California Is 2022’s 10th Worst State for Working Moms – WalletHub Study

With Mother’s Day tomorrow and 68% of women with children under age 18 having been in the labor force during 2021, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2022’s Best & Worst States for Working Moms, as well as accompanying videos and expert commentary.

In order to help ease the burden on mothers in the workforce, WalletHub compared the attractiveness of each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia for a working mother based on 17 key metrics. The data set ranges from the median women’s salary to the female unemployment rate to day-care quality.

Life as a Working Mom in California (1=Best; 25=Avg.):

• 49^th – Day-Care Quality
• 22^nd – Pediatricians per Capita
• 30^th – Ratio of Female Executives to Male Executives
• 50^th – Female Unemployment Rate
• 19^th – % of Single-Mom Families in Poverty

For the full report, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/best-states-for-working-moms/3565