What better way to mark Women's History Month than to tag the places in the US where women have the best chances at career opportunities and a better standard of living? WalletHub looked at all 50 states, using more than two dozen metrics in two main categories to create its rankings: women's economic and social well-being, which considers everything from median earnings, job security, and unemployment rates, to high school graduation rates and each city's friendliness toward working mothers; and women's health care and safety, meaning such factors as the quality of local women's hospitals, depression and suicide rates, life expectancy, and abortion policies. A lot of Northeastern states make the top 10, while Oklahoma doesn't fare so well. Here, the best and worst of the bunch:
Best states
- Massachusetts (No. 1 in "Women's Health Care & Safety" category)
- Washington, DC (No. 1 in "Women's Economic & Social Well-Being" category)
- Minnesota
- Vermont
- Maine
- Maryland
- New York
- Hawaii
- New Jersey
- Delaware
Worst states - Missouri
- Georgia
- Wyoming
- West Virginia
- Arkansas (last in "Women's Health Care & Safety" category)
- Texas
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- Louisiana
- Oklahoma (last in "Women's Economic & Social Well-Being" category)
See how other states ranked
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This state is No. 1 when it comes to racial equality.)
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