Best, Worst US States for Women

WalletHub set out to find which states do best when it comes to providing equality for women, and the results are good news for Hawaii and bad for Utah. They are at the top and bottom of the list, which uses factors from the workplace (including the pay gap between male and female executives), education (including disparities in "educational attainment"), and politics (including the number of female lawmakers). The best 10 states:

1. Hawaii
2. Alaska
3. Maine
4. California
5. Vermont
6. New Hampshire
7. Minnesota
8. Maryland
9. New York
10. Wisconsin

And the worst 10:

41. Virginia
42. Oklahoma
43. Kentucky
44. Mississippi
45. South Carolina
46. Louisiana
47. Pennsylvania
48. New Jersey
49. Georgia
50. Utah

Click for the full rankings and methodology. (More women's issues stories.)