• Fifth best state for women: Minnesota ranks in the top ten states for women's political participation and women's employment and earnings. It tied with Colorado and New Hampshire for the fifth best state for women in the United States. 
  
• High political participation rating: Minnesota women's voter registration and turnout are near the top for all states, at second and third in the nation. However, Minnesota still has no women among its congressional delegation, and less than a third of the state legislature is made up of women. As a result, the state receives a B on the political participation composite index. 
   

• Inadequate reproductive rights: Only 43 percent of women in Minnesota live in counties with an abortion provider. In addition, Minnesota does not require sex education, an important resource for teenage boys and girls. It ranked near the middle of all states, at 22nd in the nation, and earned a C on the reproductive rights and resources index.

• Read The Status of Women in Minnesota: Overview in PDF format.
• Learn about the status of women in all states, and see which states ranked best and worst
• Read Overview of the Status of Women in the States in PDF format.

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