{"id":4927,"date":"2016-03-11T19:15:23","date_gmt":"2016-03-11T19:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/?p=4927"},"modified":"2016-03-11T19:18:42","modified_gmt":"2016-03-11T19:18:42","slug":"research-ranks-texas-among-worst-states-for-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/?p=4927","title":{"rendered":"Research Ranks Texas Among Worst States for Women"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Mark Richardson<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

AUSTIN, Texas<\/strong> – Texas is one of the worst states in the nation for women in terms of equality and opportunity, according to two new studies.<\/p>\n

Reports from the Institute for Women\u2019s Policy Research and WalletHub both quote statistics that show women in Texas are paid less than men for the same job, are more likely to be uninsured and have little or no access to paid time off or family leave from their jobs.<\/p>\n

Ariane Hegewisch, director of the Washington, D.C.-based institute\u2019s Employment and Earnings Program, said women in Texas, particularly blacks and Hispanics, face an uphill battle in their work and family lives.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe issue is the notable absence in Texas of any paid leave supports,\u201d she said. \u201cTexas has nothing. And Texas also, there\u2019s not any laws to give people paid sick days.\u201d<\/p>\n

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New research shows that women in Texas, particularly those with family responsibilities, struggle because of the state\u2019s poor work and family policies. Photo: TNS<\/p><\/div>\n

The Institute for Women\u2019s Policy Research recently reported on the Status of Women in the South and gave Texas a grade of D-plus for its poor work-and-family policies, low rate of health insurance and low rate of political participation by women. The WalletHub survey rated Texas 42nd out the 50 states for high poverty rates and low life expectancy for women.<\/p>\n

Hegewisch said one bright spot in the surveys is the relatively high number of Texas women who own businesses. When the Institute\u2019s researchers were developing the study, she said, they did what-if projections to see what might happen if Texas women were to gain full equality.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat would it do to women\u2019s earnings and what would it do to poverty? And what you can see is that it halves poverty,\u201d she said. \u201cThe money it would put into women\u2019s pockets is the same as 2.5 percent of Texas\u2019 GDP.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hegewisch said, however, that at the current rate of progress, it will take a minimum of 30 years for women to gain equal status in Texas. She said the report lists a number of policies Texas officials should consider adopting to improve the lives of women, their families and, in turn, the state\u2019s overall economy.<\/p>\n

The IWPR study is online at statusofwomendata.org<\/a>. The WalletHub study is at wallethub.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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