Talking Points

You probably know this:

Women generally are paid less than men for the same work.

They also tend to have poorer working conditions.

Yet more than 70% of women with young children are working outside their homes.

The personal-finance website WalletHub compared the attractiveness of each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia for a working mother based on 16 key metrics.

The findings for a working mother in South Carolina with 1 being best and 51 worst:

• 44th – Day-Care Quality

• 46th – Pediatricians per Capita

• 47th – Gender Pay Gap (Women’s Earnings as % of Men’s)

• 50th – Ratio of Female Executives to Male Executives

• 37th – Median Women’s Salary (Adjusted for Cost of Living)

• 25th – Female Unemployment Rate

• 38th – Parental-Leave Policy Score

• 31st – Avg. Length of Woman’s Workday (in Hours)

• 43rd – % of Single-Mom Families in Poverty

For the full report, visit: https://wallethub.com/edu/best-states-for-working-moms/3565/ .