Women make up 51.4 percent of South Carolina's population.

In South Carolina, women earn 71 cents to a man's $1; nationally, women earn 73 cents.

S.C. women working full time and year-round earn a median annual income of $24,800; the national median is $26,900.

In 2002, the rate at which S.C. men murdered their female partners ranked third in the nation.

Forty-five states have established task forces to determine whether women receive equal treatment under the law. South Carolina never has had a gender-bias task force.