The 10 Best States to Be a Little Girl in America: Research

a NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- If you're raising daughters, you might have an easier time if you live in the Midwest, Northeast or Mid-Atlantic regions. A recent report by the Girl Scout Research Institute titled "The State of Girls: Thriving Or Surviving?" ranks the best andaworst states for young girls to grow up in. The index of girls' well-being is a calculation of five indicators: physical health and safety, emotional health, economic well-being, education, and extracurricular and out-of-school ...