Despite the fact that women are more politically active than men and have comprised a majority of voters in recent elections, a comprehensive new survey finds that women also dominate at the other end of the spectrum: They’re disproportionately among the most disengaged and least-likely to vote. The Knight Foundation survey of 14,000 people released on Wednesday, considered by the foundation to be the most comprehensive study ever attempted to explore why people don’t vote, found that chronic nonvoters skew 53 percent female. Sixty-five percent of “unaware” nonvoters were women. This is a subgroup of nonvoters least likely to mobilize and unable to answer questions about the government or hot-button issues. The results suggest that the large numbers of women who are engaged in politics — planning massive events like the Women’s March on Washington and leading activist groups — are nonetheless struggling to connect to women with significant financial needs and family responsibilities,...