Past Programs / Shows from 2012

Shows from 2012

Bay & Her Boys
Date: 5/11/12
Program Number: 2109
Panelists: Former EEOC Chair Cari Dominguez; Former Judge and Federal Prosecutor Debra Carnahan; Republican Strategist Cheri Jacobus; Voto Latino Executive Director Maria Teresa Kumar.

THIS WEEK'S FEATURED TOPICS

• Coming Out: What impact will President Obama's surprise announcement that he is for gay marriage have on this year's election?
  
• Is This Progre$$?: A new study finds more women paying child support and alimony.
  
• Bay and Her Boys: Former U.S. Treasurer Bay Buchanan shares her experience as a single mother of three boys in our Mother's Day show.
  
  

Nobel Peace Prize Winners
Date: 5/4/12
Program Number: 2108
Panelists: Former U.S. Treasurer Bay Buchanan; Global Summit of Women President Irene Natividad; Conservative Commentator Tara Setmayer; NOW Action Vice President Erin Matson.

THIS WEEK'S FEATURED TOPICS

• Women: Obama or Romney?: As President Obama reminds women about his commitment in a new online graphic, Romney tells women the President's policies are hostile towards them.
  
• "Radical Nuns?": The Vatican releases a letter scolding American nuns for themes of radical feminism.
  
• Nobel Peace Prize Winners 2011: Women's rights advocates and Nobel Peace Prize recipients reflect on their work and stress the need for women globally to speak up against inequality.
  
  

Immigration & Education
Date: 4/27/12
Program Number: 2107
Panelists: Republican Pollster Kellyanne Conway; Political Commentator Lara Brown; Conservative Commentator Tara Setmayer; The Huffington Post's Amanda Terkel; Center for Immigration Studies' Jessica Vaughan.

THIS WEEK'S FEATURED TOPICS

• The Women's Vote: As women's issues cloud the political sphere - from student loans, to VAWA, to Romney's VP candidate - the women's vote rises to the forefront.
  
• Facebook's Boys Club: As Facebook gears up for is Initial Public Offering, women's groups are dissaopinted in its lack on women on the board of directors.
  
• Immigration & Education: An in-depth look at the costs and challenges of educating the immigrant population and children who don't speak English.
  
  

Mandatory E-Verify
Date: 4/20/12
Program Number: 2106
Panelists: Conservative Commentator Tara Setmayer; Latino Decisions' Communications Director Victoria DeFrancesco Soto; Independent Women's Forum Senior Fellow Nicole Kurokawa Neily; Journalist and Blogger Danielle Belton; NUMBERS USA's Rosemary Jenks.

THIS WEEK'S FEATURED TOPICS

• Political Wives' Power: Wives of two U.N. Ambassadors call on Syrian First Lady Asma al-Assad to stop her husband and his fight against Syrian revolutionaries, raising questions about the roles of First Ladies.
  
• Show Me The Money: New data shows, for young women, a high-paying career is a top priority.
  
• Mandatory E-Verify: An in depth look at the federal program that allows employers to check the immigration status of potential employees, and the push to make it mandatory.
  
  

Governor Bev Perdue
Date: 4/13/12
Program Number: 2105
Panelists: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC); Independent Women's Forum Executive Director Sabrina Schaeffer; Global Summit of Women President Irene Natividad; Conservative Commentator Darlene Kennedy.

THIS WEEK'S FEATURED TOPICS

• Romney for Women: Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney goes full force for the women's vote.
  
• Reviving the ERA: Time to remove the deadline for states to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment.
  
• Governor Bev Perdue: As the first woman governor of North Carolina prepares to step down, she shares her legacy and her plans to campaign for high-quality education.
  
  

Lilly Ledbetter
Date: 4/6/12
Program Number: 2104
Panelists: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC); Center for Equal Opportunity Chair Linda Chavez; Progressive Magazine's Ruth Conniff; The Heritage Foundation's Genevieve Wood

THIS WEEK'S FEATURED TOPICS

• Women and the Economy: White House pushes for women's economic empowerment and votes.
  
• Lilly Ledbetter: The pioneer for equal pay shares her story and thoughts on a future of pay equity for women.
  
• No Girls Allowed: Really? It's still male-only members at Augusta National Golf Club?
  
