{"id":3045,"date":"2015-02-12T16:45:05","date_gmt":"2015-02-12T16:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unitelive.org\/?p=3045"},"modified":"2015-02-13T12:21:04","modified_gmt":"2015-02-13T12:21:04","slug":"women-gone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/?p=3045","title":{"rendered":"Where have all the women gone?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An astonishing 9.1m women did not vote in the 2010 general election.<\/p>\n

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Yesterday (February 11) the Labour party launched the \u00e2\u20ac\u0098biggest ever women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s campaign\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 to reach out to Britain\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s missing women voters. The campaign tour will visit over 70 constituencies before May to talk to female voters about the issues that matter to them.<\/p>\n

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The tour comes as new statistics show that a shocking 9.1m women did not vote in the 2010 general election with the gap between women and men voters growing wider at each election.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bGetting Britain\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s missing women voters registered and ready to vote has never mattered more,\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 said Unite\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Diana Holland. \u00e2\u20ac\u015bPolls show that women are more likely to vote Labour and rightly so. When in power Labour has done more to help women with progressive policies from divorce law reform to equal rights and equal pay laws.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bLabour\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Woman to Woman campaign shows that it is the only party ready to deliver for women in terms of its people, policies and politics. The Tories have failed women miserably in the last five years. Women have been hardest hit by this government\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s welfare and tax credit cuts, with 70 per cent of the cuts falling on them.<\/p>\n

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It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s all to play for. All parties will be battling hard for the female vote in May\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s election after a TNS poll for BBC\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Radio 4\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Woman\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Hour found a disproportionate number remained undecided \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 35 per cent compared to 25 per cent of men.<\/p>\n

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Balance of power<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Women hold the balance of power. At the election they will now have a clear choice between a failing plan that has brought nothing but misery or a better plan for working families.<\/p>\n

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Harriet Harman, MP, deputy leader of the Labour party said, \u00e2\u20ac\u015bUnder this government the progress in women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s lives has stalled and is now falling back. For women to make progress there must be a Labour government and women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s votes will be key to getting a Labour government.<\/p>\n

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Siobhan Endean, Unite national officer equalities agreed. She said, \u00e2\u20ac\u015bLabour has the right policies for women. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not patronising for Labour to focus on issues that affect women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s lives. It shows that Labour takes the issue of missing women voters very seriously, something that the Tories don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t seem to share.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bWomen hold the balance of power, but they are disengaging from politics. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a scandal. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s why it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s essential woman make sure they are registered to vote.\u00e2\u20ac\u0165<\/p>\n

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Unite is also going on the road from March 1 to 15 to get Britain\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s missing voters registered to vote. We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re part of a coalition working to drive up voter registration over fears that millions have fallen off the electoral roll in recent months because of changes to the voter registration system. Get on board the bus. Find out more here<\/p>\n

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Register now<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Are you registered to have your say in May? Register online in minutes here and join Unite\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s coalition #NoVoteNoVoice campaign Find out more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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