[Excerpt from WNPR station news report from Kay Perkins, CT Public Radio, 8/30/2022]
A US News report ranks Connecticut as the 7th best state in the country for gender equality, based on factors related to economics, education, health, family planning and care, and representation in politics. Connecticut ranked in the top 10 behind three other New England states: Maine, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
So what is the region doing differently to promote equality for women? One local data expert says the answers aren't so simple.