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May 12, 2017 16:08
Arizona is the fourth worst state for working mothers

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

AMandeep

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