When God created women, He took from man a piece of bone from the rib cage. Meaning that God created women as an equal to man, the bone is not from elsewhere of the human body neither from a leg bone that man can step over women. Therefor in this modern society it is imperative for Israel to allow women who has gained intelligence, a right to vote as an equal to men as stated in the torah.

"This is not a Halachic issue in the narrow sense." - because it is in a very very broad sense. The only way to get people to agree with what you are saying is to really understand what it is THEY are saying. And as this article shows - it isn't happening.