Past Programs
Summaries of To the Contrary's shows from 1996 to present are listed. You can also watch full episodes from 2010 to the present online here.
Click on a year below to see a list of that year's shows.
New Year's Special 2007
Date: 12/28/2007
Program Number: 1642
Panelists: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC); US News and World Report's Dr. Bernadine Healy; National Organization for Women PresidentKim Gandy; and Former EEOC Chair Cari Dominguez.
Featured Topics:
- 2007 in Review: Women's big breakthroughs in the past year.
- Look Ahead at 2008: What women should be looking for next year.
Business Case
Date: 12/21/2007
Program Number: 1641
Panelists: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC); US News and World Report's Dr. Bernadine Healy; National Organization for Women President Kim Gandy; and Former EEOC Chair Cari Dominguez.
Featured Topics:
- Rising Rate: American women are having more children today than three decades ago.
- Crying While Campaigning: Big girls may not cry, but male presidential candidates sure can.
- Business Case: Baby Boomers take on new jobs after retiring from long careers.
Family Friendly Benefits
Date: 12/14/2007
Program Number: 1640
Panelists: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC); The Heritage Foundation's Genevieve Wood; Democratic Commentator Megan Beyer; and Independent Women's Forum President and CEO Michelle Bernard.
Featured Topics:
- Women Heart Huckabee? He's up in the polls, but will Mike Huckabee's views on women and marriage set him back?
- Pages Behaving Badly: Republicans say Democrats are to blame for the latest Congressional page scandal.
- Family Friendly Benefits: Many corporations along with the federal government are redesigning the workplace and making it more family friendly.
Career Customization
Date: 12/07/2007
Program Number: 1639
Panelists: Former U.S. Treasurer Bay Buchanan; Progressive Commentator Patricia Sosa; Conservative Commentator Tara Setmayer; and the National Organization for Women's Latifa Lyles.
Featured Topics:
- Teen Pregnancy: A rise in the number of unwed teen mothers sparks a debate on abstinence-only education.
- Celebrity Politics: Are women voters more influenced by celebrity supporters of presidential candidates?
- Career Customization: Some big companies are allowing women to customize their career paths so they can work and take care of families.
Immigration Special
Date: 11/30/2007
Program Number: 1638
Panelists:
Featured Topics:
- Immigration and Wages: The impact of immigration on American wages.
- Immigration and Healthcare: The impact of immigration on the American healthcare system.
FEED America
Date: 11/23/2007
Program Number: 1637
Panelists: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC); the Heritage Foundation's Genevieve Wood; Democratic Commentator Jenny Backus; and FOX News Political Commentator Angela McGlowan.
Featured Topics:
- Economic Blues: Americans are feeling the pinch this holiday season and spending may be down.
- Immigration and Children: Should the government rip a breast feeding infant from her mother if the woman is an illegal immigrant?
- FEED America: Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) discusses new legislation aimed at ending hunger in America.
The Missing Class
Date: 11/16/2007
Program Number: 1636
Panelists: Global Summit of Women President Irene Natividad; Political Blogger Mary Katherine Ham; Democratic Commentator Megan Beyer; and Independent Women's Forum President and CEO Michelle Bernard.
Featured Topics:
- War on Women? Is the President's latest veto the next chapter of what some are calling a war on women?
- Banning the Habit: If you smoke or are overweight, your employer may start penalizing you.
- The Missing Class: We take a look at the plight of America's near poor.
Gray Rape
Date: 11/09/2007
Program Number: 1635
Panelists: Hillary for President Senior Advisor Ann Lewis ; U.S. News & World Report's Dr. Bernadine Healy; Feminist Activist Crystal Lander; and Independent Women's Forum President and CEO Michelle Bernard.
Featured Topics:
- Leading Contenders?: Hillary Clinton needs the married male vote, and Rudy Giuliani is courting Evangelicals.
- Abstinent No More: Abstinence-only programs don't work according to a national organization trying to prevent teen pregnancy.
- Gray Rape: A new form of sexual assault develops out of today's hookup culture.
