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Denver scores high on ranking of best cities for women workers

Denver ranked near the top of businesses owned by women.
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Denver ranked near the top of a new list from LendingTree's Magnify Money, which compared the 50 largest U.S. metro areas on several factors to determine which cities were the best and worst for working women.

The final score for each metro area was determined by a number of factors: the percentage of women who are unemployed, the percentage of businesses owned by women; the percentage of women who are managers; the median earnings gap between men and women; the percentage of women with employer-based health insurance; the percentage of median women's earnings needed to pay for daycare; the percentage of state legislators who are women and the Parental & Pregnancy Workplace State Protection score.

Denver ranked near the top of businesses owned by women (33.7%). The Mile High City also had one of the lowest gaps between the median earnings of men and women (16.4%). It fared very well in unemployment (only 4.2%) and the percentage of state legislators who are women (46%).

Read more from our partners at the Denver Business Journal.

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