AL SJR53

Recognizes Women's History Month in March 2012 with the theme "Women's Education -- Women's Empowerment"

Notes that women now outnumber men in American colleges nationwide, reversing a recent historical trend where female education faced significant barriers

Highlights women's achievements in science and space, including Dr. Sally Ride becoming the first American woman in space on June 18, 1983, and Dr. Mae C. Jemison becoming the first African-American woman astronaut selected for the NASA program in June 1987

Acknowledges that women earn 41 percent of Ph.D.s in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics fields but comprise only 28 percent of tenure-track faculty in those fields

Directs that a copy of the resolution be provided for appropriate presentation and display during Women's History Month observance in March 2012