“In which U.S. cities are women living the longest, earning the most money, and boasting the highest levels of educational attainment? Lots of studies compare American cities—where is the rent cheapest, the commutes shortest, the crime lowest, the weather balmiest? Women’s Well-Being: Ranking America’s Top 25 Metro Areas explores where women are doing best, ranking the twenty-five most populous U.S. metropolitan areas by their score on the American Human Development Index…The study finds that women living in most major metro areas are doing better than the typical American woman. However, not all urban and suburban women have the same choices and opportunities: the study shows how basic indicators in health, education, and income intersect with other important factors, among them race, ethnicity, age, the opportunities of the marketplace, and marital status, to form a more complete picture of the critical factors shaping women’s well-being and access to opportunity.”