The Status of Women in the Charlotte Metropolitan Area, North Carolina
Women in the Charlotte metropolitan area, and in North Carolina as a whole, have made much progress during the last few decades.
Women in the Charlotte metropolitan area, and in North Carolina as a whole, have made much progress during the last few decades.
Women in Henderson and Transylvania counties, as in North Carolina as a whole, have made much progress during the last few decades.
Women in Buncombe County, as in North Carolina as a whole, have made much progress during the last few decades, yet more remains to be done to elevate women’s status. The majority of women work— many in professional and managerial jobs—and women are a mainstay of the economic health of their communities.
Women in the western counties of North Carolina, and the state as a whole, have made much progress during the last few decades.
Women in Alexander, Burke, and Caldwell counties, as in North Carolina as a whole, have made much progress during the last few decades, but more remains to be done to elevate women’s status.
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This briefing paper provides basic information about the status of women in the Asheville area (which includes Buncombe and Madison counties), focusing on women’s earnings and workforce participation, level of education, poverty, access to child care, and health status. It also provides background demographic information about women in the region.
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Women in North Carolina have made significant social and economic advances in recent decades, but the need for further progress remains. A forthcoming report from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), The Status of Women in North Carolina, shows that many of North Carolina’s women are vulnerable to challenges such as unemployment, a persistent wage gap, poverty, and the high cost of child care.
This report is the result of conversations over nearly two years among women leaders in New Haven about the growing need for data on women and girls in New Haven.