The Best Cities for Women to Launch Careers

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International Women’s Day is an occasion to reflect on past progress toward gender equity in the workplace and the challenges that still remain. In 2021, women in the U.S. earned about $0.82 for every dollar men earned. Hispanic or Latina women earned about $0.58, and Black women earned about $0.63 for every dollar white men earned, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office and the Census Bureau.

The gender pay gap and other measures of gender equity in the workplace differ by location. In this guide, we ranked U.S. cities based on criteria that indicate the degree to which women are set up to succeed in their careers.

In this guide, we cover:

Methodology: How We Ranked the Cities

We evaluated 399 U.S. principal cities of Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs). We scored and ranked these cities on 12 criteria, including measures of gender equity, such as the wage gap and the gender breakdown of people in management positions, as well as indicators tied to employment, cost of living, public safety, and health care.

Here’s a detailed breakdown of our data sources:

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