The Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) conducts research about the needs of women and how they are addressed by each state. Each state is evaluated based on it public policy in the following areas:
- employment, education, and economic change
- democracy and society
- poverty, welfare, and income security
- work and family
- health and safety
I want to point out statistics that I found interesting from the Institute for Women's Policy Research's findings. In employment and earnings, Georgia ranked 24th. Women earn less than men, and make up less of the work force despite making up more than 50% of Georgia's population. Also, women make up more of the share of all workers in managerial and professional positions, but women make only 82% in income compared to their male counterparts. Georgia also ranked 24th in poverty and opportunity. An interesting stat from this area is that while there is a larger percent of women with a bachelor's degree, there are more men who own business than women. Lastly, under political participation, Georgia ranked 44th. While 63% of women in Georgia are registered to vote, only 50% actually voted. Additionally, only 25% of Georgia's state representatives are women.
All of these areas where women are negatively impacted could be positively impacted by political and social change. When Georgians start asking for change, political leaders can make political change happen for more gender equality.
For More Information About Women in Georgia:
https://statusofwomendata.org/explore-the-data/state-data/georgia/
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Thank you for sharing statistics from the Institute for Women's Policy Research--that's a really interesting source and I'm excited to check out their website. I've never seen political participation stats like that, and it's especially helpful to have them divided by gender. It's saddening that GA ranks 44th out of the whole country in political participation, and this definitely signals that resources should be directed toward encouraging voting and other forms of interaction with politics, especially since only 25% of GA's state representatives are women.
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