Final answer:
Although the exact current percentages of college degrees earned by women are not provided in the material, the trend suggests an increase since the statistics of 2014, where women earned 56% of bachelor's degrees, and around 47-48% of law and medical degrees. Therefore, the answer closest to the provided trend would likely be option B) 50%; 60%; 70%, based on inference rather than explicitly given data.
Step-by-step explanation:
The proportion of today's college students who are women, along with the percentage of degrees they earn, reflects significant changes over time due to evolving laws and cultural attitudes. According to the presented statistics, the correct answer to the question is not explicitly stated in the provided information, but based on the trend and given numbers, we can infer that the representative figures for women in higher education have significantly increased since 1971. In 2014, women held 58.1% of jobs and received 56% of bachelor's degrees and 47% of law degrees, as well as 48% of the medical degrees. With the understanding that the percentages of degrees earned by women have likely continued to increase slightly past 2014, it seems probable that the correct answer is most similar to option B) 50%; 60%; 70%, but this is an educated guess rather than a fact stated in the provided material.