Survey This is the best state for womens equality

Survey This is the best state for womens equalitySurvey This is the best state for womens equalityNew research from WalletHub shows that the best state for womens equality this year is New York, which racked up a total score of 68.66.The companys methodology was detailed, but it took a look at the 50 states in terms of education health, workplace environment and political empowerment. They then analyzed them in terms of 16 other factors before eventually giving each one a total score out of 100. WalletHub used information from the U.S. Census Bureau, among many other sources.The Top 10 states for womens rightsDid yours make the cut?1)New York, total score 68.662)Minnesota, total score 67.073)Maine, total score 64.784)Nevada, total score 64.335)Hawaii, total score 62.856) Delaware, total score 62.377) Alaska, total score 62.278)North Dakota, total score 62.219)Washington, total score 61.6910)New Mexico, total score 61 .65Utah came in brde place (50) with a total score of 25.51.How th e states compare to each otherThe infographic approaches the topic from a variety of anglesHeres how to eliminate the gender pay gapLisa Jepsen, Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Northern Iowa, told WalletHub what can be done to work towards this goal.Policies that help women increase their educational attainment and work experience, break into traditionally male-dominated occupations, and minimize the disruption to their work due to childcare should help close the gender pay gap. The more that men can help out in the household, the greater the chance to close the pay gap, she told the site.The seminal research on the gender pay gap comes from Francine Blau and Lawrence Kahn (The Gender Wage Gap Extent, Trends, and Explanations Journal of Economic Literature, Vol. LV, September 2017, pp. 789-865). They find that many of traditional explanations still hold. As women gain in educational attainment and work experience, the gap closes. Decreasing g ender differences in occupations help close the gap. The motherhood penalty still exists, as do differences between the time men and women spend on household tasks, particularly child care, Jepsen continued.