▁Despite ▁closing ▁gender ▁and ▁ra cial ▁g aps , ▁considerable ▁dis cre pan cies ▁remain ▁among ▁ra cial ▁and ▁gender ▁dem ograph ics , ▁even ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁level ▁of ▁educational ▁att ain ment . ▁The ▁economic ▁success ▁of ▁Asian ▁Americans ▁may ▁come ▁from ▁how ▁they ▁dev ote ▁much ▁more ▁time ▁to ▁education ▁than ▁their ▁pe ers . ▁Asian ▁Americans ▁have ▁significantly ▁higher ▁college ▁gradu ation ▁rates ▁than ▁their ▁pe ers ▁and ▁are ▁much ▁more ▁likely ▁to ▁enter ▁high ▁status ▁and ▁high ▁income ▁occup ations . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁the ▁income ▁gap ▁between ▁male ▁and ▁female ▁workers ▁has ▁decre ased ▁consider ably ▁but ▁remains ▁relatively ▁large . ▁Women ▁currently ▁ear n ▁significantly ▁more ▁Associ ate ' s , ▁Bach elor ' s , ▁and ▁master ' s ▁degrees ▁than ▁men ▁and ▁almost ▁as ▁many ▁Doctor ates . ▁Women ▁are ▁project ed ▁to ▁have ▁passed ▁men ▁in ▁Doctor ates ▁earned ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 – 2 0 0 7 , ▁and ▁to ▁ear n ▁nearly ▁two ▁third s ▁of ▁Associ ate ' s , ▁Bach elor ' s , ▁and ▁master ' s ▁degrees ▁by ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Though ▁it ▁is ▁important ▁to ▁note ▁that ▁income ▁inequality ▁between ▁sex es ▁remained ▁stark ▁at ▁all ▁levels ▁of ▁educational ▁att ain ment . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁median ▁ear nings ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁educational ▁att ain ment ▁increased , ▁at ▁a ▁far ▁greater ▁pace ▁for ▁women ▁than ▁for