women's vote pushes Obama over the edge
"In his historic quest for the presidency, Democrat Sen. Barack Obama--the first African American to win a major-party presidential nomination--prevailed over Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona. He did so with 56 percent of the women's vote and 49 percent of the men's vote.
"It's a historic victory for women," said Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, co-founder and executive director of MomsRising, an Internet-based advocacy group that lobbies on behalf of mothers.
A staunch supporter of women's rights, Obama will succeed President George W. Bush, who has pushed policies promoted by fiscal and religious conservatives such as tax cuts and opposition to same-sex marriage, abortion and most methods of birth control. Pushed to the side during Bush's tenure were policies backed by groups that lobby on behalf of women such as access to abortion and contraceptives, Title IX and funds for federal programs that aid the poor, most of whom are women."
"It's a historic victory for women," said Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, co-founder and executive director of MomsRising, an Internet-based advocacy group that lobbies on behalf of mothers.
A staunch supporter of women's rights, Obama will succeed President George W. Bush, who has pushed policies promoted by fiscal and religious conservatives such as tax cuts and opposition to same-sex marriage, abortion and most methods of birth control. Pushed to the side during Bush's tenure were policies backed by groups that lobby on behalf of women such as access to abortion and contraceptives, Title IX and funds for federal programs that aid the poor, most of whom are women."