According to a study reported in the latest issue of The Connecticut Economy, Connecticut is the third best state for working women, behind only Vermont and New York. The study compared the states based on several variables, including gender pay gap, maternity leave provisions, childcare costs, percentage of women with at least a bachelor’s degree, sexual assault rate, teen birth rate, and proportion of state legislative seats held by women. Connecticut received particularly high scores for its maternity leave provisions, low teen birth rate, and education levels. It scored relatively lower when it came to affordable childcare (due to the state’s high cost of living) and legislative representation (Connecticut had a “surprisingly middling” number of female state legislators).
According to the study, the worst three states for working women are Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