  

Society of St. Andrew
Date: 3/30/12
Program Number: 2103
Panelists: Progressive Commentator Patricia Sosa; Center for Equal Opportunity Chair Linda Chavez; Feminist Activist Shelby Knox; Conservative Commentator Tara Setmayer

THIS WEEK'S FEATURED TOPICS

• Renewing VAWA: A female US Representative, Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI), describes her rape in a speech on the House floor.
  
• Bachmann Responds: Women's health and the Supreme Court, including an interview with Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN).
  
• Society of St. Andrew: The organization that aims to end hunger by gleaning fresh produce to deliver to food agencies across the United States.
  
  

Women's History Month Special
Date: 3/23/12
Program Number: 2102

THIS WEEK'S FEATURED TOPICS

• Women's History Month Special: In honor of Women's History Month, watch our specials from the past including interviews with Academy Award winning actress Meryl Streep on her Oscar winning role as British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Justice Sandra Day O'Connor speaks about her historic appointment to the Supreme Court. Also featuring interviews with Nancy Pelosi, when she was the first female Speaker of the House, and the most honored African-American woman in the civil rights movement, Dr. Dorothy Height. And the story of a female Pharaoh.
  
  

The 2012 Project
Date: 3/16/12
Program Number: 2101
Panelists:National Council of Negro Women Executive Director Avis Jones-DeWeever; Conservative Commentator Tara Setmayer; Women's Campaign Fund President Siobhan 'Sam' Bennett; Independent Women's Forum Executive Director Sabrina Schaeffer

THIS WEEK'S FEATURED TOPICS

• Contraception Clashes Continue: The Arizona legislature hears two bills that would limit women's access to contraception and prenatal testing results.
  
• Rating 'Bully': A new documentary, 'Bully,' is rated 'R,' and one Michigan teen hopes to change that..
  
• The 2012 Project: In this election year, a new initiative seeks to get more women involved in all levels of politics and from all backgrounds.
  
  

King Peggy
Date: 3/9/12
Program Number: 2052
Panelists: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC); Conservative Commentator Tara Setmayer; Former Judge and Federal Prosecutor Debra Carnahan; Gloucester Institute Founder & President Kay James

THIS WEEK'S FEATURED TOPICS

• Women's Rights Roundup:A rundown of the issues impacting women's health care and reproductive rights, including one state lawmaker who is fighting back.
  
• International Impact: As the world celebrates International Women's Day, we examine where women in the U.S. stand in relation to other countries.
  
• King Peggy: Female King Peggielene Bartels empowers her town in Ghana and shows what women leaders can do.
  
  

Women's History Month Special
Date: 3/02/12
Program Number: 2051

THIS WEEK'S FEATURED TOPICS

• Women's History Month Special: In honor of Women's History Month, watch our specials from the past including interviews with Academy Award winning actress Meryl Streep on her Oscar winning role as British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Justice Sandra Day O'Connor speaks about her historic appointment to the Supreme Court. Also featuring interviews with Nancy Pelosi, when she was the first female Speaker of the House, and the most honored African-American woman in the civil rights movement, Dr. Dorothy Height. And the story of a female Pharaoh.
  
  

The Pregnancy Project
Date: 2/24/12
Program Number: 2050
Panelists: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC); Conservative Commentator Tara Setmayer; Politic365.com Senior Contributing Editor Alicia Menendez; The Heritage Foundation's Genevieve Wood

THIS WEEK'S FEATURED TOPICS

• Fight for Women's Rights: The contraception debate rages on as Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill hold their own hearing this week allowing testimony from Georgetown University student, Sandra Fluke who was banned from the Republican hearing.
  
• Adieu to Mademoiselle: The term mademoiselle is no longer an official term for French women and is being removed from all official documents. The change comes after lobbying by women's groups who called the term sexist.
  
• The Pregnancy Project: Gaby Rodriguez discusses her decision to fake a pregnancy for her high school senior project, which garnered national attention and led to a book and a made-for-TV movie.
  
  

Finnish President Tarja Halonen
Date: 2/17/12
Program Number: 2049
Panelists: Global Summit of Women President Irene Natividad; Center for Equal Opportunity Chair Linda Chavez; National Organization for Women's Vice President Erin Matson; Independent Women's Forum's Senior Fellow Nicole Kurokawa Neily

THIS WEEK'S FEATURED TOPICS

• Birth Control Politics: A Congressional hearing on birth control versus religious liberty featured an all-male panel. Meanwhile, GOP Presidential candidate Rick Santorum also opposes use of birth control calling it harmful to women.
  
• Women's Boxing: For the first time in 108 years, women's boxing will be part of the international competition at the Olympic games in London this summer.
  
