Poor economy impacts daily life long-term plans for Majority of Young Women
Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON D.C. While 78 of them say they plan to vote in Presidential Election unemployment for young women in August hit 12.6 and just 37 say the nations elected leaders represent their interests. The labor force participation rate for women in August was 57.6 marking the lowest percentage since December 1991 and the 4th time this year the rate has reached that low.
The policies of this president and his administration are making opportunities for young women fewer and fewer. They are denying an entire generation the opportunity to be independent and to contribute to and plan for a better future" said Amber S. Roseboom Executive Vice President of Generation Opportunity and a former Deputy Chief of Staff of the United States Office of Personnel Management.
Young women in particular after inheriting a legacy in which greater opportunity is not just a right but an expectation will not sit idly by and let it slip away. Very clearly young women do not feel their views are represented in Washington and they plan to make their voices heard in the upcoming presidential election" Roseboom said.
According to data released by the U.S. Department of Labor in its monthly jobs report last month women continued to experience more than a 20 year low in labor force participation.
The labor force participation rate a measure of those who are actively employed and those who are unemployed but are seeking a job is considered a key indicator in gauging the health of the U.S. labor market. Vast numbers of 
women have essentially given up looking for work through no fault of their own in many cases due to the extreme lack of economic opportunity.
Before the Department of Labor report Generation Opportunity released new polling data detailing how the poor economy continues to have a devastating impact on young adult women ages 18 to 29 years old. The poll commissioned by Generation Opportunity found that 90 percent of Millennial women are feeling an impact in their daily lives and that 84 percent are delaying major life financial security and career decisions because of the current state of the economy.
In addition only 37 percent of young women indicated that they believe that todays political leaders reflect the interests of young Americans and 78 percent of 18-29 year old women plan to vote in the election for president this year.
These numbers tell the story of a very stark reality being played out in the daily lives and long-term plans of young women. Todays sad reality is one of limited economic opportunity and a lack of jobs both of which are direct results of this presidents failed policies and stubborn pursuit of a policy agenda that is clearly rolling back the progress that our mothers and grandmothers worked hard to achieve" said Amber S. Roseboom Executive Vice President of Generation Opportunity and a former Deputy Chief of Staff of the United States Office of Personnel Management.
After generations of women fought for equality and access to opportunities not long ago reserved solely for men it should come as no surprise that young women simply want the opportunity to create a future for themselves tocontribute to their communities and to ultimately make the country a better place for generations to come" Roseboom said.
For Generation Opportunity the polling company inc./WomanTrend conducted a nationwide online survey of 1003 adults ages 18-29 between July 27 and July 31 2012. Randomly selected online opt-in panel participants 
were sent an invitation to the survey via email which included a secure link to the online questionnaire. Quotas were used to ensure the survey was representative of the larger 18-29 year old nationwide population with regard to race region and gender. The data were NOT weighted.
The overall sampling margin of error for the survey is ±3.1 at a 95 confidence interval meaning that the data obtained would not differ more than 3.1 percentage points in 95 out of 100 similar samples obtained. Margins of error for subgroups are higher. Women comprised 49 of the total sample for this study.
- 90 of 18-29 year old women changed some aspect of their day-to-day lives because of the current state of the economy (Accepted multiple responses) (Randomized):
- 65 - reduced entertainment budget;
- 56 - reduced grocery/food budget;
- 48 - cut back on gifts for friends and family;
- 43 - skipped a vacation;
- 40 - driven less/relied more on public transit;
- 39 - taken active steps to reduce home energy costs;
- 32 - tried to find an additional job;
- 27 - changed living situation (moved in with family taken extra roommates downgraded apartment or home);
- 27 - sold personal items or property (cars electronic appliances or other possessions);
- 18 - skipped a wedding family reunion or other significant social event;
- 2 - other specified;
- 8 - none of the above (accepted only this response);
- 2 - do not know/cannot judge (accepted only this response).
- 40 - buy my own place;
- 35 - go back to school/getting more education or training;
- 31 - pay off student loans or other debt;
- 29 - change jobs/cities;
- 28 - start a family;
- 25 - save for retirement;
- 22 - get married;
- 13 - none of the above (accepted only this response);
- 3 - do not know/cannot judge (accepted only this response).
- 84 of Millennial women have delayed or might not do at least one major life event due to the current
state of the economy (Accepted multiple responses) (Randomized):
- 62 of young adult women believe the availability of more quality full-time jobs upon graduation is more important than lower student loan interest rates.
- 75 believe that the lack of job opportunities is shrinking the American middle class.
- Only 37 believe that todays political leaders reflect the interests of young Americans.
- 78 of 18-29 year old women plan to vote in the election for President this year.
- The youth unemployment rate for 18-29 year old African-Americans for August 2012 is 22.4 percent (NSA); the youth unemployment rate for 18-29 year old Hispanics for August 2012 is 13.7 percent (NSA); and the youth unemployment rate for 1829 year old women for August 2012 is 12.6 percent (NSA).
- The declining labor participation rate has created an additional 1.7 million young adults that are not counted as unemployed by the U.S. Department of Labor because they are not in the labor force meaning that those young people have given up looking for work due to the lack of jobs.
- If the labor force participation rate were factored into the 18-29 youth unemployment calculation the actual 18-29-unemployment rate would rise to 16.7 percent (NSA).
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