An interesting article from tompaine.com discusses the possibility of a woman running France, and about the increase in women voting for women – and men voting for women – that’s going on stateside.
Here’s the bit I found most interesting:
Buried in the Ms. results is a loud warning bell for Republicans. While all voters rated Iraq number 1 in importance, there were differences between the genders on this question. Republican women are more intense about ending the war than any other group, with 73 percent of them rating it as a very high priority. They’re ahead of even their Democratic sisters on this one.
Now think about what would happen if more of those women were actually in power within the Republican party!
Also, not surprising to this working-class feminist, but women overwhelmingly voted for the increases in the minimum wage. It’s not surprising because the majority of adult minimum-wage earners are women.
(Thanks to Melissa for the link!)