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A new study eyed gender equity and ranked the nation’s 50 states and Washington, D.C., from being the best to worst for women.
Gender equality is the idea that men and women should be treated the same regardless of their sexes. This ideal has not been witnessed as of yet in metrics such as salary, leadership positions, access to health care, and violence, among other factors.
In order to determine which states are the best and worst for women, WalletHub looked at 26 indicators including living standards, median income, the accessibility of preventative health care, and the female homicide rate.
The best state for women, according to WalletHub, is Minnesota where women’s social and economic wellbeing, as well as their health and safety, are well established.
Massachusetts is the 8th best state in which women can reside. The state ranked well despite having the fourth highest female unemployment rate in the country. Still, nowhere else in the U.S., the study said, has more women with health insurance than Massachusetts. The state's female homicide rate is the third-lowest in the country.
The worst state in the nation for women is Mississippi followed by Alabama and Arkansas.
To read the full study and see how Massachusetts compared to other states, visit WalletHub.com.
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