An Institute for Women’s Policy Research released a new study Wednesday rating women’s economic, political and social status in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
One of the indicators rated states on an “Employment and Earnings Composite Index,” accounting for women’s earnings, the wage gap with men, women’s representation in managerial and professional jobs, and women’s participation in the labor force.
The states were not ranked relative to one another; they appear in alphabetical order.
States that ranked in the top third:
Alaska
California
Colorado
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Maryland
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Missouri
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
States that ranked in the middle third:
Arizona
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Maine
Michigan
Nevada
New Mexico
North Carolina
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Texas
Wisconsin
States that ranked in the bottom third:
Alabama
Arkansas
Idaho
Indiana
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Montana
Nebraska
North Dakota
Oklahoma
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Utah
West Virginia
Wyoming
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