The United States of Women ... In theory, women have equal rights from coast-to-coast, but in reality, some states are better than others for day-to-day life. WalletHub's annual survey took a look at more than two dozen factors – from median earnings for female workers to women’s health care to the female homicide rate – and found that the best states for women to live are:
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- Vermont
- Maine
- Maryland
On the flip side, women have the hardest time living in these states, mostly due to economic factors and reproductive health issues:
- Oklahoma
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- Alabama
- Texas