Minnesota has done comparatively well in these rankings, said Jane Ransom, executive director of the Minnesota Women s Foundation.
Inequalities still exist.
For instance, the average American women makes less than 74 cents for every dollar men make, said Ransom. And in Minnesota, women make even a penny less than the national figure. The report reminds us of the danger of complacency, said Ransom. The lack of mandatory sex education in schools was one item on the checklist under reproductive rights. Opinions offered Several prominent women leaders offered their opinions of concerns highlighted in the report.