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More women earn college degrees than men

True - Women make up 50.7% of college graduates, beating out men by 0.7%

Women could participate in whatever sport they wanted during the girst Winter Olympics in 1924

False - the only sport women could participate in was figure skating. During the 2022 Winter Olympics, women participated in 46 events.

Geraldyn Cobb was the 1st woman to pass the astronaut test and went to space in 1961

False - Geraldyn passed the test but wasn't allowed to go to space due to her gender

In 2024, 26 of 192 countries are led by women in the highest power.

True - At the current rate, gender equality in the highest positions of power will not be reached for another 130 years

Around the world, men do more unpaid work at home.

False - women do more unpaid work worth 11 trillion dollars

Henrietta Lacks donated her cells to medical researches that we still benefit from today!

False - HeLa's cells were taken and used without her knowledge.

Products advertised to women often cost more than the same products advertised to men.

True (on average, 13% more)

100% of American wars have been started by men.

True

In almost every culture, men live longer than women.

False

Men and women could shop with credit cards starting in the 1950s.

False - Women weren't allowed until 1974

The 19th Amendment didn't give all women the right to vote

True

Women and men in the same jobs make the same amount of money.

False - women make 84 cents when a man makes a dollar

Kamala Harris is the first woman and woman of color to be elected Vice President.

True

The 19th Amendment granted women the right to vote nationwide in 1920

True