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Title: The Status of Women and Girls in West Virginia
Citation Type: Miscellaneous
Publication Year: 2013
ISBN: 9781878428516
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Abstract: Women and girls in West Virginia have made some social and economic progress in recent decades, but the need for further improvements remains. Many female residents in the state are vulnerable to challenges such as poverty, limited access to child care, the gender wage gap, and adverse health conditions. In addition, women and girls in West Virginia face stubborn disparities in opportunities and outcomes—including disparities that exist among women and girls from different racial and ethnic groups as well as among those from various geographic areas in the state. Addressing these challenges and disparities is essential to promoting the well-being and vibrancy of West Virginia’s many communities. This report provides comprehensive data to assess the progress of women and girls in West Virginia and identify places where additional improvements are still needed. The report analyzes issues that profoundly affect the lives of women and girls in the state, including employment, earnings, and education; economic security and poverty; and health and well-being. The report also tracks trends in progress in West Virginia (between 2000 and 2010) by comparing its findings with the 2002 report, The Status of Women in West Virginia (IWPR 2002). In addition, the report examines the status of women and girls in five regions of the state (Northern Panhandle, North Central, Eastern Panhandle, South Central, and Southern) as well as in the nation as a whole. The data on women’s and girls’ status that it presents can serve as a resource . . .
Url: https://www.wvdhhr.org/wvwc/documents/The Status of Women and Girls in West Virginia 2013.pdf
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Authors: Hess, Cynthia; Hegewisch, Ariane; Williams, Claudia
Publisher: Institute for Women's Policy
Data Collections: IPUMS USA, IPUMS CPS
Topics: Gender, Poverty and Welfare
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