Escape from Polygamy
Date: 11/02/2007
Program Number: 1634
Panelists: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC); The Heritage Foundation's Genevieve Wood; Democratic Commentator Megan Beyer; and Independent Women's Forum President and CEO Michelle Bernard.
Featured Topics:
- $$ Backing Up Their Vote: More women are donating money to presidential campaigns.
- First Lady Politics: First Lady Laura Bush takes on foreign and domestic policy issues.
- Escape from Polygamy: Former Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints member Carolyn Jessop tells how she and her eight children escaped the radical polygamous religious group.
Virtual Classroom
Date: 10/26/2007
Program Number: 1633
Panelists: Global Summit of Women President Irene Natividad; Conservative Commentator Nancy Pfotenhauer; Political Blogger Jane Hamsher; and Conservative Commentator Tara Setmayer.
Featured Topics:
- Partners in Politics: Michelle Obama, Elizabeth Edwards and Maria Shriver talk with 'To The Contrary' about the increasing power of political spouses.
- Funding Farming: The U.S. Senate takes steps to fight obesity by improving access to healthy and affordable food.
- Virtual Classroom: More school districts are saying goodbye to traditional classrooms and hello to online virtual learning.
Unassisted Homebirth
Date: 10/19/2007
Program Number: 1632
Panelists: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC); U.S. News & World Report's Dr. Bernadine Healy; Democratic Commentator Megan Beyer; and Conservative Commentator Tara Setmayer.
Featured Topics:
- Wooing Women Voters: Democratic presidential candidate Senator Hillary Clinton campaigns for the women's vote.
- Birth Control Battle: A nation divided: over birth control?
- Unassisted Homebirth: More women are choosing to give birth at home without the assistance of a midwife or doctor.
Buy Buy Baby
Date: 10/12/2007
Program Number: 1631
Panelists: Democratic Commentator Megan Beyer; Independent Women's Forum President and CEO Michelle Bernard; Former Clinton Appointee Patricia Sosa; and Political Blogger Mary Katharine Ham.
Featured Topics:
- Gun Control: Despite a rise in school shootings, Americans still prefer lighter gun control laws.
- Bloomberg Bias: Three women sue New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg's company for sexual discrimination.
- Leading Ladies: Sexist remarks by a Hollywood producer and the return of Don Imus to the airwaves outrage women's media groups. Buy Buy Baby: Are educational toys for babies and toddlers doing more harm than good?
Presenteeism
Date: 10/05/2007
Program Number: 1630
Panelists: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC); Conservative Commentator Tara Setmayer; Former U.S. Representative Pat Schroeder (D-CO); and Independent Women's Forum President and CEO Michelle Bernard
Featured Topics:
- Campaigning to Men: Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton vies for the white male vote.
- The Evangelical Candidate: Will the Christian right distance themselves from the GOP?
- Presenteeism: Working Mother Magazine's Carol Evans tells us how employers benefit when they offer paid sick days to their employees.
The End of America
Date: 09/28/2007
Program Number: 1629
Panelists: Former U.S. Treasurer Bay Buchanan; Democratic Commentator Megan Beyer; former EEOC Chair Cari Dominguez and former Clinton appointee Patricia Sosa.
Featured Topics:
- Happiness Gap: A new study shows men tend to be happier than women, a reversal of a prior trend.
- SCHIP Showdown: Congress and the White House battle over children's healthcare.
- Democracy in America: Naomi Wolf discusses her new book on the state of democracy in America.
Feminism Interrupted
Date: 09/21/2007
Program Number: 1628
Panelists: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC); Conservative Commentator Tara Setmayer; Political Blogger Jane Hamsher; and Independent Women's Forum President and CEO Michelle Bernard.
Featured Topics:
- Health Care vs. Taxes: Will Clinton's health care plan appeal more to women than Obama's middle class tax cuts?
- TV's New Men: The new TV season promises strong female leads with emasculated men in their lives.
- Feminism Interrupted: The new push to get more Generation Y women involved in feminism.
