The Voting Rights Decision Is a Warning About Women’s Political Power

Women’s equality and full citizenship depend on their political force, authority, and power. In fact, voter exclusion was never about men alone. And much is at stake for women in state and federal elections, including reproductive rights, the environment, housing, childcare affordability, fair pay, protections for caregivers, immigrant rights, and healthcare access. Further, as the National Women’s Law Center has pointed out, “voting restrictions often go hand in hand with other rollbacks.”