• President Tarja Halonen The first female president of Finland shares her thoughts on women in power, quotas and how Finnish women differ from American women.
  
  

Katrina vanden Heuvel
Date: 2/10/12
Program Number: 2048
Panelists: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC); The Heritage Foundation's Jennifer Marshall; Political Commentator Lara Brown; and Latino Decisions' Communications Director Victoria DeFrancesco Soto.

THIS WEEK'S FEATURED TOPICS

• Contraceptive Compromise: President Obama compromises with religious leaders, no longer requiring them to cover free birth control for women.
  
• Women on the Front Lines: The Pentagon is unveiling plans to allow women to serve in military jobs closer to the front lines.
  
• Progressives and President Obama: The Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel discusses how President Obama is faring with progressive women.
  
  

Vernice Armour
Date: 2/3/12
Program Number: 2047
Panelists: National Council of Negro Women Executive Director Avis Jones-DeWeever; The Heritage Foundation's Genevieve Wood; Journalist and Blogger Danielle Belton; and Conservative Commentator Tara Setmayer.

THIS WEEK'S FEATURED TOPICS

• Komen vs. Planned Parenthood: The Komen Foundation backtracks on its earlier statements that the organization would defund grants to Planned Parenthood.
  
• The Invisible War: A new documentary that examines the epidemic of rape of soldiers within the U.S. military, which won the Audience Award at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.
  
• Vernice Armour: In honor of Black History Month, we talk to America's first African American female combat pilot about her career and her new book, Zero to Breakthrough..
  
  

Tammy Baldwin for U.S. Senate
Date: 1/27/12
Program Number: 2046
Panelists: Global Summit of Women President Irene Natividad; Center for Equal Opportunity Chair Linda Chavez; Former Judge and Federal Prosecutor Debra Carnahan; and Republican Strategist Cheri Jacobus.

THIS WEEK'S FEATURED TOPICS

• Her Next Act: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton declares her desire to get off the "high wire of American politics."
  
• First Lady Lunching: First Lady Michelle Obama announces new regulations in school lunches, leading some to question the government's involvement in our food choices.
  
• Tammy Baldwin for U.S. Senate: Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) on her run for Senate, which would make her the first female Senator in the state of Wisconsin.
  
  

Working Mother Media: Paid Parental Leave
Date: 1/20/12
Program Number: 2045
Panelists: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC); Conservative Commentator Tara Setmayer; Working Mother Magazine Editor Helen Jonsen; and Independent Women's Forum Executive Director Sabrina Schaeffer.

THIS WEEK'S FEATURED TOPICS

• Military Sexual Assaults: In response to alarming statistics about sexual assaults in the military, the Pentagon announced new initiatives to prevent the crimes and help victims.
  
• Ex-Wife Speaks Out: GOP Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich's ex-wife claims he allegedly asked for an open marriage. Some critics say this revelation could negatively impact his campaign.
  
• Paid Parental Leave: Working Mother Media President Carol Evans discusses the push for more paid parental leave in the United States.
  
  

Angelina Jolie
Date: 1/13/12
Program Number: 2044
Panelists: Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD); FOX News Political Analyst Angela McGlowan; Progressive Magazine's Ruth Conniff; and Conservative Commentator Cheri Jacobus.

THIS WEEK'S FEATURED TOPICS

• Angelina Jolie: The Academy Award winning actress turned director, and the stars of her new movie, "In the Land of Blood and Honey," discuss the movie's influence and the role of powerful women in Hollywood.
  
• FLOTUS Joins Twitter: First Lady Michelle Obama created a Twitter account this week to show her commitment to her husband's campaign as well as her desire to play a major role in the upcoming Presidential election.
  
  

Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison
Date: 1/6/12
Program Number: 2043
Panelists: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC); The Heritage Foundation's Genevieve Wood; Former Judge and Federal Prosecutor Debra Carnahan; Fromer EEOC Chair Cari Dominguez.

THIS WEEK'S FEATURED TOPICS

• Birth Control Ban?: GOP Presidential Candidate Rick Santorum's opposition to birth control has progressive activists anticipating a new fight over women's reproductive rights.
  
• Minimum Wage Increases: More than one million low-income workers in eight states got pay raises thanks to an increase in minimum wage. Women are expected to benefit most, since they make up the majority of minimum wage employees.
  
• Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison: The Republican Senator from Texas reflects over her political career and shares what she plans to do after she retires from Congress.