Map Shows the Worst State for Women To Make Money:
Gender income inequality by state and county.
By Chris Kirk|Posted Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012, at 12:05 PM EThttp://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/map_of_the_week/2012/10/gender_income_inequality_maps_by_county_and_by_state.html
At the second presidential debate, one of the town hall participants posed a question to the candidates that surprised some journalists: "In what new ways to you intend to rectify the inequalities in the workplace, specifically regarding females making only 72 percent of what their male counterparts earn?"
The maps above show, however, that the question shouldn't surprise anyone at all. In every state, women make a fraction of what men make. In some counties, they make half as much—or less.
Women in Utah have it the worst. There, the average working woman makes 55 cents for every dollar the average working man makes. The state is followed closely by Wyoming, at 56 cents; Louisiana, at 59 cents; North Dakota, at 62 cents; and Michigan, at 62 cents. The best states for income equality are Hawaii, Florida, Nevada, Maryland, and North Carolina. In each, women make about three-fourths of what men make.
County-level data illustrate the best cities for pay equality: Washington, D.C. and Dallas lead, followed by San Francisco, Los Angeles, Austin, Santa Fe, New York, and Boston.
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Large maps in original article shows statistics for each state and county. This underlying gender inequality for income probably impacts transgender individuals who transition to a new gender, since they are subject to the job markets where they live in their target gender, as well as potentially any discrimination for being transgender. Especially enlightening are the county maps. -MadelineB
