January 7th, 2009

Unmarried Women Impacted by Economic Crisis

Women’s Voices. Women Vote Action Fund Joins Women’s Organizations in Support of Pay Check Fairness and Lily Ledbetter Acts

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Women’s Voices. Women Vote Action Fund joins the National Women’s Law Center and other organizations urging Congress to pass the Paycheck Fairness and Lilly Ledbetter fair Pay Act. Both Acts are scheduled for a Congressional vote this week.

“Our country’s economic crisis is taking a toll on all Americans, but is hardest-hitting to women on their own,” said Page Gardner, Women’s Voices. Women Vote Action Fund President. “Unmarried women have to do more with fewer resources and are disproportionately impacted by the current economic crisis. They never shopped at Tiffanys and now they cant afford Target.

According to US Census data, unmarried women are one of the fastest growing large demographics in our country. For the first time in history unmarried women are equal to married women in number (53 million each). Research finds unmarried women earn only 56 cents to the dollar of married men; married women make 62 cents to the dollar. The median net worth of unmarried women, $12,900, is less than half unmarried men’s net worth of $26,850.

“I urge Congress to pass the Paycheck Fairness and Lilly Ledbetter Acts as strides to end pay discrimination and ensure all women are compensated fairly and face no discrimination. ,” Gardner said.

The Women’s Voices. Women Vote Action Fund informs and mobilizes unmarried women to participate in our government and make their voices heard in our democracy. Women’s Voices. Women Vote Action Fund is a nonpartisan, tax-exempt organization. Visit our website at www.wvwvaf.org

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The poll released today covers How to Talk About the Economy with the Rising American Electorate  (RAE).

 

From the report: "RAE voters are an indispensible part of the progressive base in this country.  Political outcomes are driven both by their electoral choices and their relative participation in this Democracy.  The 2010 election cycle saw a significant withdrawal from the Democrats among some members of the RAE, mostly because the economic change they voted for in 2008 was slow in coming and progressive messaging often failed to reflect their economic reality.  Progressives’ success depends in large measure on correcting this mistake in 2012."

 

For more, view the poll results (pdf).
View the full memo here (pdf).

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