by guest blogger Genevieve
“The states in which women live well and get decent pay -- the rating
factors in education levels, health insurance, and employment…
includes Connecticut, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, California,
Vermont, New York, Minnesota, Washington and New Hampshire.”
The article below describes the rationale of iVillage recent campaign
to blog the ten best and ten worst states to live in as a woman.
“The worst places for women are in the South, although Idaho and
Indiana rank among the bottom dwellers. The other places in which
women are less healthy, less educated and get paid less are
Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky, West Virginia,
Alabama, Louisiana, and South Carolina.”
It is common to understand women’s rights as a national problem, which
frankly it is. As a female voter – should my focus center on state
rights that effect immediately?
Read more: http://www.seattlepi.com/local/connelly/article/Washington-One-of-the-nation-s-best-states-for-3427995.php#ixzz1qEsTlOsN
This article shows that education, State economy, and current/recessive thinking all effect women not only in the wage they earn, but overall health and contribution.
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