States are ranked in women’s study

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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