PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is the 11th-best state for women in 2017, according to MoveHub, an international moving website.
Motivated by the pink-hat-clad women protesting issues surrounding the new presidency, the website said it set out to find the best and worst states for women.
MoveHub said it investigated the status of women in all 50 states by looking at the gender pay gap, political representation in the state legislature, equality in education, accessibility to health insurance, reproductive rights and the number of incidents of violence against women by men.
Individual rankings from each factor were then combined to give each state an overall score.
Based on that criteria, Hawaii topped the list, followed by Vermont and Minnesota. Maine was sixth best, and Massachusetts, ninth best. New Hampshire ranked 15th best, and Connecticut, 18th. Oklahoma ranked 50th, as the worst state for women.
Hawaii ranked at the top because only 6 percent of the female population lacks health insurance, one of the lowest figures across all 50 states.
Oklahoma ranked particularly poorly on women’s reproductive rights, the website said.
Lori Stabile is the PBN web editor.
