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History of Feminism

malthaussen

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8. But 4 female senators voted against equal pay.

Reply to CTyankee (Reply #7)

Thu Jul 9, 2015, 03:24 PM

Jul 2015

And 45% of women voted for Rmoney, and 54% of married women voted for him. These are points that disturb me. Now, the flip side of that is that 55% of all women voted against Romney, and that is the stat that is going to have to count -- if the women will turn out.

-- Mal

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"A Sea Change": With 100 Women in Congress, Lawmakers Go on Offensive [View all] ismnotwasm Jul 2015 OP

about time randys1 Jul 2015 #1

Right? ismnotwasm Jul 2015 #2

One bonus to this will be to watch the exploding heads of the children in adult bodies randys1 Jul 2015 #3

100 women and 335 cro-magnons. malthaussen Jul 2015 #4

I'm not sure you are right, tho. I have seen a tidal wave of change on marriage CTyankee Jul 2015 #5

That would be nice... malthaussen Jul 2015 #6

But the women's vote is going to make the difference in lots of these primaries and CTyankee Jul 2015 #7

But 4 female senators voted against equal pay. malthaussen Jul 2015 #8

I think we have to make it an issue. Make younger voters get really pissed off. CTyankee Jul 2015 #9

Yes, pissed-off voters would solve a lot of problems. malthaussen Jul 2015 #10

We need a strong leader on our side of course, but I don't recall Obama doing anything CTyankee Jul 2015 #11

Good news. sheshe2 Jul 2015 #12