• Overview
  • 2026 Update
  • 2022 Highlights
  • 2022 Baseline
    • Demographics and Diversity
    • Work and the Economy
    • Education and Educators
    • Health and Wellbeing
    • Safety and Justice
    • Leadership and Political Participation
  • Considerations
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the WGC
WGC REPORT
  • Overview
  • 2026 Update
  • 2022 Highlights
  • 2022 Baseline
    • Demographics and Diversity
    • Work and the Economy
    • Education and Educators
    • Health and Wellbeing
    • Safety and Justice
    • Leadership and Political Participation
  • Considerations
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the WGC

2022 Baseline​

What We Knew Then

When WGC launched the State of Women and Girls in Howard County in 2022, we organized the available data into six categories based on the framework used by the Maryland Commission for Women.

These six areas provided a consistent way to examine the experiences, challenges, and opportunities affecting women and girls in Howard County:
  • Demographics and Diversity
  • Work and the Economy
  • Education and Educators
  • Health and Wellbeing
  • Safety and Justice
  • Leadership and Political Participation

​Together, these categories established the 2022 baseline for the State of Women and Girls in Howard County.

The information within each section reflects the data, research, and context available when the report was created in 2022. These original findings are being preserved so they can serve as a reference point for future learning and comparison.
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Explore each category below to see what we knew then.
  • Demographics and Diversity
  • Work and the Economy 
  • Education and Educators 
  • Health and Wellbeing
  • Safety and Justice 
  • Leadership and Political Participation
Click on each to find baseline information by category.
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  • Overview
  • 2026 Update
  • 2022 Highlights
  • 2022 Baseline
    • Demographics and Diversity
    • Work and the Economy
    • Education and Educators
    • Health and Wellbeing
    • Safety and Justice
    • Leadership and Political Participation
  • Considerations
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the WGC