Prevention First Act
Date: 09/14/2007
Program Number: 1627
Panelists: National Women's Political Caucus Former Chair Irene Natividad ; Conservative Commentator Nancy Pfotenhauer; Progressive Commentator Patricia Sosa; and Conservative Commentator Tara Setmayer.
Featured Topics:
- Women Not Breadwinners: One major lawsuit proves women are still facing sex discrimination in corporate America.
- A Rise in Hate: Several unrelated hate-based crimes spark the debate over race relations in America.
- Prevention First Act: New York Democratic Representative Louise Slaughter tells us about her bill to curb the abortion rate by preventing unwanted pregnancies.
High School Majors
Date: 09/07/2007
Program Number: 1626
Panelists: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC); The Heritage Foundation's Genevieve Wood; Democratic Commentator Jenny Backus; and Independent Women's Forum's Leslie Sanchez.
Featured Topics:
- Battle Over the War: This week Congress is back in session and one women's peace organization is lobbying them to end the war.
- Opting In: A new poll shows more American women prefer to work rather than stay home full time.
- High School Majors: More school systems are requiring students to choose majors in high school.
Labor Day Special
Date: 08/31/2007
Program Number: 1625
Panelists:
Featured Topics:
• Bargaining Power: The so-called pay gap may have more to do with women's hesitation to negotiate.
• Discriminating Justice: A look back at the Supreme Court's wage discrimination decision.
• Part-time Work for Moms: A look back at a recent study finding more working moms would prefer to work part time.
Lesbians in the Rabbinate
Date: 08/24/2007
Program Number: 1624
Panelists: National Women's Political Caucus Former Chair Irene Natividad;
Republican Pollster Kellyanne Conway;
The Feminist Majority's Crystal Lander;
and Independent Women's Forum's Leslie Sanchez.
Featured Topics:
• Children's Healthcare: Should government sponsored healthcare be expanded to include middle class children?
• Girls Gone Mild: The new modesty movement among teen girls.
• Lesbians in the Rabbinate: The story of a lebian rabbi and her stuggle for acceptance.
Hurricane Katrina, Two Years Later
Date: 08/17/2007
Program Number: 1623
Panelists: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC);
Former Clinton Appointee Patricia Sosa;
Concerned Women for America's Dr. Janice Shaw Crouse;
and The Heritage Foundation's Genevieve Wood.
Featured Topics:
• Politically Inactive: A new report shows a potential drop in the number of women office holders after the 2008 elections.
• Pregnant Pause: More women are putting off having children due to the high cost of childcare.
• Katrina Two Years Later: Louisiana Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu updates us on the rebuilding process and what Congress is doing to help women and children returning to the Gulf Coast.
Caregiving
Date: 08/10/2007
Program Number: 1622
Panelists: Former National Women's Political Caucus Chair Irene Natividad ;
U.S.News and World Report's Dr. Bernadine Healy;
Conservative Commentator Tara Setmayer;
and Women in Media and News Executive Director Jennifer Pozner.
Featured Topics:
• Majority Minority: The U.S. sees demographic shifts as minorities move to the suburbs.
• Blogging Diversity: Where were all of the women and people of color at the progressive blogging convention?
• Stuck in the Middle: A look at sandwich generation women who are raising children while caring for aging parents.
Closing the Gap
Date: 08/03/2007
Program Number: 1621
Panelists: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC);
The Heritage Foundation's Genevieve Wood;
Democratic Commentator Megan Beyer;
and Former Bush White House Aide Mercy Viana Schlapp.
Featured Topics:
• Closing the Gap: Young educated women out earn men in some large cities.
• Left and Right: Democrats go left on gay rights and right on abortion rights.
• On the Home Front: New research links child abuse and neglect to military deployment.
Profit and Loss
Date: 07/27/2007
Program Number: 1620
Panelists: Democratic Commentator Megan Beyer;
Former U.S. Treasurer Bay Buchanan;
the Feminist Majority's Crystal Lander;
and U.S. Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Susan Au Allen.
