According to a new survey conducted by a finance website, Arizona is the fourth worst state in the United States for working mothers.
Personal finance website WalletHub published the survey that says more than 70% of mothers with children under the age of 18, who are working come across the gender inequality in the workplace even more of an issue.
The website says: "Not only do parental leave policies and other legal support systems vary by state, but the quality of infrastructure — from cost-effective day care to public schools — is also far from uniform as well."
The website conducted an analysis on every state to determine which state has the best and worst for working mothers. Using 13 metrics, the data set ranges from female unemployment rate to median salary and day-care quality.
On the other hand, Arizona was not ranked under the five states with worst day-care systems and is not in the top five for costliest childcare centers. But some of the other findings are grim.
Using a scale that ranks number one as "best" and 25 as "average," WalletHub broke down life as a working mom in Arizona:
-21st – Day-care quality
-25th – Child-care costs (adjusted for median women’s salary)
-17th – Pediatricians per capita
-44th – Gender pay gap (women’s earnings as percentage of men’s)
-26th – Ratio of female executives to male executives
-31st – Median women’s salary (adjusted for cost of living)
-38th – Female unemployment rate
-40th – Parental-leave policy score
-35th – Average length of woman’s workday (in hours)
-30th – Percentage of single-mom families in poverty
The States ranked from Best to worst:
Over All Rank |
State |
Total Care |
Child Care' Rank |
Professional Opportunities' Rank |
Work-Life Balance Rank |
1 |
Vermont |
65.45 |
3 |
7 |
5 |
2 |
Minnesota |
61.92 |
5 |
3 |
9 |
3 |
New Jersey |
61 |
2 |
20 |
10 |
4 |
Delaware |
59.77 |
1 |
1 |
33 |
5 |
Connecticut |
59.68 |
6 |
44 |
3 |
6 |
Massachusetts |
58.7 |
4 |
21 |
16 |
7 |
Maine |
55.37 |
12 |
14 |
11 |
8 |
Rhode Island |
55.08 |
26 |
42 |
2 |
9 |
New York |
54.79 |
23 |
11 |
6 |
10 |
Illinois |
54.14 |
10 |
12 |
18 |
11 |
Oregon |
51.85 |
41 |
18 |
4 |
12 |
Montana |
51.65 |
31 |
8 |
12 |
13 |
Wisconsin |
51.42 |
11 |
41 |
15 |
14 |
Indiana |
51 |
9 |
25 |
31 |
15 |
District of Columbia |
50.91 |
36 |
2 |
13 |
16 |
Colorado |
50.56 |
27 |
4 |
20 |
17 |
Iowa |
50.36 |
21 |
19 |
21 |
18 |
Utah |
50.31 |
16 |
49 |
7 |
19 |
North Dakota |
50.12 |
18 |
27 |
19 |
20 |
New Hampshire |
50.02 |
8 |
30 |
34 |
21 |
Virginia |
49.85 |
7 |
15 |
46 |
22 |
California |
49.55 |
48 |
22 |
1 |
23 |
Hawaii |
49.41 |
42 |
9 |
8 |
24 |
Florida |
49.4 |
15 |
5 |
42 |
25 |
Kentucky |
47.99 |
14 |
26 |
38 |
26 |
North Carolina |
47.94 |
20 |
16 |
36 |
27 |
Nebraska |
47.93 |
28 |
24 |
17 |
28 |
Kansas |
47.88 |
19 |
36 |
22 |
29 |
Washington |
47.86 |
30 |
34 |
14 |
30 |
Maryland |
47.68 |
17 |
6 |
50 |
31 |
Tennessee |
46.56 |
24 |
13 |
37 |
32 |
Ohio |
46.35 |
25 |
23 |
28 |
33 |
Texas |
44.53 |
13 |
35 |
49 |
34 |
South Dakota |
44.32 |
37 |
10 |
32 |
35 |
Oklahoma |
43.08 |
22 |
39 |
40 |
36 |
Georgia |
41.45 |
29 |
17 |
51 |
37 |
Michigan |
41.14 |
35 |
33 |
35 |
38 |
Missouri |
40.73 |
32 |
32 |
41 |
39 |
Arkansas |
40.59 |
40 |
45 |
25 |
40 |
Pennsylvania |
40.39 |
33 |
37 |
39 |
41 |
South Carolina |
39.84 |
34 |
29 |
43 |
42 |
Wyoming |
39.31 |
39 |
48 |
26 |
43 |
West Virginia |
38 |
45 |
40 |
30 |
44 |
New Mexico |
37.8 |
46 |
38 |
29 |
45 |
Idaho |
36.89 |
51 |
31 |
23 |
46 |
Mississippi |
35.92 |
38 |
47 |
45 |
47 |
Alaska |
35.02 |
49 |
43 |
27 |
48 |
Arizona |
34.67 |
43 |
46 |
48 |
49 |
Nevada |
34.35 |
47 |
28 |
47 |
50 |
Louisiana |
33.68 |
50 |
50 |
24 |
51 |
Alabama |
32.75 |
44 |
51 |
44 |
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