Since last week, I have settled on writing two distinct essays on the gender gap and the age gap. I elected (the politics talk is wearing off on me) to write the gender gap essay first since it developed before the age gap. I have about six pages so far and I'm going to start wrapping it up soon. I estimate I'll be done with the paper by early next week. It feels like a real accomplishment to have (almost) finished my first essay. The paper opens with an anecdote about the passing of the 19th amendment (which gave women the right to vote). It then zooms forward to the development of the gender gap in the 1980s and early 90s. Then it briefly settles on Bill Clinton's 1996 reelection bid, in which he won the female vote while losing the male vote. From there it goes on to discuss the gender gap in recent elections and how it effects us today. I'm excited to see it complete next week.
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