The best and worst states for working women North tops South

The best and worst states for working women North tops SouthThe best and worst states for working women North tops SouthIs your career going well? It could depend on what state you live in. In honor of International Womens Day on March 8 and Womens History Month, WalletHubreleased its report on2018s Best Worst States for Womenand you may be surprised which states were kinder to women than others.The analysis looked at factors including median earnings for female workers to share of women-owned businesses to female homicide rate in each of the 50 states and Washington D.C.Related from LaddersHow women can take control of their leadership presenceWhat is International Womens Day and why it matters in 20187 ways women can find role models in honor of International Womens DayThis study finds that Queen Bee Syndrome is very much alive at work and this is the guilty partyResearch Women making significant gains in tech since 1978Tory Burch learned to embrace the word ambition and she wants all women to do the sameThe North leads the waySo who came out on top? Its Minnesota for the win. The North Star State was consistently in the top tier for highest median earnings, lowest percentage of women in poverty, highest high school graduation rate, lowest female uninsured rate, and highest womens life expectancy at birth. All of behauptung data points helped make it the best overall state for women.MinnesotaMassachusettsVermontNorth DakotaWisconsinMaineHawaiiConnecticutIowaNew HampshireThe South dominates the bottomAs for which states fared the worst Alabama, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana came in 47th through 51st respectively.Mississippi had the highest percentage of women in poverty and South Dakota had the lowest percentage of women-owned businesses.Nevada had the lowest high school graduation rate for women and be careful in Louisiana, Nevada, Tennessee, and Alaska, which were all tied for the highest female homicide rates.D.C. women highest paid, most u nemployedSome other notable data points includedWashington, D.C. (which is closing the pay-gap in certain sectors)having the highestmedian earnings for female workers at$32,355 - two times more than Hawaii, which was lowest at $16,843 - but they also had the highest unemployment rate. Interestingly, Alaska had the highestshare of women-owned businesses at22.87 percent, 1.6 times higher than in South Dakota, which has the lowest at 14.04 percent.