[[link removed]] Ms. Memo: Women's Rights on the Ballot
October 30, 2024
The polls show it: women's votes will be a decisive factor in the 2024 elections. With so much at stake—and with abortion and women’s rights on the ballot—Ms. is here to deliver the latest need-to-know elections news for feminists, every Wednesday.
How Care Became a Key Issue This Election [[link removed]]
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(Photos courtesy of Ai-jen Poo and Reshma Saujani)
By Marianne Schnall | Taking care of our family members is one of those critical, universal needs that most everyone experiences—whether it’s childcare, or caring for sick or elderly loved ones. Yet it is also one of those areas in our country where support systems and policies have been sorely lacking. The U.S. is one of only six countries that doesn’t have a paid leave program, and Americans are struggling to afford the care they need for their children and aging parents.
The lack of policies around care disproportionately affects women, often hampering their ability to advance in their careers or, in many cases, deterring them from even pursuing careers or leadership positions at all. It’s no wonder we don’t have more women leaders—they don’t have the resources or support they need.
In response to voters’ needs and demands, the issue of care has been receiving outsized attention during this year’s election season.
Reshma Saujani, a leading activist and founder of Moms First, “a national movement to center women in our economic recovery and champion public and private sector policies that support all moms,” went viral when she asked this question of Trump at an Economic Club of New York event: “If you win in November, can you commit to legislation making childcare affordable? And, if so, what specific piece of legislation will you advance?”
“He botched the answer,” said Saujani, “but in the days following, all the news cycle talked about was childcare. The issue finally was getting the attention that it deserves. On the morning shows, in every outlet, everybody was debating about how to fix the childcare crisis. It was a huge moment for moms across the country—their voices and concerns were finally being heard.”
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Some of the Hardest Questions Kamala Harris Has Been Answering Lately, ICYMI [[link removed]] A List of All the Ways Ron DeSantis Has Tried to Meddle in Florida’s Abortion Ballot Measure [[link removed]]
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Because it's hard to keep up with everything going on in the world right now. Here's what we're reading this week:
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This week, as we continue our coverage of the lead-up to the November elections, we’re exploring the role of women and gender in this election. What are we seeing in terms of the gender gap? How will abortion policies impact the outcome of the presidential election? And how are media narratives addressing all of these issues, and influencing voters?
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