Women also remain disproportionately underrepresented in leadership positions, despite decades of progress. The Source: The information for this story was provided by WalletHub, which collected data as of July 20, 2026 from the U.S. Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, National Women’s Law Center, Institute for Women’s Policy Research, The Nation’s Report Card, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, and Center for American Women and Politics. This story was reported from Los Angeles.