Featured Topics:
• Veteran Healthcare: President Bush promises to improve healthcare for returning vets.
• Leading Lady: Would a female U.S. president have enough credibility to deal with Arab leaders?
• Profit and Loss: Carol Evans of Working Mother Magazine discusses the types of positions women must take in order to succeed in corporate America.
Women in the Anglican Church
Date: 07/20/2007
Program Number: 1619
Panelists: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC);
Conservative Commentator Tara Setmayer;
National Organization for Women President Kim Gandy;
and Former Independent Women's Forum President Nancy Pfotenhauer.
Featured Topics:
Ideology Trumps Science
Date: 07/13/2007
Program Number: 1618
Panelists: Former National Women's Political Caucus Chair Irene Natividad;
Democratic Commentator Jenny Backus;
U.S. News and World Report's Dr. Bernadine Healy;
and FOX News Political Analyst Angela McGlowan.
Featured Topics:
• Political Science: A former Surgeon General charges the Bush Administration with placing politics ahead of science.
• Part Time Moms: More working moms say they'd prefer to work part time.
• Thompson's Trophy: If Fred Thompson decides to run for the Republican presidential nomination, will his wife's looks hurt his chances of winning women's votes?
Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters
Date: 07/06/2007
Program Number: 1617
Panelists: The Feminist Majority's Crystal Lander;
Former EEOC Chair Cari Dominguez;
Democratic Commentator Megan Beyer;
and Independent Women's Forum President and CEO Michelle Bernard.
Featured Topics:
• Green Generation: Will global warming be the signature issue for Gen Y?
• Baby Not Required: Americans de-link children and marriage.
• Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters: The obsession over perfection hits young women hard.
Date: 06/29/2007
Program Number: 1616
Panelists: Democratic Commentator Irene Natividad;
Republican Commentator Tara Wall;
Former White House Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers;
Independent Women's Forum President and CEO Michelle Bernard;
and the National Congress of American Indians Executive Director Jacqueline Johnson.
Featured Topics:
• School Re-segregation?: The Supreme Court rules public school diversity plans are unconstitutional.
• Leaning Left : A new poll finds more younger Americans are moving left and lining up with the Democratic Party.
• Native Women & Rape: U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) discusses the high incidence of rape among Native American women.
Minorities, AIDS, & Prison
Date: 06/22/2007
Program Number: 1615
Panelists: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC);
U.S. News & World Report's Dr.Bernadine Healy;
Democratic Commentator Megan Beyer;
and Independent Women's Forum President and CEO Michelle Bernard.
Featured Topics:
• Stem Cell Clashes: Is the President's veto of the stem cell bill going against popular opinion?
• Menopause is Hot: Menopause is no longer a taboo topic.
• Minorities, AIDS, & Prison: U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) discusses how HIV testing in U.S. prisons can curb the spread of AIDS in minority communities.
Fatherhood Model
Date: 06/15/2007
Program Number: 1614
Panelists: Former U.S. Rep. Pat Schroeder (D-CO);
The Heritage Foundation's Genevieve Wood;
Progressive Commentator Patricia Sosa;
and Republican Commentator Tara Wall
Featured Topics:
• Women for Hillary: New York Senator Hillary Clinton gains support among low income women in her race for the White House.
• Hollywood's Choice: Is Hollywood ignoring a woman's right to an abortion?
• Fatherhood Model: For Father's Day, we look at the importance of familyfriendly workplaces from a male perspective.
Can We Talk about Race?
Date: 06/08/2007
Program Number: 1613
Panelists: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC);
The Heritage Foundation's Genevieve Wood;
Democratic Commentator Megan Beyer;
and Conservative Commentator Tara Setmayer
Featured Topics:
• Birth Control Battle: Is a woman's right to birth control in question?
• The Porn Effect: Hyper-sexuality in young women linked to increased exposure to pornography.
• Can We Talk About Race?: The President of Spelman College says too many Americans are staying quiet as American public schools re-segregate.
