Aug 5, 2009 6:55 pm US/Eastern
Survey Says NYC Is Best Big City For Working Moms
NEW YORK (CBS) ―
If you're a working mom looking to have it all – kids and a career – you may not have to go too far.
A new survey says that your best chance for familial, and financial, fulfillment is right here, in the five boroughs.
Sure, it's loud, crowded, congested and, according to one New Yorker, "way too expensive."
But New York City, according to a study by ForbesWoman Magazine, has now been crowned the best place to live for women who want children and a career.
"New York, surprisingly to many people, is the best place for working moms to raise kids, get a great job, and make a lot of money," Heidi Brown, senior reporter for ForbesWoman, said.
"New York doesn't fit every stereotype that we think about, and that's one of the most exciting things about this survey," Brown says.
The magazine says it considered the 50 largest cities in the United States, and what each had to offer working mothers.
Factors included access to healthcare and daycare, the number of parks, spending per pupil in schools, earning potential, unemployment rates, and cost of living. To the surprise of many, New York City topped the list at number one.
"It's so stressful and expensive, although I love it so," Park Slope resident and working mom Susan Hahn said.
"New York is a great place," Manhattan working mother Joanna Spencer said. "There's a million things to do, a million opportunities for work."
Some suburban moms, however, say "been there, done that."
"The reason we move out of the city is to have more space, more play area for the kids," Westchester working mom Roseate Wagner said.
The folks at Forbes say the magazine's survey is aimed at ForbesWoman readers - middle to upper class women, aged 20 to 50 years old.
While New York didn't rate number one in every category, "it did well enough, in enough [categories], to come out on top," Brown said.
Rounding out the top five cities in the survey: Austin, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Milwaukee, and Portland, Oregon. The city that found itself at the bottom of the study: Las Vegas.
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