Over 100 million American workers are employed by a woman-owned business, of which there are 1.1 million nationally. Researchers at Zippia analyzed state employment data to determine the most supportive and least states for working-class women and women-owned businesses. Zippia ranked each state in four areas: The number of women-owned businesses; the number of employees who work at women-owned businesses; sales per company; and the percent of women CEOs. Researchers sourced data from the U.S. Census's annual business survey and Discoverorg's study on women CEOs. In the slideshow above, discover the 10 most supportive states for working women and women-owned businesses, ranked by Zippia. Related: |
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Danielle Ling is an experienced video journalist and business reporter. As associate editor, Danielle manages all multimedia and reports on industry news and risk-related coverage, managing all weather-related content. A University of Maryland and Philip Merrill College of Journalism alum, Danielle previously served as a video journalist for Verizon FiOS 1 News NJ, Push Pause. Connect with Danielle on LinkedIn or email her at [email protected].
