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Women's Voices. Women Vote Action Fund strives to promote progressive causes by encouraging participation by women on their own. Below are several news stories about unmarried women and their political participation.

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08.26.2011 : Survey: Women, youth drift away from Obama

08.24.2011 : Creating a New Economic Narrative

08.15.2011 : Voters downgrade Washington

06.03.2011 : WVWVAF / Democracy Corps poll

05.11.2011 : WVWV / Voter Participation Center Second Annual Summit

02.17.2011 : The Right's War On Women

02.14.2011 : Stand up for Wisconsin women!

02.04.2011 : What about the marriage gap?

02.01.2011 : TODAY: Exclusive Telebriefing on Research Results

01.26.2011 : Unmarried Women React to State of the Union Speech

01.25.2011 : Poll: Romney beats Palin with key groups of female voters

01.24.2011 : Another Look at Healthcare

01.24.2011 : Teleconference Today: New National Survey Shows the Road Back for Progressives Begins with Jobs and Health Care

10.27.2010 : All the single ladies: Unmarried women emerge as key voting bloc in new poll

10.26.2010 : Both Parties Seek Edge in Colorado Race

10.26.2010 : All the Single Ladies

10.25.2010 : Swing State Confidential: Colorado–What (Senator) Do Women Want?

10.24.2010 : Women’s Groups Give Buck the Boot, With Their Heels On

10.24.2010 : Pro-Republican Groups Prepare Big Push at End of Races

10.21.2010 : Buck’s outspoken style roils Colorado race

10.21.2010 : Turning Women Voters Against Ken Buck

10.21.2010 : CO-Sen: "Buyer's Remorse"

10.21.2010 : Women's Group Spends $800K To Attack Ken Buck's 'High Heels' Comment

10.20.2010 : Senate, The Daily 10, Politico

10.20.2010 : Prosecutorial Ethics, Date Rape, and “Buyer’s Remorse”

10.20.2010 : "Buyer's Remorse" Hits the Airwaves

10.20.2010 : New CO-SEN Ad Hits Buck For 'Buyer's Remorse' Rape Case Comment

10.20.2010 : Women’s Voices campaign ad underlines Buck’s ‘women problem’

10.18.2010 : Democratic Survey Points to Electoral Promises, Pitfalls

10.06.2010 : It's Time to Stop Scapegoating Unmarried Women

09.29.2010 : Reaching Unmarried Women Critical to Progressives’ Success in November

07.21.2010 : Women’s Voices. Women Vote Action Fund Holds Focus Groups in Ohio, Pennsylvania

09.11.2009 : CAP: Unmarried Women Hit Hard by Poverty

08.03.2009 : Labor Pains: Improving Employment and Economic Security for Pregnant Women and New Mothers

06.01.2009 : How Do We Build an Enduring Progressive Voting Majority?

05.27.2009 : New report says America is a center-left nation

03.04.2009 : The Crucial Question for President Obama: Will He Keep the Rising American Electorate Engaged?

02.17.2009 : WVWV Applauds Passage of American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan Signed today by President Obama

02.06.2009 : Women's Voices. Women Vote Urge Senate Passage of American Recovery & Reinvestment Plan as Critical for Unmarried Women

02.06.2009 : Statement by Page S. Gardner, President, Women’s Voices. Women Vote, on today’s unemployment numbers and the impact on unmarried women

02.04.2009 : Statement by Page S. Gardner, President,Women’s Voices. Women Vote, on the passage of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Legislation

01.31.2009 : U.S. Senate Passage of State Children’s Health Insurance Program Legislation Vital for Unmarried Women

01.30.2009 : U.S. Senate Passage of State Children’s Health Insurance Program Legislation Vital for Unmarried Women

01.29.2009 : Women’s Voices. Women’s Vote Applauds Passage of Lilly Ledbetter Act

01.22.2009 : Lilly Ledbetter Act Passage Vital to Fight Discrimination - Especially for Unmarried Women

01.15.2009 : Two Sides of Fair Pay

01.12.2009 : Lilly Ledbetter's Courageous Acts Pump Up Your Pocketbook

01.09.2009 : Paycheck Fairness and Lilly Ledbetter Acts a Major Victory - Especially for Unmarried Women

01.08.2009 : Pay Equity: Raise Your Voice for Lilly Ledbetter and Equal Pay for Equal Work

01.07.2009 : How Congress Can Act Now for Economic Recovery -- And Simple Justice

01.07.2009 : Unmarried Women Impacted by Economic Crisis

01.07.2009 : Wage Gap by the Numbers

01.02.2009 : Study suggests single women make, save less money

01.02.2009 : What is the single biggest issue facing women in 2009?

