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Though the more than 400,000 women in the Central Ohio
work force, women here earn 70 cents to a man's dollar.
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There are over 73,000 single female-headed households
in Central Ohio-nearly triple the number of single male-headed
households. Yet only one third of these women own their
own homes.
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Though women in Central Ohio comprise 51% of the population
and 47% of the workforce and bring over $5million to the
economy from businesses they own, there are no female
CEOs of publicly held companies in the area and only 9.9%
of corporate board seats in Central Ohio are held by women.
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in Central Ohio are more likely than men to vote (60.8%
women to 54.9% men). Yet women are underrepresented in
elected official positions.
