• Number of women in elected office: Arkansas has a relatively high number of women in elected office, at 20th in the nation. However, women there register and vote at rates lower than women in the rest of the country. Overall, the state receives a grade of D on the political participation composite index.

• Fiftieth in the nation for employment and earnings: Women in Arkansas participate in the workforce less often, earn wages much lower, and work as managers or professionals much less often than women in the nation as a whole. The state receives an F on the employment and earnings composite index.
  
• Fiftieth in the nation for economic autonomy: More than 24 percent of Arkansas women lack health insurance, and nearly 17 percent live below the poverty line. Women in these circumstances lack many of the basic necessities of life. The state receives an F on the economic autonomy composite index.

• Read the full report, which is posted on the website of the Center for Representation at the University of Arkansas.  
• Read The Status of Women in Arkansas: 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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