Why women should vote
Posted 10/21/2010
from University of Wisconsin-Superior Gender Equity Program
To Make the Economy Work for Women and Families!
One-third of working mothers are the sole wage-earners in the family either because their spouse is unemployed or out of the labor force or because they are heads of households
For Help in Meeting Family and Work Responsibilities!
Women work in order to support, or help support, themselves and their families. Women make up half of all workers on U.S. payrolls. This is a dramatic change from 1969, when women made up only a third of the workforce.
To Ensure Everyone Gets A Good Education!
Over 25% of girls fail to graduate with a high school diploma in four years – if at all – and the rates are far worse for Black, Latina, and Native American girls.
To Get Single Mothers the Support They Need!
The typical single mother working full-time, year-round, earns $28,000, compared to $40,000 for the typical worker.
To Make Sure that Courts Protect Women's Legal Rights!
Whether the courts will protect big corporations and powerful interests, or individual women facing pay discrimination, sexual harassment, and other kinds of discrimination on the job;
To Make Sure Women Have Information and Options to Prevent Unintended Pregnancies and Make Their Own Decision about Reproductive Health Care!
Millions of women have unmet reproductive health care needs.
To Obtain Equal Pay and Job Opportunities!
Women are nearly two-thirds of minimum-wage workers. The current minimum wage is insufficient to keep a single woman with children out of poverty even if she works full-time, year-round.
To Protect Social Security!
Its harder for women to achieve a secure retirement.
To Rectify Long-Standing Inequities in Women's Health and Make Health Insurance More Affordable for Women and Their Families!
By voting, women can make sure our leaders in Washington continue to work to address long-standing inequities in women’s health and meet the health care needs of women and their families.
http://www.nwlc.org/our-issues/a-women%27s-agenda/voter-education/resources/fact-sheets
One-third of working mothers are the sole wage-earners in the family either because their spouse is unemployed or out of the labor force or because they are heads of households
For Help in Meeting Family and Work Responsibilities!
Women work in order to support, or help support, themselves and their families. Women make up half of all workers on U.S. payrolls. This is a dramatic change from 1969, when women made up only a third of the workforce.
To Ensure Everyone Gets A Good Education!
Over 25% of girls fail to graduate with a high school diploma in four years – if at all – and the rates are far worse for Black, Latina, and Native American girls.
To Get Single Mothers the Support They Need!
The typical single mother working full-time, year-round, earns $28,000, compared to $40,000 for the typical worker.
To Make Sure that Courts Protect Women's Legal Rights!
Whether the courts will protect big corporations and powerful interests, or individual women facing pay discrimination, sexual harassment, and other kinds of discrimination on the job;
To Make Sure Women Have Information and Options to Prevent Unintended Pregnancies and Make Their Own Decision about Reproductive Health Care!
Millions of women have unmet reproductive health care needs.
To Obtain Equal Pay and Job Opportunities!
Women are nearly two-thirds of minimum-wage workers. The current minimum wage is insufficient to keep a single woman with children out of poverty even if she works full-time, year-round.
To Protect Social Security!
Its harder for women to achieve a secure retirement.
To Rectify Long-Standing Inequities in Women's Health and Make Health Insurance More Affordable for Women and Their Families!
By voting, women can make sure our leaders in Washington continue to work to address long-standing inequities in women’s health and meet the health care needs of women and their families.
http://www.nwlc.org/our-issues/a-women%27s-agenda/voter-education/resources/fact-sheets
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