Put the Kids Second
Date: 06/01/2007
Program Number: 1612
Panelists: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton;
Former EEOC Chair Cari Dominguez;
Democratic Commentator Irene Natividad;
and Republican Pollster Kellyanne Conway
Featured Topics:
• Discriminating Judgment?: The Supreme Court limits women and minorities from suing companies for pay discrimination.
• Calling It Quits: Cindy Sheehan quits as mother of the anti-Iraq war movement.
• Put the Kids Second: MORE magazine tells women to save for their own futures before their children's.
Meditation and ADHD
Date: 05/25/2007
Program Number: 1611
Panelists: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC);
The Heritage Foundation's Genevieve Wood;
Democratic Commentator Megan Beyer;
and Independent Women's Forum President and CEO Michelle Bernard
Featured Topics:
• Pregnancy Discrimination: Job discrimination against pregnant women is on the rise.
• Obama Opts Out: Michelle Obama scales back her work hours and hits the campaign trail.
• Meditation and ADHD: Is meditation as effective as medication in treating children suffering from ADHD?
Demographic Shifts
Date: 05/18/2007
Program Number: 1610
Panelists: Democratic Commentator Megan Beyer (D-DC);
U.S. News & World Report's Dr. Bernadine Healy;
Progressive Commentator Patricia Sosa;
and Conservative Commentator Tara Setmayer
Featured Topics:
• Demographic Shifts: New data show the browning of American youth and young voters.
• Gendered Politics: Transgendered Americans push for legal federal rights.
• Defying Biology: High-tech fertility procedures threaten to doom women's biological clocks.
Motherhood Issues
Date: 05/11/2007
Program Number: 1609
Panelists: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC);
Independent Women's Forum President and CEO Michelle Bernard;
Democratic Commentator Megan Beyer;
and EEOC Chair Naomi Earp
Featured Topics:
• Blame Game: GOP Presidential candidates and their wives justify their stance on abortion.
• Colorless Cable: Women and minorities disappear from the cable news networks.
• Alphas vs. Betas: For Mother's Day we look at the latest battle in the mommy war.
The Sullivan Sisters
Date: 05/04/2007
Program Number: 1608
Panelists: National Organization for Women President Kim Gandy;
The Heritage Foundation's Genevieve Wood;
Democratic Commentator Jenny Backus;
and FOX News Political Analyst Angela McGlowan
Featured Topics:
• Women for Women? : Women candidates are reaching new heights, but are women reluctant to support them?
• Risky Loans: Women and minorities are holding the deed in the sub-prime housing market.
• The Sullivan Sisters: The impact of fathers on the lives of successful busineswomen.
Immigration and the Environment
Date: 04/27/2007
Program Number: 1607
Panelists: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC);
U.S. News & World Report's Dr.Bernadine Healy;
Democratic Commentator Megan Beyer;
Independent Women's Forum President and CEO Michelle Bernard;
and Numbers USA's Rosemary Jenks.
Featured Topics:
• Military Assault: An increasing number of U.S. servicewomen report being raped by fellow servicemen.
• Pay Gap Wars: New fodder in the pay gap wars.
• Immigration and the Environment: A look at the impact of immigration on the environment.
Breaking Barriers
Date: 04/20/2007
Program Number: 1606
Panelists: Democratic Commentator Irene Natividad;
the Heritage Foundation's Genevieve Wood;
Democratic Commentator Megan Beyer;
and Independent Women's Forum President and CEO Michelle Bernard.
Featured Topics:
• Violence at VT: In the wake of the Virginia Tech massacre, we ask whether domestic violence is taken seriously enough.
• Women for Obama: Democratic Senator and presidential candidate Barack Obama reaches out to women voters.
• Breaking Barriers: We take a look at a program aimed at increasing the number of women and minorities in science related fields.
Women on Reality TV
Date: 04/13/2007
Program Number: 1605
Panelists: National Council of La Raza President Janet Murguia;
Conservative Commentator Tara Setmayer;
Democratic Commentator Megan Beyer;
and Former EEOC Chair Cari Dominguez.
