Press Releases
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 [...]
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 [...]
Women’s Voices. Women Vote Holds Focus Groups Around the Country
July 21st, 2010
Washington, DC — Women’s Voices. Women Vote (WVWV) has commissioned focus groups around the country in order to discover what issues the Rising American Electorate (RAE) find most critical and what motivates this burgeoning and powerful segment of the electorate to turn out to vote. Unmarried women, along with youth, African Americans, and Hispanics make [...]
Voting in Massachusetts Reveals Continuation of Trends Evident in New Jersey and Virginia
January 20th, 2010
Washington, D.C. — A post-election poll commissioned by Women’s Voices. Women Vote (WVWV) reveals that while independents proved decisive in the Massachusetts election for the U.S. Senate, there is a disconnect between voting and the desire for change among key constituencies in the electorate that is driving recent elections. The results of the poll offer [...]
Press Call: Women’s Voices Women Vote to release results from only post-election poll of U.S. Senate vote in Massachusetts
January 19th, 2010
Washington, DC – Women’s Voices. Women Vote (WVWV) has commissioned the only post-election poll of the vote for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts, a bi-partisan survey conducted by the polling firms Lake Partners Research and American Viewpoint. The survey examines all turnout patterns with a particular look at those voters in the Rising American Electorate (RAE) [...]
Women’s Voices. Women Vote (WVWV) Announces New Executive Director
November 17th, 2009
Washington, D.C. — Women’s Voices Women Vote (WVWV) is pleased to announce the appointment of Amy C. Young as the organization’s Executive Director. She will be responsible for managing the organization’s programs and overseeing its daily operations. Ms. Young comes to WVWV with extensive experience in the non-profit and for-profit sectors, specializing in organizational development, [...]
The Affordable Health Care for America Act Helps Unmarried Women
November 12th, 2009
Washington, D.C. — A new article published at the Center for American Progress outlines several provisions in the Affordable Health Care for America Act that will address existing health insurance obstacles facing unmarried women and serve to expand quality, affordable health insurance coverage for them. Unmarried women — single, divorced, and widowed — face unique [...]
Many Unmarried Women Face Financial Peril
November 12th, 2009
Washington, D.C. — A new report from the Center for American Progress (CAP) finds troubling unemployment numbers and a bleak economic picture for unmarried women. According to the latest unemployment figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 10.3 percent of unmarried women age 20 and over are unemployed; that’s 3.3 million women. Moreover, for unmarried [...]
The Untold Story of the New Jersey and Virginia Elections: Who Voted, Who Didn’t, and Why
November 6th, 2009
Washington, D.C. — While much has been made about what the gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia portend for 2010, a post election survey of voters and non-voters commissioned by Women’s Voices. Women Vote (WVWV) explains who voted, who didn’t, and why — and identifies trends missed by most pundits and analysts. WVWV’s survey [...]