With just two weeks until the election, candidates may want to pay closer attention to young female voters.
Unemployment among females ages 18 to 29 is 11.6 percent -- and that's not counting those who are not looking for work.
This summer, a nationwide online survey by the nonprofit, nonpartisan Generation Opportunity found that as a result of high unemployment, young women are looking for better results.
Generation Opportunity executive vice president Amber Roseboom says young women are most interested in seeing a change in the current economic environment.
"They're savvy and their number-one interest is in job creation," she indicates. "They believe that can happen through two tracks: less spending and less taxes."
According to the survey, 77 percent of young women in the 18-to-29 age bracket would decrease federal spending if given the opportunity to set America's fiscal priorities.
"Sixty-nine percent believe that if taxes were lowered, the U.S. economy would grow faster," Roseboom explains. "Sixty-eight percent of young women agree that if taxes on business profits were reduced, companies would be more likely to hire. Lastly, 61 percent believe that the economy grows best when individuals are allowed to create businesses without government interference."
Nonetheless, the survey indicates that more than three-fourths of young women (78%) plan to vote for the president this year.
Roseboom says that more information can be found at several places online.
"You can find [this information] at Generation Opportunity's web page," she says. "We also have a number of Facebook pages, but a couple that I would like to highlight if I could, Being American by GO and the Constitution by GO. We post information daily and live time from a variety of sources."