In 2022, 77% of the more than 7,000 students enrolled in funeral service education programs in the U.S. were women.

The Monroe woman is a funeral director for Hamilton Funeral Homes and a trainer for the National Funeral Directors ...

She was turned away each time, she said, until she came to one with a a female funeral director. "She taught me the basics," Worland said. "It was a great example of one woman opening a door for ...