Best & Worst States: Employment & Earnings

March 10, 2015

How do the states measure up on women's employment and earnings?

Gender Wage Gap by Education

March 10, 2015

At all but one educational level, women earn the same as or less than men with lower educational qualifications.

The Status of Women in the States provides data on women’s progress in 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the United States overall. The data can be used to raise awareness, improve policies, and promote women’s equality.

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Press Releases

New State Grades on the Economic Status of Women Show Stagnant or Declining Progress in Most States

"If [student parents] can't find an affordable child-care slot, on campus or otherwise," @lindseyreichlin says to… https://t.co/HkEdyCAATG
We believe that childcare is a necessary component of care infrastructure. We suggest reading our previous press re… https://t.co/5t2Skh0Uy8
Many fathers have returned to work while mothers, especially those without a four-year college degree, have not don… https://t.co/rxU5gS9fwg
At the start of the pandemic, ~2 million women left the labor force due to caregiving needs. During the pandemic, y… https://t.co/GM6KMrgaY1
Today, the Biden Administration is announcing the release of $39 billion of American Rescue Plan funds to states, t… https://t.co/bxvBXATRfB