In order to help ease the burden on mothers in the workforce, WalletHub compared the attractiveness of each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia for a working mother based on 17 key metrics. The data set ranges from the median women’s salary to the female unemployment rate to day-care quality.
Life as a Working Mom in California (1=Best; 25=Avg.):
- 49th – Day-Care Quality
- 44th – Child-Care Costs (Adjusted for Median Women’s Salary)
- 21st – Pediatricians per Capita
- 6th – Gender Pay Gap (Women’s Earnings as % of Men’s)
- 23rd – Ratio of Female Executives to Male Executives
- 48th – Median Women’s Salary (Adjusted for Cost of Living)
- 40th – Female Unemployment Rate
- 6th – Parental-Leave Policy Score
- 15th – Avg. Length of Woman’s Work Week (in Hours)
- 19th – % of Single-Mom Families in Poverty
https://wallethub.com/edu/best-states-for-working-moms/3565