The Most Vital Feminist Issues of the 2016 Election, Because Women’s Autonomy Is Seriously Under Threat
The 2016 primary campaign season is in full swing, and we’ve already gotten to hear a little something from both sides of the political spectrum. So far, we’ve had two Republican debates (four if you count the “kid’s table” undercard ones), and the first Democratic face-off went down earlier this week. But sometimes there are issues that you as a viewer and potential voter might be interested in that simply aren’t going to get as much play as you’d like in a televised debate. So, without further ado, here are the 4 most vital feminist issues of the 2016 election cycle.
Obviously, there’s a feminist angle to the current race that doesn’t just come around every four years, with a woman currently leading the Democratic pack, and a credible woman candidate running on the Republican side, too (although her polling numbers have slipped lately). And beyond the simple dynamics of who’s running, there are plenty of feminist and women’s issues that go along with the whole election experience, too, ones that have big implications for women all throughout the country. Here are four such examples — unless you’ve got a really good idea where your candidate of choice stands on this kind of stuff, you may want to keep asking more questions.