A record 40% of all households with children under the age of 18 include mothers who are either the sole or primary source of income for the family, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau. The share was just 11% in 1960. […] Read more »
Our Shifting Attitudes Toward Open Access for Birth Control
Close to two-thirds of women favor making contraceptive pills available over the counter, according to a new nationally-representative survey. In addition, about 30 percent of women using either no birth control or a less effective method—such as condoms—said they would likely take the Pill if it was sold without a […] Read more »
EMILY’s List Madam President Battleground Polling
Voters in battleground states are ready for a woman president, and believe that America will elect a woman in the next presidential election according to polling conducted by Anzalone Liszt Grove Research. The following are key findings from EMILY’s List Madam President battleground polling conducted April 3-9, 2013 by Anzalone […] Read more »
Why Both the Dems and the GOP Now Think Voters Prefer Female Candidates
… Women in politics, it has long been assumed, are trapped in a disabling web of double standards—presumed by voters to be weaker and less capable leaders, but punished for violating gender norms if they do act tough or get angry. … Evidence suggests that double standards may have once […] Read more »
Backwards and in High Heels: Women Report Little Change in Workplace Challenge
Women are now more likely than men to attend and graduate from college, to perform better academically, and to attain an advanced degree. A majority of those in management and professional careers are now women, according to the Department of Labor (up from one-third in 1985). Yet, the latest NBC […] Read more »
Women outpace men in support for stricter gun laws, immigration reform
Women are a key driver of support for legislation overhauling the nation’s gun and immigration laws, according to new data in the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, just as Congress prepares to take up major legislation on both of those issues. Women outpace men in their support for stricter […] Read more »