COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A new report shines a light on the challenges girls and women face across South Carolina.

The organization behind it said that while some of its findings might be difficult to comprehend, it also provides a roadmap for how the state can improve for all its people.

The “Status of Women and Girls in South Carolina” report from the Women’s Right and Empowerment Network, or WREN, is a first of its kind in the state, and the group believes it can help drive policy efforts at the State House next year and beyond.

“We feel like there hasn’t really been a central, data-driven source that captures both statewide and county-level realities for South Carolina women, so we’re hoping this research helps fill that gap,” WREN Communications and Marketing Manager Tori Nardone s

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