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<onlyinclude>Over the past century, the United States has witnessed two large-scale social trends involving [[Women in Entrepreneurship|women in entrepreneurship]] that have had a significant impact on the country's economic growth. *First, huge numbers of women have made their way into the official labor force. Around this time 50 years ago (February 1966), women's labor force participation rate was 39.6%, but in February 2016, 56.8% of women participated in the labor force [https://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/LNS11300002]. This demonstrates substantial growth in women's entry to the labor force.  *Second, women are achieving a higher degree of education than in years past. As labor market barriers to women have been lowered, the benefits of a college education grew more for women than men, and females outpace males in college enrollment. [http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/03/06/womens-college-enrollment-gains-leave-men-behind/] This has provided women with access to the same jobs as men.