Women's Facts
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Women in Music
100
Music artist,_________ was once cited by Chicago cops for indecent exposure for not wearing pants in public.
Who is Lady Gaga?
100
This woman was the lead actress in "Love and Basketball".
Who is Sanna Lathan?
100

The percent of women in ESD leadership as of 2020. (Leadership includes - Managing Directors, Practice Leaders & Operations Directors)

What is 21%

100
The first woman to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean.
Who is Amelia Earhart?
100
The name of Beyonce’s album released in 2008 is called “I Am _____ ______.”
What is Sasha Fierce?
200

The average women will eat ____ lbs of lipstick in her lifetime.

What is 4

200
This retail giant was recently ordered to pay $12 million in a gender discrimination lawsuit.
What is Wal-Mart.
200

What percent of Women hold shares in ESD as of 2020?

What is 15%

200
One of the first, most renowned and most discussed Jewish victims of the Holocaust
Who is Anne Frank?
200
The Queen of Soul
Who is Aretha Franklin?
300

The number one engineering degree for women from 2017 - 2018 is?

What is Mechanical

300
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, this is the number of cents on the dollar that women earn compared with men today.
What is 77.
300

Women account for what percent of all ESD engineers as of 2020?

What is 19%

(6% higher than the average number of women in engineering, 13% according to SWE)

300
First first African-American to win a Nobel Prize for Literature
Who is Toni Morrison?
300
The fastest selling female artist in history back in 1995, when her albums "Dreaming Of You" sold well over 175,000 copies it's first day.
Who is Selena?
400

What ancient civilization gave women equal right to the throne?

Who is Ancient Egyptian

400
The first observed national Women's Day in the United States.
What is February 28, 1909.
400

According to SWE, there has been what increase in bachelor's degrees awarded to women in engineering and computer science within the last 7 years.

What is 65%

400
The first Latina woman appointed to the Supreme Court.
Who is Sonia Sotomayor?
400
Who has been named the "Queen" of Salsa?
Who is Celia Cruz
500
As a teenager, Caribbean pop star ________ turned to singing as a release from her troubles at home. She formed a girl group with two classmates; when they were 15 years old
Who is Rihanna.
500
The world's first novel, The Tale of Genji, was published in ___________ around A.D. 1000 by female author Murasaki Shikibu.
What is Japan
500

There were _______ fewer women in the labor force in October 2020 than there were in October 2019.

What is 2.2 million

500
She was the first woman elected to the United States Senate.
Who is Hattie Wyatt Caraway?
500
She is a woman who became the first hip-hop artist honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Who is Queen Latifah?