Is New York the Best State For Working Moms?

As we wrap up Mothers Day, and Mom is heading to bed to wake and go to work tomorrow, it makes you wonder how good New York is for working moms.

With 70 percent of moms with young children working today, Wallethub decided to figure out which states are the best for working moms.

The 50 states and the District of Columbia were compared across 16 key metrics. the data set ranges from median women's salary to female unemployment rate to day-care quality.

New York was ranked as the 20th best state for working moms. So, almost right in the middle. Here's the breakdown:

Life as a Working Mom in New York:

1st - Day-Care Quality
43rd - Child-Care Costs
23rd - Pediatricians per Capita
7th - Gender Pay Gap
10th - Radio of Female Executives to Male Executive
49th - Median Women's Salary
35th - Female Unemployment Rate
7th - Parental-Leave Policy Score
25th - Avg. Length of Women's Workday
24th - % of Single-Mom Families in Poverty

You can view the full report at Wallethub's website.

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