12.29.2008 : Huffington Post: Not Your Granddad's New Deal: An Economic Stimulus for a Changing America

12.09.2008 : Gainesville Times: Census report reveals much about how we live

12.09.2008 : Consumer Federation of America: "Women On Their Own In Much Worse Financial Condition Than Other Americans

11.24.2008 : Page S. Gardner: Progressives' top priority must be unmarried women

11.12.2008 : The Lasting Lesson from Election '08: Deliver on the Hopes for Change That Led Unmarried Women to the Polls

11.09.2008 : Political Notebook: Unmarried women give support to Martin, Obama

11.07.2008 : Post-Election Poll: Progressive Majority Provides Mandate for Bold Change

11.06.2008 : Unmarried women put Obama over the top

11.05.2008 : At 1.5 million-plus, Iowa voter turnout tops '04

11.05.2008 : GOP Electoral Strategy: Date Democrats

11.05.2008 : Behind Obama's Victory: Women Open Up a Record Marriage Gap

11.05.2008 : Women are Making our Country's Decisions

11.05.2008 : Minorities, single women, young whites back Obama

11.05.2008 : Women's support proves key in battlegrounds

11.04.2008 : Editorial: The new electorate

11.04.2008 : Down the Ballot -- Women Fight for Change

11.03.2008 : Single Women: Election 2008's Holy Grail

10.24.2008 : When XX marks the ballot: Six gender myths

10.21.2008 : The Marriage Gap

10.21.2008 : Poll finds high anxiety on economy this month

10.18.2008 : How Can 30+ Million Women Be Invisible?

10.17.2008 : Single White Females

10.08.2008 : Survey shows unmarried women prefer Obama

10.03.2008 : Did Women Like Sarah?

10.03.2008 : Independent Women In Colorado Focus Groups Prefer Palin To Biden

10.01.2008 : Women Voters Deeply Divided, Says Gallup: Unmarried Women Back Obama by Large Margin, But Married Women Are Split

10.01.2008 : Single Women Can't Afford to Gamble with Their Vote

09.21.2008 : Democratic Groups Turn to Foot Soldiers

09.21.2008 : Celebrating the single-minded life

09.15.2008 : Both Sides Seeking to Be What Women Want

09.12.2008 : Has Sarah Palin Motivated the Very Voters That Obama Needs to Win?

09.10.2008 : Palin Hits The Motherload

09.04.2008 : Women in the Spotlight

09.04.2008 : Palin's Speech Didn't Move Undecided or Democratic Women Voters

09.04.2008 : The Hockey Mom Hoax

09.04.2008 : Independent groups sound off on Palin

09.04.2008 : From the Eye of the Storm

09.04.2008 : Palin wows GOP, puts Dems on notice

09.04.2008 : Female Clinton Supporters In Focus Groups See Talent, Mudslinging In Palin's Speech

08.29.2008 : Statement Page Gardner, President WVWVAF, Regarding Sen John McCain's choice of Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) as VP candidate

08.25.2008 : Unmarried Women Voters Share DCW Concerns, Says Poll

08.25.2008 : Poll: Marital Status Trumps Gender, Age, Race In Determining Vote

08.21.2008 : Vote, Eagle County women

08.20.2008 : Pocketbook Issue

08.18.2008 : Summer Voter Drives Target Younger Women

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Survey: Women, youth drift away from Obama

26 Aug 11 | 12:30

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Creating a New Economic Narrative

24 Aug 11 | 15:16

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Voters downgrade Washington

15 Aug 11 | 18:38

Debt limit and downgrade take a toll on both parties; GOP bears the brunt of voters’ anger

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WVWVAF / Democracy Corps poll

03 Jun 11 | 11:21

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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