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You would say Men Voters. But yes, it does sound terrible. What can I say other than the English language is just full of all kinds of Fuckery.
women or men fuckery?
Why not both?
Maybe it's using a compound noun for a person? Or when an adjective exists? Maybe it's just tradition?
I think most grammar and vocabulary tend to boil down to tradition