9. women have been nominated as Presidential or Vice-Presidential candidates by a major political party in the U.S.
10. Women won the right to vote in the U.S. in .
11. On average, African American women earned cents for every dollar earned by a man in the U.S. in 1998.
12. On average white women earned cents for every dollar earned by a man in the United States in 1998.
13. On average Latina women earned cents for every dollar.
14. out of every women will be sexually assaulted in her lifetime.
15. % of sexual assault perpetrators are men.
16. out of college women have been victims of rape or attempted rape.
17. In a 1993 study, % of college men said they would consider rape if they were assured they could get away with it. (Bokmer, 1993)
18. women and children every year live with domestic violence.
19. The highest rates of teenage pregnancy in "developed" countries are found in and .
20. Women account for % of top executives in world businesses.
21. Women account for % of Chief Information Officers (CIOs) in American corporations.
22. Women spend about hours per week doing housework; men spend about hours.

1. 32% of all regular UAF faculty are women (153 out of 478).

2. 23% of tenured UAF faculty are women (52 out of 227).

3. 4 out of 52 tenured women faculty are *not* white (48 are white; 1 is Asian; 2 are Alaskan Native; 1 is Hispanic).

4. Around the age of 12 or 13, girls begin to show a dramatic drop in self-confidence in academic settings.

5. 9 out of 100 U.S. Senators are women.

6. 12% or 54 out of 435 U.S. Representatives are women.

7. 27 % of these Congresswomen are women of color.

8. 3 out of 50 Governors are women.

9. Only 1 woman has been nominated as Presidential or Vice-Presidential candidate by a major political party in the U.S.

10. Women won the right to vote in the U.S. in 1920.

11. On average African American women earned 67 cents for every dollar earned by a man in the U.S. in 1998.

12. On average white women earned 74 cents for every dollar earned by a man in the U.S. in 1998.

13. On average, Latina women earned 56 cents for every dollar. (Stats from US Census)

14. 1 out of every 4 women will be sexually assaulted in her lifetime.

15. 95-98% of sexual assault perpetrators are men.

16. 1 out of 4 college women have been victims of rape, or attempted rape.

17. A study by Neil Malamuth found that 35% of college men would consider raping if they were assured that they could get away with it. (Bokmer, 1993)

18. Four million women and children every year live with domestic violence.

19. The highest rates of teenage pregnancy in "developed" countries are found in the U.S. and Bulgaria.

20. Women account for 2% of top executives in world businesses. (1995 UN Report)

21. Women account for 5% of Chief Information Officers (CIOs) in American corporations. (National Public Radio)

22. Women spend about 35.1 hours per week doing housework; men spend about 17.4 hours. (Arlie Hochschild in 1998 Newsweek).