In order to determine where women receive the most equal treatment in American society, WalletHub compared the 50 states across 17 key metrics. The data set ranges from the gap between female and male executives to the disparity in unemployment rates for women and men.
Best States for Women’s Equality | Worst States for Women’s Equality | |||
1 | Maine | 41 | Kansas | |
2 | Hawaii | 42 | Oklahoma | |
3 | Nevada | 43 | Missouri | |
4 | New York | 44 | Alabama | |
5 | New Mexico | 45 | Virginia | |
6 | West Virginia | 46 | Louisiana | |
7 | Minnesota | 47 | South Carolina | |
8 | Colorado | 48 | Texas | |
9 | Vermont | 49 | Idaho | |
10 | Delaware | 50 | Utah |
Best vs. Worst
- In
every state, women earn less than men. New Mexico has the lowest gap,
with women earning 9.10 percent less, whereas Wyoming has the highest,
28.40 percent.
- In
nearly every state, women represent the highest share of minimum-wage
workers. Arizona, Montana and Illinois have an equal ratio of females to
males. Iowa, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oklahoma,
Vermont, Wisconsin and Wyoming have the highest minimum-wage workers gap
at 50.00 percent.
- Alaska
has the highest unemployment-rate gap favoring women, with 3.50 percent
more unemployed men. Utah has the highest gap favoring men, with 0.80
percent more unemployed women. The unemployment rate is equal for men
and women in Iowa, Maryland and New Hampshire.
- In nearly every state legislature, male lawmakers outnumber their female counterparts. Nevada has the highest gap favoring women, with 10.00 percent, while Mississippi has the highest gap favoring men, with 84.00 percent more males.
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