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Chicago Hope
January 6th, 2012
The Obama Campaign focuses on the fast-growing constituency first identified by The Voter Participation Center — the Rising American Electorate — unmarried women, latinos, voters under 30. Read Chicago Hope from Marc Ambinder at The National Journal.
Republicans Face Potential Hard Sell to Women
December 4th, 2011
Republicans Face Potential Hard Sell to Women
Second Verse Same as the First: The GOP Electorate stays true to itself
October 28th, 2011
Catholic Online cautions, “Beware Obama! Unmarried women hold large sway over presidential election”
October 14th, 2011
Brennan Center releases a new study about the impacts of Voting Law Changes in 2012
October 2nd, 2011
A new study to be released Monday by the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law has tried to tally just how many voters stand to be affected.
“So Sorry You’re Still Married”: New Anniversary Card Greeting?
September 22nd, 2011
The truth about singles in our society, by Bella DePaulo.
Blocking Fair Pay Act Hurts Working Women and Economic Security
November 17th, 2010
Washington, DC–“Women’s Voices. Women Vote commends those senators who stood up for fairness by voting for cloture on the Paycheck Fairness Act (S. 3772). Once again, however, a minority of senators have put petty partisan maneuvering ahead of the best interests of millions of American working women and the vote failed 58-41. This is a [...]
NEC Report: Women Hit Hard By Great Recession
October 21st, 2010
Washington, DC—Jobs and Economic Security for America’s Women, the latest report from the National Economic Council, underscores earlier findings from Women’s Voices. Women Vote (WVWV) and the Center for American Progress (CAP) about the unique and difficult challenges faced by unmarried women in this economy. According to the report: Economic status is associated with marital [...]
WVWV Applauds Passage of American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan Signed today by President Obama
September 26th, 2010
Statement by Page S. Gardner, President, Women’s Voices. Women Vote: “Today’s signing of the historic American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan by President Barack Obama is a much needed boost for not only the American economy generally, but for those who are among the hardest hit by this economic crisis. “Unmarried women are suffering from the [...]
Women’s Voices. Women’s Vote Hails Passage of Economic Stimulus Package As Critical for Unmarried Women
September 26th, 2010
“Tonight’s passage of the historic American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan is a much needed boost for not only the American economy generally, but for those who are among the hardest hit by this crisis – unmarried women. This segment of the population turned out to vote in record numbers this past election cycle. “The economic [...]
Women’s Voices. Women Vote Urge Senate Passage of American Recovery & Reinvestment Plan as Critical for Unmarried Women
September 26th, 2010
“The U.S. Senate’s upcoming vote on the historic American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan is a much needed boost for not only the American economy generally, but for those who are among the hardest hit by this economic crisis.” “Despite reports of sagging support for the stimulus, a new Women’s Voices. Women’s Vote. survey, shows broad [...]
U.S. Senate Passage of State Children’s Health Insurance Program Legislation Vital for Unmarried Women
September 26th, 2010
Statement by Page S. Gardner, president, Women’s Voices. Women Vote, on the vote by the U.S. Senate in favor of State Children’s Health Insurance Program legislation: “Today the U.S. Senate passed State Children’s Health Insurance Program legislation, preserving access to healthcare of low-income families. I commend the Senators who support this legislation, providing services critical [...]
There is nothing funny or serious about repealing women’s right to vote
September 26th, 2010
As noted by Think Progress, National Review columnist John Derbyshire recently told radio show host Alan Colmes that he “wouldn’t lose a minute’s sleep” if “female suffrage [were to] be repealed” and stated that the United States would “probably” be a better country if women did not vote. Mr. Derbyshire’s comments are as sexist as [...]
Statement of Page Gardner on the House Passage of the Affordable Health Care for America Act
September 26th, 2010
Washington, DC – Founder and President of Women’s Voices Women Vote (WVWV), Page Gardner, released the following statement after the United States House of Representatives passed the Affordable Health Care for America Act: “Late last night, the House of Representatives took a bold and historic step toward ensuring that all Americans will truly have access [...]
Statement by Page S. Gardner, President,Women’s Voices. Women Vote, on the passage of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Legislation
September 26th, 2010
“For the millions of unmarried women across American worrying about how to provide health care for their children, President Obama’s actions today reauthorizing and expanding SCHIP sends the message that change has come to Washington and help is on the way. Women’s Voices. Women’s Vote applauds the President for signing this critical piece of legislation [...]
Statement by Page S. Gardner, President, Women’s Voices. Women Vote, on today’s unemployment numbers and the impact on unmarried women
September 26th, 2010
“Today’s unemployment numbers issued by the Labor Department, the worst unemployment numbers since 1974, paint a bleak story for the American economy, 7.6% unemployment overall. Unmarried women are unemployed at an even higher rate than the overall national average – Unmarried women’s unemployed rate is 9.3% while married women’s’ unemployed rate is below the national [...]
Lilly Ledbetter Act Passage Vital to Fight Discrimination — Especially for Unmarried Women
September 26th, 2010
Statement by Page S. Gardner, president, Women’s Voices. Women Vote, on the vote by the U.S. Senate on the Lilly Ledbetter Act: “Today’s Senate vote is a great victory in providing equality for our nation’s women, especially those who are single, separated, widowed or divorced. Passage of the Lilly Ledbetter legislation today removes another road-block [...]
A budget for women
September 26th, 2010
By Page Gardner As a woman, I was proud to help so many other women get registered to vote for the 2008 elections. “Women’s Voices. Women Vote,” the organization that I founded, registered over 900,000 women in the months leading up to the November elections. These women made the effort to get registered because they [...]
Phyllis Schlafly (Accidentally) Gets Something Right: Everyone Should Recognize the Growing Power of Unmarried Women Voters
July 27th, 2010
Washington, DC–While stumping for Michigan politician Andrew “Rocky” Raczkowski, Phyllis Schlafly once again dipped into her poisoned well of rhetoric. Her target was unmarried women, and she returned to the tired old trope of welfare abuse. Ms. Schlafly said the only reason these women turned out to vote was because “when you kick your husband [...]