One year out from the 2012 election and new quantitative and qualitative research makes it very clear -- next year will be very different from 2008, when Democrats captured the White House, gained seven U.S. Senate seats and the majority, and expanded their control of the U.S. House of Representatives....

This week a Denver court will determine whether Colorado's Secretary of State Scott Gessler can keep eligible, registered voters in Denver from participating in the city's November 1 election. Gessler ordered the Denver Clerk and Recorder Debra Johnson to stop mailing ballots (it's an all-mail election) to registered voters because...

The U.S. Census Bureau has made it official: we have entered the era of Unmarried America. And this week, "National Unmarried and Single Americans Week," is a good time for our nation's lawmakers, business owners and state governments to acknowledge and respond to what the 2010 Census has made abundantly...

New research shows that the progressive base in this country -- unmarried women, persons of color, and those under 30 years old -- is struggling more financially than the conservative base, are not as motivated politically and are not responding to the progressive economic message now being offered on Capitol...

Unmarried: Rose Ferlita has put her political ambition first and foremost, while her opponent is a dedicated family man with two children -- Ferlita is an unmarried woman with a suspect commitment to family values.

So reads a mailer that's making news in the Tampa mayoral run-off. Accusations...

The Fat Lady isn't singing yet. Women will make up the majority of the electorate on Tuesday and they will decide -- depending whether more married or unmarried women turn out -- who sings on Election Day.

Though much has been made this cycle about the gender gap, there...

This week is National Unmarried and Single Americans Week, and while it is important to celebrate the contributions unmarried women make, we also need to recognize the struggles they face. The National Board of Economic Research may have declared the Great Recession over, but we are far from done feeling...

Today, Equality Day, marks the 90th anniversary of the certification of the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote. A lot has changed in ninety years, but one fact remains more salient than most: women are a political force to be reckoned with in this country.

Ten million American women are raising children on their own. On this Mother's Day, we should thank these hard-working moms and look to what we as a society could be doing to improve their lives, and the lives of their children.

Today more than one in five...

Today is "Equal Pay Day," the day that symbolizes how far into 2010 it takes for women to earn the same amount men made in 2009. Last year, men earned an average of $46,200 over the year, but women had to work all of 2009 and...

While much has been made about what the gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia portend for 2010, a post election survey of both voters and non-voters commissioned by Women's Voices Women Vote (WVWV) offers several important lessons for progressives and civic engagement groups.

Our survey takes...

This week (September 20-26) is Unmarried and Single Americans Week, which recognizes the vast growth in the population of 100 million Americans who are not married. Roughly 51 million of them are women. New data from the Census out this week show that more women than ever are...

"Women gain as men lose jobs." That was the gist of the first round of news stories about rising unemployment in USA Today, The New York Times, NBC and other major media outlets this week.

As with much of the news media coverage about the economy, this headline misreads...

Almost half a year has passed, but the 2008 election still looms as an epochal event: With a record voter turnout, the American people, including members of many groups who have been excluded from the political process, changed the face of the nation's leadership and the direction of our public...

My recent memo to the progressive community demonstrates that unless progressives put forth a sustained effort to engage our base, there is likely to be a significant drop off in electoral participation in 2010.

In his national televised address to a joint session of Congress, President Obama showed that he's...

As early as this week , the new Congress can jumpstart the economy by passing two laws that will put more money into working women's paychecks by making sure they're paid what they're worth.

Especially if concerned citizens call on Congress to take action now, the House and Senate are...

Most economists agree that an anti-recession program should achieve three goals: Pump money into the economy. Save existing jobs and create new jobs. And help those in greatest need.

All three of these signposts point to a large, fast-growing, but long-forgotten group of Americans who should be a major...

More than a week after a historic election, political analysts still are sifting through the results, trying to figure out how different segments of society voted, why they cast their ballots as they did, and what their political preferences and patterns of participation mean for the future.

But three...

With the nation's attention riveted on the worst financial crisis since 1929 and a nationally televised debate featuring the first female vice presidential nominee since 1984, American women are paying close attention to the candidates who are competing and the issues that are at stake.

In order to encourage informed...

This week, more than 276,000 North Carolina residents received a voter registration application from Women's Voices, Women Vote. North Carolina is one of 24 states where we mailed a total of more than 3 million voter registration applications.

In addition to the mailing, calls were made to mail recipients for...