SmartMoney's 10 Best States for Working Mothers
Based in variables from pay to child care, California comes in first
- SmartMoney, the investment magazine, picked the best fifth of US states for working mothers and has ranked them.
- The magazine used such variables as the proportion of female managers and relative wage gaps; childcare rankings and parental tax benefits; the number of companies to win kudos from the Families and Work Institute. And it adds, “[W]e spoke with experts.”
State |
A top advantage |
But then there's this… |
|---|---|---|
California |
Among lowest wage gaps |
Limited childcare facility inspections |
District of Columbia |
Maternity benefits under state program |
Childcare costs 12% of median income |
Florida |
More childcare spots than possible demand |
Relatively few female managers |
Hawaii |
Paid family leave on tap |
Few and pricey childcare spots |
Massachusetts |
Women hold 1 in 4 managerial jobs |
Costliest childcare in US |
New Jersey |
Free preschool programs |
No childcare licensing scheme |
New York |
Low wage gap |
NYC lifts average childcare cost |
Oklahoma |
Low joblessness |
Only 1 in 3 managers are female |
Rhode Island |
Tough checks on childcare staff |
High unemployment |
Washington |
Firms with good flextime policies |
Childcare costs 13% of median income |
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