WEST VIRGINIA RANKS LAST IN EQUAL PAY FOR WOMEN IN USA

(09/06/2014)

By Mackenzie Mays
Staff Writer, Charleston Gazette

West Virginia women make less money than most other women in the country, according to a report released Thursday.

The Institute for Women's Policy Research ranked West Virginia last in the United States when it comes to women's employment and earnings, based on factors including annual income, the male-female wage gap, the number of women in the workforce and the number of women in managerial and professional occupations.

The median annual income for full-time female workers is $30,000 in West Virginia, and women in the state make about 66 cents for every dollar that a man earns, according to the report ...

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