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Angela, Founder & President of Sisterhood Agenda, is an award-winning global leader, holistic health specialist, and author.

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When women vote, we commit to the process and have hope for the future. Of course, people vote for a variety of reasons, and women are no exception. To vote is to act on the belief that individually, we can make a difference.

Not sure if you are going to vote?

Choosing not to vote is an action, too. History has proven that when women vote, are actively engaged in the process, and our votes are counted in free and fair elections, we win.

Avoid gender stereotypes

Gender stereotypes may lead you to believe that women participate in the electoral process primarily for family and safety issues that concern them. This blanket assumption can be misleading:

Just as there is no one monolithic “Black community,” there is no one monolithic group of women voters. Women do not all vote the same way.

Why women vote

We all have our motivations, sometimes deeply personal, and all times, very political. Voting is a political process, a right that has been historically denied. When we vote, often we want our elected officials to see and hear us.

When women vote, we create change. Voters are agents of change.

Most of the reasons why women vote are not difficult to understand. We vote for the same reasons everyone else votes! Read more about women’s suffrage around the world.

Generally speaking, we vote:

To address societal inequalities, such as discrimination based on race, gender, and sexual identity
To move from marginalization to empowerment status
To protest unfair, unequal treatment
To make the world a better place for everyone
To see our personal vision for day-to-day quality of life issues come to life
To participate in a process that was previously denied to us
To protect ourselves, our children, our families, and our communities
To communicate our priorities and address issues that are important to us such as health insurance, the economy, and climate change
For progress and positive social change
To maintain the status quo if the status quo is good for us
To make our voices heard
To grab our seat at the table
To engage in a group process that consolidates our personal and social power with likeminded others

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What are your thoughts about voting? What has been your experience when women vote? Share with us in the comments below.

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4 comments

Black Women in Europe says:
September 11, 2020 at 7:03 am
Women getting to the polls this Centennial Anniversary year of the White woman’s right to vote in the US could lead to a historic turnout. African American suffragettes from Ida B Wells, Mary Church Terrell and May Howard Jackson, Harriet Gibbs Marshall, Dr. Amanda Gray, and Dr. Eva Ross just to name a few fought racism and sexism to lay the groundwork for all Americans to have the right to vote.
When women vote, women win. We say that in a group of women voters propelled to the US House of Representatives in special and midterm elections starting in 2017. With a Black and Indian woman on the ballot to become the first female Vice President of the US, the 2020 elections can result in another first for womanhood.
1. Angela D. Coleman says:
  September 11, 2020 at 3:14 pm
  YESSS!!!
Adrianne George says:
September 11, 2020 at 7:05 am
If you are an American living outside of the US you can vote. votefromabroad.org can walk you through the process.
1. Angela D. Coleman says:
  September 11, 2020 at 3:15 pm
  Thank you for sharing this useful information.

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