Here’s what’s driving the Gen Z gender gap

A collaborative report examines the growing political gender gap among Gen Z voters. The analysis highlights how issues like abortion access and the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision have influenced the political engagement of young women.
Editor’s note: This story is part of Gen Z at the Ballot Box, a collaboration between States Newsroom and The 19th. Brenna Vandergeest was a teenager when her grandmother told her about Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the Supreme Court case that ended the federal right to an abortion. She said it lit a fire […]
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