Why should single mothers register and vote?

According to Women Work!, a national nonprofit organization that advances economic justice and equality for women through education, advocacy and organizing, just 65 percent of women voted in the 2004 presidential election, leaving the needs and concerns of more than 35 million women – the majority of whom are single mothers and unmarried women – out of the political discourse.

And yet,  American poverty is disproportionately female.  Women earn less money than men.  Women are disproportionately segregated into lower-paying jobs.  And, women are far more likely to have family care responsibilities than men.

Women have much to gain by voting in the upcoming presidential election, so Virtuous Enterprises, Inc. will hold voting drives for single mothers on:

Friday October 3 – 10 am – 2 pm
Saturday October 4 – 10 am – 3 pm
Friday, October 10 – 10 am – 3 pm
Saturday October 11 – 10 am – 3 pm

Location: In The Lobby
4305 St. Barnabas Road
Temple Hills, MD 20748

Voter registrants will receive a Money Management Workshop voucher.  Vouchers will be activated with an “I Voted Sticker” and any other proof of voting material.

If you have any questions, please call 301.316.1955.

Deborah M. Avens is president of Virtuous Enterprises, Inc., a Grantee Partner of The Women’s Foundation.  She blogs about issues impacting low-income women in the Washington metropolitan area at Sister Table Talk.