“Women’s History Month honors the achievements and contributions of American women in all walks of life. Check out some interesting facts about American women. Here are just a few:

• 157.2 million women and 153.2 million men reside in the United States. At age 85 and older, there are more than twice as many women as men.
• 82.8 million women are mothers.
• 55% of college students are women.
• 66% of women and 62% of men reported voting in the 2008 presidential election.
• 14% of armed forces members are women.
• 88% was the ratio of women’s-to-men’s earnings in the District of Columbia in 2009, which was among the highest of any location in the nation.” [via USA.gov]