It’s hard to be a working mom, but it’s easier in Massachusetts than it is in most other states, according to a new WalletHub study.
The personal finance website today released its rankings of the best and worst states for working moms in the U.S., and Massachusetts did well, coming in at sixth on the list, behind Vermont (first), Minnesota (second), New Jersey (third), Delaware (fourth), and Connecticut (fifth).
The commonwealth scored better than the national average on all indicators, including pediatricians per capita (fourth), percent of single moms in poverty (12th), and parental-leave policy score (tenth). It did less well, but still better than most other states, when it came to day care quality (17th), gender pay gap (19th), and ratio of female executives to male executives (20th).
Traditionally left-leaning states like Massachusetts overall scored better on friendliness towards working moms, according to the study.
