By a landslide 42 points, unmarried women favored Democrat Terry McAuliffe over his Republican challenger in the Virginia governor’s race, exit polling shows. 67 percent of unmarried women (single, divorced, widowed, or separated) voted for McAuliffe as compared to just 25 percent for Cuccinelli. … Pollster Stan Greenberg of Democracy […] Read more »
The Right to Vote
It is becoming increasingly obvious that the Supreme Court decision in Shelby County v. Holder, which eviscerated the Voting Rights Act, is leading to a new era of voter suppression that parallels the pre-1960s era—this time affecting not just African-Americans but also Hispanic-Americans, women, and students, among others. The reasoning […] Read more »
Women See GOP Drifting Further From Them
The Republican Party’s effort to rebrand itself with women since losing the 2012 presidential race and seats in Congress is falling short, a new United Technologies/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll has found. Only 14 percent of women said the Republican Party had moved closer to their perspective. More than twice as […] Read more »
Survey Finds Challenges in Breast Cancer Awareness
American women’s concerns about their risk of breast cancer has subsided in the past six years and few can cite either the age or frequency at which mammograms are recommended – signs of the ongoing challenge in keeping breast cancer awareness at the forefront of public attention. While mammograms are […] Read more »
The Banal, Insidious Sexism of Smurfette
The Smurfs, originating as they did in mid-century Europe, exhibit the quaint sexism in which boys or men are generic people—with their unique qualities and abilities—while girls and women are primarily identified by their femininity. The sequel doesn’t upend the premise of Smurfette. In the original graphic novels, Smurfette (or […] Read more »
15% of Women Feel Unfairly Denied a Promotion
Fifteen percent of U.S. working women say they have at some point felt passed over for a promotion or opportunity at work because of their gender, while 85% say they have never felt that way. These perceptions are similar by age, educational attainment, and employment in a professional or non-professional […] Read more »