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DC is the 27th Best Place for Women in 2007

Posted By wayan On November 30, 2006 @ 10:49 am In Potpourri | Comments Disabled

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Thanks to Victoria E’s post [2] on San Francisco Metroblogging, I now know Self Magazine’s Best Place For Women 2006 [3]

And where might DC rank on their revered list?

Population: 5,276,900
Ranking: 27 out of 100

+ Below-average rates of depression
+ Among the top five areas for rates of women getting Pap smears
+ Among the top five scores for dental health

- Among the 10 highest rates of sexually transmitted diseases
- Longer-than-average commute of 72 minutes a day
- Among the 10 highest rates of asthma on list

At 5 million and long commuting, they’re including the suburbs, which is a wonderful counter balance to the STD rate numbers. But I’m still disappointed that we’re 27th.

I’d tell you who was ahead of us, but the web database only goes by places, not ranking. Bummer. I wonder where is the “best” according to Self?


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[1] Image: http://www.self.com/livingwell/articles/2006/11/20/hc_ne_dc_was

[2] Victoria E’s post: http://sf.metblogs.com/archives/2006/11/self_magazines_best_place_for.phtml

[3] Best Place For Women 2006: http://www.self.com/livingwell/articles/2006/11/20/healthy_cities

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