THE BEST PLACES TO LIVE FOR WORKING MOTHERS!!!

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Did you know that women make up almost half of the workforce in the United States?

Did you know that 70% of the women that work are Mothers?

In spite of these numbers you just read, women in this country make only 85 percent of the money that men make by doing the same job.

This disparity has found to be dependent upon where you live. Here is a list of the top localities that are best suited for working Mothers.

Best and Worst States for Working Moms

Overall Rank (1=Best)	State	Total Score	‘Child Care’ Rank	‘Professional Opportunities’ Rank	‘Work-Life Balance’ Rank
1	Massachusetts	66.87	1	30	1
2	Rhode Island	61.96	11	8	2
3	Connecticut	61.06	3	10	5
4	Vermont	60.92	2	2	9
5	District of Columbia	58.92	8	6	6
6	New Jersey	56.02	7	25	8
7	Minnesota	55.36	6	3	16
8	Wisconsin	54.02	13	11	10
9	New Hampshire	53.54	4	4	34
10	Washington	52.99	21	45	3
11	Maine	51.67	23	14	12
12	North Dakota	50.88	5	24	23
13	Iowa	49.86	17	12	17
14	Delaware	48.81	10	5	41
15	Kansas	48.68	18	17	19
16	Colorado	48.24	16	9	27
17	Nebraska	48.08	30	1	26
18	Oregon	47.78	40	32	4
19	Montana	47.68	28	28	13
20	New York	47.50	20	39	14
21	Ohio	46.24	27	19	20
22	Indiana	46.00	14	31	28
23	South Dakota	45.71	26	16	24
24	Maryland	45.57	15	7	50
25	Virginia	45.56	9	27	48
26	Tennessee	44.02	12	29	46
27	Wyoming	43.84	19	42	21
28	North Carolina	43.07	33	15	37
29	Michigan	43.05	36	21	31
30	Florida	42.88	24	22	44
31	Missouri	42.76	31	18	38
32	Illinois	42.53	22	44	25
33	Hawaii	41.85	34	41	18
34	Kentucky	41.79	25	37	36
35	New Mexico	41.65	41	13	30
36	Alaska	40.91	44	20	22
37	Pennsylvania	40.77	35	34	35
38	Utah	40.28	37	51	11
39	Oklahoma	39.93	29	40	39
40	California	39.50	49	47	7
41	Arkansas	38.93	47	23	29
42	Arizona	38.57	39	38	33
43	Texas	38.57	32	35	49
44	West Virginia	37.67	43	36	32
45	Georgia	36.55	38	33	51
46	Nevada	34.15	48	26	45
47	Mississippi	33.86	42	43	47
48	Idaho	33.11	51	46	15
49	South Carolina	32.51	46	49	42
50	Alabama	31.65	45	50	43
51	Louisiana	29.00	50	48	40

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