Report: S.C. Second Worst Women-Friendly State

Monday, February 29, 2016 at 8:53AM
Editor

With March being Women’s History Month and women outnumbering men in all but nine states today, the personal-finance website WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of 2016’s Best & Worst States for Women.

To identify the most women-friendly states, WalletHub’s analysts compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 15 key metrics. The data set ranges from “median earnings for female workers” to “women’s preventive health care” to “female uninsured rate.”
 
Women’s Quality of Life in South Carolina (1=Best, 25=Avg.): 

• 37^th – Median Earnings for Females (Cost of Living-Adjusted)
• 41^st – Unemployment Rate for Women
• 44^th – % of Women Living in Poverty
• 22^nd – Share of Women-Owned Businesses
• 21^st – High School Dropout Rate for Women
• 37^th – Female Uninsured Rate
• 42^nd – Women’s Life Expectancy at Birth
• 32^nd – Women’s Preventive Health Care

Article originally appeared on The Anderson Observer (http://andersonobserver.squarespace.com/).