A league of their own.
Campaigns and Elections; Apr98, Vol. 19 Issue 4, p8, 1/5p
Document Type: Article
LEAGUE
of Men Voters, The
Presents information on the
organization The League of Men Voters which aims to close the voting
participation gap between men and women. How the organization will go about
its campaign; Comments from Mike Aspen, the
group's founder. * * * A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN According to the U.S. Bureau of Census, 15 percent more women than men
voted in the '96 Presidential election. In an attempt to close this
"participation gap," a group of men, and women, have formed a new
grassroots organization: The League of Men Voters, based in During its first year, the nonpartisan group will concentrate on building
a membership base and registering men to vote. Looking beyond the '98 cycle,
the organization plans on starting a publication for members and lobbying
Congress to be included when seeking input on voter registration and voter
legislation. According to Mike Aspen, the group's founder,
"The new league...stressed the idea that the differences between men and
women, despite misunderstandings and injustices, actually contribute a
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Source: Campaigns
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