• Number of women in elected office: Delaware has a relatively large number of women in elected office, at eleventh for the country as a whole. However, women in Delaware lack a women's caucus in the state legislature, and their voter registration rates are relatively low. Delaware earned a C- overall for political participation.

• Poor women's health: Delaware ranks very near the bottom for women's mortality from breast and lung cancer, women's incidence of chlamydia and AIDS, and the number of days per month on which women's activities are limited by their health. It ranks 48th in the nation and earns a D- on measures of women's health and well-being.  

• Read The Status of Women in Delaware: 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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