Julia Louis-Dreyfuss is spending some time in the Oval Office . . .
She's not actually running for president, but she is trying to bring attention to the fact that the U.S. now has as many unmarried women as married. And a whopping 20 million didn't vote in 2004.
With primary elections around the corner (I can’t believe it either, but I live in DC, so I’m not totally overwhelmed by home visits from Bill Richardson or Mike Huckabee), it’s time to start talking about voting. And here’s some bad news about unmarried women voters like myself. . . we account for about 26% of eligible voters, but we only represented about 22.5% of the electorate in 2004. Translation: we under-voted by a factor of about 15%. To boot, unmarried women are generally 9% less likely to register and 13% less likely to vote than married women.
So, why does it matter? Because when women don't vote at higher rates, then our collective voices are not heard. And we can all see the result of that...Less health care, less investment in education, and laws (such as the bankruptcy bill) that make it harder on working families.
Women's Voices, Women Vote is an organization dedicated to getting women registered, and out to the polls.
If not already registered to vote, please go online to WVWV's website: http://wvwv.org/voting-information/register-to-vote.
If you are registered, encourage your friends to get registered.
Uta Hagen: Quotes on Making a Difference
“We must overcome the notion that we must be regular... it robs you of the chance to be extraordinary and leads you to the mediocre.”