Featured Topics:
• Foul Play: The impact of the Don Imus controversy on sexism and racism in the media.
• The Battle Over Sex-Ed: Abstinence-only education comes under attack with the introduction of the REAL Act.
• Reality TV and Women: We look at the portrayal of women on reality television shows.
Women and the Church
Date: 04/06/2007
Program Number: 1604
Panelists: Republican Pollster Kellyanne Conway;
The Progressive Magazine's Ruth Conniff;
U.S. Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce President Susan Au Allen;
and Progressive Commentator Patricia Sosa.
Featured Topics:
• Stately Women: Hillary Clinton's campaign rakes in record breaking funds as women state legislators reach record breaking heights.
• Cyber Sexism: One blogger's story of personal attacks on the web leads to calls for a bloggers' code of conduct.
• Women and the Church: The growing influence of religion on politics and how this impacts women's rights.
Best Small Companies
Date: 03/30/2007
Program Number: 1603
Panelists: Democratic Commentator Irene Natividad;
Independent Women's Forum President and CEO Michelle Bernard;
the Feminist Majority's Crystal Lander;
and Heritage Foundation's Genevieve Wood.
Featured Topics:
• The Daycare Wars: A new report raises questions about the benefits of daycare.
• Battling Cancer: Will more high-powered political figures battling cancer make the phrase "terminal disease" obsolete?
• Best Small Companies: Working Mother magazine CEO Carol Evans explains why it's important to recognize smaller workplaces.
Kissling Revisited
Date: 03/23/2007
Program Number: 1602
Panelists: EMILY's List President Ellen Malcolm;
U.S. News and World Report's Dr. Bernadine Healy;
the Feminist Majority's Crystal Lander;
and Conservative Commentator Tara Setmayer.
Featured Topics:
• Web Politics: Negative ads are popping up on the internet, not from candidates but from regular citizens.
• Mommy Guilt: Moms today are spending more time with their kids than the June Cleaver moms of the 1960s. So why do they have so much guilt?
• Choice Changes: Recently retired president of Catholics for a Free Choice, Frances Kissling, reflects on how the pro-choice movement has changed over the past 25 years.
Women in Publishing
Date: 03/16/2007
Program Number: 1601
Panelists: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC);
Conservative Commentator Nancy Pfotenhauer;
Democratic Commentator Megan Beyer;
and Independent Women's Forum President and CEO Michelle Bernard.
Featured Topics:
• Marriage Casualties: Is the War in Iraq creating a war in American marriages?
• Unhooked: Young women say goodbye to dating and relationships.
• Women's New Voice: A new publishing company prints books for the "antichick lit" crowd.
Immigration Special
Date: 03/09/2007
Program Number: 1552
Panelists:
Featured Topics:
• Immigration and Wages: The impact of immigration on American wages.
• Immigration and Healthcare: The impact of immigration on the American healthcare system.
Boomer Women Fashions
Date: 03/02/2007
Program Number: 1551
Panelists: Democratic Commentator Irene Natividad;
FOX News Political Analyst Angela McGlowan;
National Organization for Women President Kim Gandy;
and Independent Women's Forum's Leslie Sanchez.
Featured Topics:
• Fleeting Funding: A bi-partisan group of female U.S. Senators respond to possible budget cuts to the Food and Drug Administration's Office of Women's Health.
• Welfare Boom: A new study shows about one in six Americans rely on some form of government assistance.
• Boomer Women Fashions: The success of fashion companies which cater to older women.
Menstrual Suppression
Date: 02/23/2007
Program Number: 1550
Panelists: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) ;
U.S. News & World Report's Dr. Bernadine Healy;
Democratic Commentator Megan Beyer;
and Conservative Commentator Tara Setmayer.
Featured Topics:
• Campaign Wars: The fight over Hollywood democratic money and black voters.
• The Status of FMLA: Will the Family and Medical Leave Act be expanded or cut back?
• Cycle Control: The latest forms of birth control are making monthly periods a thing of the past. But is this healthy?
