1920:The first female students were accepted in the Peking University, soonfollowed by universities all over China.<p>1945:Harvard Medical School admitted women for the first time.1947:Female students became full members of Cambridge University.1972:Title Ix3i was passed, making discrimination against any person based ontheir sex in any federally funded educational program(s) in America illegal.</p><p>1980:Women and men were enrolled in American colleges in equal numbers forthe first time.</p><p>1982:In the United States, the number of bachelor's degrees conferred on womenfirst surpassed those conferred on men.2005-2006:In the United States, for the first time, more doctoral degrees were conferred on women than men.</p><p>2013:In Saudi Arabia, Mai Majed Al-Qurashi became the first woman to receive aPhD in this country, which was conferred by the King Abdullah University ofScience and Technology.</p>
1920:The first female students were accepted in the Peking University, soonfollowed by universities all over China.
1945:Harvard Medical School admitted women for the first time.1947:Female students became full members of Cambridge University.1972:Title Ix3i was passed, making discrimination against any person based ontheir sex in any federally funded educational program(s) in America illegal.
1980:Women and men were enrolled in American colleges in equal numbers forthe first time.
1982:In the United States, the number of bachelor's degrees conferred on womenfirst surpassed those conferred on men.2005-2006:In the United States, for the first time, more doctoral degrees were conferred on women than men.
2013:In Saudi Arabia, Mai Majed Al-Qurashi became the first woman to receive aPhD in this country, which was conferred by the King Abdullah University ofScience and Technology.