UNH Today

The report, “The Status of Women in New Hampshire,” is a compilation of 15 key data sets on four measures — health, safety, economic security and leadership. And in almost all cases, the numbers aren’t pretty, whether it involves the wage gap, poverty, exposure to sexual violence or access to leadership spots in government and business. The report “tells us where we are right now,” said Sarah Mattson Dustin, director of policy for the foundation. She co-authored the report with Kristin Smith, a family demographer at the University of New Hampshire’s Carsey School of Public Policy. The report’s statistics highlight the impact of disparity when it comes to economic security and opportunity.