OK, we know that women over 50 don’t have to worry about their own reproductive rights any longer. But that still doesn’t help us wrap our heads around the results of a new AARP poll that came to this conclusion: A majority of US women age 50 and over—one of the largest and most reliable voting blocs—is still undecided in the final weeks leading to the midterms, casting uncertainty on the outcome of a critical election year.

Those who want to curb our reproductive rights are confirming the thing we’ve always feared and chafed at: That we as women (of all ages) actually are irrelevant.

While nearly all of older female voters said they will cast ballots in November, 51 percent hadn’t yet picked their congressional candidates, according to the poll released yesterday. Four in ten will decide in the last few weeks before the election, and they divide evenly between Democrats and Republicans.

Turnout will be key. Democrats are slightly favored to keep control of the U.S. Senate, while Republicans are seen with a small edge to win the House, according to political analyst FiveThirtyEight.

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We Cast a Third of Votes

Women age 50 and over cast nearly a third of ballots in the 2018 and 2020 elections, AARP said, citing voter files and Census Bureau data. That makes them the largest group of swing voters heading into this election season, according to Nancy LeaMond, chief advocacy and engagement officer at AARP.

NextTribe is staunchly pro-women, in any form that takes.

“Women voters 50 plus can make the difference in 2022 and decide the balance of power in Congress and statehouses across the country,” LeaMond said in a statement.

So listen up, this shows we have the power to change the country. The only question is: Will we use it?

Dividing Lines

Hispanic and Asian women are more likely than White and Black women to still be weighing their options, AARP found in the survey conducted from Sept. 6-13. The women polled were also divided as to how well the economy is working for them personally, with Hispanics the only group where a majority said it wasn’t.

We all have daughters, nieces, or other loved ones who are immediately impacted by the rollback of women’s autonomy over their own bodies.

While worries about inflation and voting rights break along party lines, older women are more unified in their concerns about division in the country, Social Security and Medicare.

As far as what actions would help this group the most, 75 percent singled out protecting Social Security from cuts. The next biggest priority is lowering food prices, followed by cheaper costs for gas and health care.

It’s interesting to us that reproductive rights are mentioned nowhere in this list of concerns. Is this because the surveyors didn’t ask? Or because it’s just not important to older women, which is alarming because we all have daughters, nieces, or other loved ones who are immediately impacted by the rollback of women’s autonomy over their own bodies.

Flexing Our Muscles 

Marching in January 2017, asserting our power and visibility.

Here at NextTribe, we often hear from women who lament that they’re invisible or irrelevant. For any woman who feels similarly, this—and every—election is the chance to be loud and to demonstrate that you demand to be heard.

And for those who think mid-terms or state and local elections don’t really matter, this is exactly the thinking that paved the way for the Supreme Court’s repeal of Roe v. Wade. (Not to mention for January 6th.) By not voting or letting other issues like tax policy determine your vote, you are allowing those who do not respect women’s rights to make policy at every level.

NextTribe is staunchly pro-women, in any form that takes. So, it’s important for us to advocate for reproductive rights even though most of us are well into menopause. Those who want to curb our reproductive rights are confirming the thing we have always feared and chafed at: That we as women (of all ages) actually are irrelevant.

In January 2017, even before NextTribe was launched, a group of us attended the Women’s March on Washington. We wore bright safety vests that said on the back, “Can You See Us Now?” The only way for us to be truly seen and heard is to flex our muscles now.

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