A new in-depth study by MoveHub ranked US states based on the quality of life for women who live there

The site looked at factors like gender pay gap, political representation in the state legislature, equality in education, and accessibility to health insurance

It also examined reproductive rights and the number of incidents of violence against women

States in the Northeast and West mostly fared best, while Utah and a cluster of Southern states performed worst

A new study has determined that in the United States, Hawaiian women have the best quality of life — while those in Oklahoma have it the worst.

MoveHub, a site that helps users 'make informed decisions about where to move', conduced the study, weighing a list of factors that directly affect women to see which US states had the best environment for the female sex.

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The website found that for the most part, women living on the West Coast and in the Northeast have the best quality of life, while women in the Deep South have it the worst.

On the map: A new study ranked the US states based on quality of life for women

MoveHub used data from several sources, including the National Partnership for Women and Families, Americans United for Life, the National Conference of State Legislatures, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and the Violence Policy Center.

BEST STATES TO BE A WOMAN 1. Hawaii 2. Vermont 3. Minnesota 4. Illinois 5. Maryland 6. Maine 7. New York 8. California 9. Massachusetts 10. Delaware

One factor that it looked at was the gender pay gap in each state. Though nationally women make 80 cents to the dollar that men make, that's just the average.

Women in Wyoming, according to new data from NerdWallet, make just 64 cents to the dollar — the worst state for the wage gap. In New York, the best state for the wage gap (though it still exists), women make 89 cents to the dollar.

MoveHub also factored in female political representation in the state legislature, equality in education, and accessibility to health insurance.

They looked at reproductive rights in each state, as well as the number of incidents of violence against women committed by men.

There were correlations, of course. The website noted that states that performed poorly in the political representation category were also more likely to suffer in terms of reproductive rights and equal pay.

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The good life: Hawaii earned the top spot, while Oklahoma came in last place

Hawaii, which had the best score of all 50 states, has high female representation in national government: One of its two senators is a woman, and both of its Representatives are women.

WORST STATES TO BE A WOMAN 1. Oklahoma 2. Louisiana 3. Utah 4. Mississippi 5. South Carolina 6. Missouri 7. Texas 8. Michigan 9. Virginia 10. Georgia

According to MoveHub, only six per cent of women in the state don't have health insurance, and the state also has the lowest percentage of the female population being murdered by men.

Hawaii was followed by Vermont, Minnesota, Illinois, and Maryland, with Maine, New York, California, Massachusetts, and Delaware rounding out the top ten.

The worst state for women was determined to be Oklahoma — the state which recently passed a bill referring to women as 'hosts' for unborn babies.

Oklahoma also has one of the largest wage gaps (at 73.2 cents) and actually saw its wage gap grow more than any other state from 2007 to 2015, by 5.57 per cent.

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Oklahoma was followed by Louisiana, Utah, Mississippi, and North Carolina. Last year, Louisiana passed a bill banning dilation and evacuation abortions — the most common kind used during the second trimester — and also instituted a 72 hour waiting period.

'Our findings suggest that although some states perform slightly better than others, there are still millions of women living without adequate healthcare cover and earning a fraction of the income of their male peers,' Senior Digital Marketing Manager Agnese Geka said in a press release.

'It is clear that every state needs to work a lot harder to protect and promote the welfare of their female residents if January's demonstrations are anything to go by.'