With Women’s History Month coming up in March, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on the Best & Worst States for Women in 2024, to highlight the areas that provide an ideal living environment for women and the places that are in need of improvement. Maryland came in ranked at #6 overall, including the best unemployment rate for women.
To identify the most women-friendly states, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 25 key metrics. The data set ranges from median earnings for female workers to women’s health care to the female homicide rate. Woman-Friendliness of Maryland (1=Best, 25=Avg.):
- Overall Rank: 6th
- 6th – Median Earnings for Female Workers (Adjusted for Cost of Living)
- 1st – Unemployment Rate for Women
- 4th – Share of Women in Poverty
- 2nd – Share of Women-Owned Businesses
- 12th – High School Graduation Rate for Women
- 5th – Share of Women Who Voted in 2020 Presidential Election
- 15th – Female Uninsured Rate
- 23rd – Women’s Life Expectancy at Birth
- 28th – Quality of Women’s Hospitals
- 3rd – Women’s Preventive Health Care
For the full report, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/best-and-worst-states-for-women/10728