Ohio may be one of the best places to be if you're looking for gender equality.
Personal finance website Wallethub has released it's 2019 Best and Worst states for Women's Equality, and the Buckeye State landed at number 19.
In order to determine where women receive the most equal treatment in American society, WalletHub compared the 50 states across 17 key metrics. The data set ranges from the gap between female and male executives to the disparity in unemployment rates for women and men.
As far as individual categories concern, Ohio looks more like a mixed bag. The Buckeye State came in as the third best state in the health and education metric, but 47th overall in Political Empowerment for women. Ohio also finished dead in the middle, 25th in workplace environment.
Here are some other notes from the study:
- In every state, women earn less than men. New Mexico has the lowest gap, with women earning 9.10 percent less, whereas Wyoming has the highest, 28.40 percent.
- In nearly every state, women represent the highest share of minimum-wage workers. Arizona, Montana and Illinois have an equal ratio of females to males. Iowa, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Vermont, Wisconsin and Wyoming have the highest minimum-wage workers gap at 50.00 percent.
- Alaska has the highest unemployment-rate gap favoring women, with 3.50 percent more unemployed men. Utah has the highest gap favoring men, with 0.80 percent more unemployed women. The unemployment rate is equal for men and women in Iowa, Maryland and New Hampshire.
- In nearly every state legislature, male lawmakers outnumber their female counterparts. Nevada has the highest gap favoring women, with 10.00 percent, while Mississippi has the highest gap favoring men, with 84.00 percent more males.
You can view the full study by clicking here.
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