Senator Claire McCaskill
Date: 02/16/2007
Program Number: 1549
Panelists: Democratic Commentator Irene Natividad;
Former EEOC Chair Cari Dominguez;
Former U.S. Representative Pat Schroeder (D-CO);
and Conservative Commentator Tara Setmayer
Featured Topics:
• Blogging Troubles: Two feminist bloggers resign from John Edwards presidential campaign after complaints of their anti-Catholic writings.
• Interracial Marriage: A new study says interracial marriage is down in communities where immigration is up.
• Stem Cell Research: Newly elected U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) discusses her hopes for the future of stem cell research.
Congresswoman Yvette Clarke
Date: 02/09/2007
Program Number: 1548
Panelists: Democratic Commentator Irene Natividad;
Independent Women's Forum President and CEO Michelle Bernard;
Women In Media and News Director Jennifer Pozner;
and the Heritage Foundation's Genevieve Wood.
Featured Topics:
• Vaccinating Girls: Controversy over mandatory HPV vaccines for schoolgirls.
• Risky Romance: More companies are choosing to ban on-the-job relationships.
• Black Female Leadership: Newly elected U.S. Representative Yvette Clarke (DNY) talks about African-American women in politics.
Edible Schoolyards
Date: 02/02/2007
Program Number: 1547
Panelists: Independent Women's Forum's Nancy Pfotenhauer;
Progressive Commentator Patricia Sosa;
Conservative Commentator Leslie Sanchez ;
the Feminist Majority's Crystal Lander;
and Food Systems Solutions President Kate Adamick.
Featured Topics:
• Parenthood Politics: Parenthood permeates politics as Democrats try to become the party of family values and female politicians lead the way.
• Edible Schoolyards: Children take an active role in choosing healthier alternatives for school lunch.
Diaper Ceiling
Date: 01/26/2007
Program Number: 1546
Panelists: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC);
Independent Women's Forum President and CEO Michelle Bernard;
Democratic Commentator Megan Beyer;
and the Heritage Foundation's Genevieve Wood.
Featured Topics:
• Duke Case Controversy: The latest developments in the case and their impact on gender and racial bias.
• Interactive Politics: Senator Hillary Clinton changes the way presidential candidates use the web.
• Diaper Ceiling: Are women preventing their husbands from being equal partners in childrearing?
Mikulski and Hutchison
Date: 01/19/2007
Program Number: 1545
Panelists: Democratic Commentator Irene Natividad;
U.S. News & World Report's Dr. Bernadine Healy;
Former U.S. Representative Pat Schroeder (D-CO);
and Conservative Commentator Tara Setmayer.
Featured Topics:
• The Single Woman: More than half of American women are living single.
• Fruitless & Multiplying: Doctors are ready to perform the first womb transplant in the U.S., but is it too risky?
• Women Leadership in the Senate: Senators Barbara Mikulski and Kay Bailey Hutchison talk about their bipartisan work and the future of women in politics.
Retired With Husband
Date: 01/12/2007
Program Number: 1544
Panelists: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC);
Independent Women's Forum President and CEO Michelle Bernard;
Democratic Commentator Megan Beyer;
and the Heritage Foundation's Genevieve Wood.
Featured Topics:
• Raising the Wage: What will a raise in the minimum wage mean for women workers?
• Grading NCLB: No Child Left Behind five years later.
• Retired With Husband: Women are facing new challenges when their husbands retire.
"30-Something" Working Group
Date: 01/05/2007
Program Number: 1543
Panelists: Former EEOC Chair Cari Dominguez;
Democratic Commentator Megan Beyer;
FOX News Political Analyst Angela McGlowan;
and Progressive Commentator Patricia Sosa.
Featured Topics:
• Reduced Abuse: Domestic violence rates are way down, but some experts worry this could be a sign of a more troubling trend.
• Widening the Gap: The gender pay gap is widening and educated women are being blamed.
• "30 Something" Working Group: Democratic House members are reaching out to younger Americans.
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