Georgia is the 8th Worst state for working moms, according to analysts with the personal finance website WalletHub. Analysts studied the 50 states plus the District of Columbia. Georgia rank in the bottom ten, 8th worst on the 2018 list of the Best and Worst States for Working Moms. Analyst Jill Gonzalez says Georgia fared poorly in two out of the three categories studied.
"Georgia did the worst when it comes to work/life balance,” according to Gonzalez. “It did a little bit better when it comes to professional opportunities but pretty poorly when it comes to childcare.”
Gonzalez says several factors were considered in each category.
“Under work/life balance, we looked at parental leave policy which is really lacking in Georgia, we also saw that the average length of a woman’s work week in Georgia is longer than most other states and commute times tend to be longer as well. In childcare we looked at daycare quality, also the cost, as well as school system quality and pediatricians per capita.”
The state did fare better when it came to professional opportunities for women.
“The median women’s salary is about 88 cents on the dollar, the national average is more like 82 cents. The female unemployment rate is lower than other states, however (Georgia) still needs to do work when it come to the ratio of female executives to male.”
70 percent of moms with young children work.
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https://wallethub.com/edu/best-states-for-working-moms/3565/.