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Women in the Profession: How Female Funeral Directors Are Reshaping Funeral Homes

When:

April 10, 2025 · 4:37 PM

Where:

Funeral Technology Updates, NC

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Funeral Technology Updates

The funeral profession is undergoing a quiet but powerful transformation — and the numbers speak for themselves. The face of funeral service is changing. It’s becoming more female, more digitally fluent, and more attuned to the evolving needs of today’s families. Here’s how the numbers stack up: 1970: Just 5% of funeral director program graduates were women 2000: That figure climbed to 50% 2017: It reached 65% 2019: Women made up 72% of mortuary science students nationwide 2023–2024 (San Antonio