• 2015 Year in Review, Lactivism, <br> Dr. Jane Goodall

    2015 Year in Review, Lactivism,
    Dr. Jane Goodall

    2015 Year in Review: We look at the progress women and people of color have made. Lactivism: Why some say we focus too much on breastfeeding vs. bottle-feeding. Dr. Jane Goodall: The renowned conservationist on women & conservationism.

    Watch Video
  • Fiancé(e) Visas; Stay-at-Home Dads;<br>Women in Combat

    Fiancé(e) Visas; Stay-at-Home Dads;
    Women in Combat

    The San Bernardino shooting brings renewed scrutiny towards the process for admitting partners of a US citizen. Preference for one particular parent staying at home dwindles. A survey reveals how elite servicemen feel about fighting alongside women.

    Watch Video
  • Encore Presentation: <br> The Welcoming Movement

    Encore Presentation:
    The Welcoming Movement

    Watch this encore presentation as we look at three churches around the United States who are part of the "Welcoming Movement." These churches, in Arizona, Minnesota, and Washington, D.C., are committed to accepting and affirming gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people. Watch their triumphs and struggles in this special documentary episode!

    Watch Video
  • Dividing the United Methodist Church

    Dividing the United Methodist Church

    The United Methodist Church remains officially opposed to homosexuality, same sex marriage and self-avowed gay pastors. The fight on this issues is testing the faith more than ever and Dividing The United Methodist Church.

    Watch Video

Full Episode

2015 Year in Review, Lactivism, Dr. Jane Goodall

2015 Year in Review, Lactivism, Dr. Jane Goodall

A look back at 2015, controversy over "lactivism," and Dr. Goodall on women & nature

Webisode

TTC Extra: Japanese Women Will Not Retain Maiden Name

TTC Extra: Japanese Women Will Not Retain Maiden Name

Japan's Supreme Court upheld a law which says women may not retain their maiden name

Blog

A Memoire of Christmas Past

December 22, 2015 A Memoire of Christmas Past

by Sallie Bingham

Nostalgia is not my strong suit. Most family rituals, in my experience, long outlive their usefulness. The enthusiasm small children grant to celebrations fades rapidly as the big world pushes in, perhaps especially in the case of Christmas when small children have learned to view any delay in present-giving as an injustice.

Fortunately, there are exceptions.

Read More »

Year in Review 2015; Lactivism; Dr. Jane Goodall

December 18, 2015 Year in Review 2015; Lactivism; Dr. Jane Goodall

This week on To The Contrary with Bonnie Erbe, our panelists take a look back at the top stories from 2015, “lactivism,” and Dr. Jane Goodall’s work in conservation.

On the panel this week joining host Bonnie Erbe is: Progressive Blogger Anushay Hossain, Progressive Commentator Patricia Sosa, Republican Strategist Rina Shah, and Washington Examiner Columnist Ashe Schow.

Click read more to see what they had to say!

Read More »

Women's News

The Women Fighting Boko Haram

December 22, 2015  | Read More »

Fatima Muhammed had taken a quick break from the canteen she runs in Maiduguri, a rambling city in northeastern Nigeria, but she was still fielding calls from demanding customers. Dressed in a maroon hijab, she would put her phone down, only to have to pick it up again a few minutes later. We were at the house of her former commander, Abba Aji Kalli, who ran a sector of the Civilian Joint Task Force (C.T.J.F.), a vigilante group battling Boko Haram, in Maiduguri and its environs. Muhammed is the sole female member of the sector, and one of less than fifty women in C.T.J.F., which is said to have about ten thousand fighters and is known for being more effective than the Army, and increasingly powerful.

As Muslim Women, We Actually Ask You Not To Wear The ‘Hijab’ In The Name Of Interfaith Solidarity

December 22, 2015  | Read More »

Last week, three female religious leaders – a Jewish rabbi, an Episcopal vicar and a Unitarian reverend – and a male imam, or Muslim prayer leader, walked into the sacred space in front of the ornately-tiled minbar, or pulpit, at the Khadeeja Islamic Center in West Valley City, Utah. The women were smiling widely, their hair covered with swaths of bright scarves, to support “Wear a Hijab” day.

Global Warming Is Now A ‘Women’s Issue’ Due To ‘Ecofeminism’

December 22, 2015  | Read More »

Environmentalists are increasingly claiming that global warming is a “women’s issue” and that the world needs “eco-feminism” as a path forward.

Kasich Launches Women's Coalition

December 22, 2015  | Read More »

Ohio Gov. John Kasich has launched a women's coalition in the first of his presidential campaign trail rounds to include his wife and twin daughters.

Support for pbs.org provided by:

Quiz

Happy Holidays! Take our quiz!

Answer questions correctly and we'll send you To The Contrary memorabilia!

Take the Latest Quiz »

The Host

About the Host - Bonnie Erbé

To The Contrary Host: Bonnie Erbé

Bonnie Erbé is a nonpartisan, award-winning American journalist and television host based in the Washington, D.C. area who has ...

More »

TTC Newsletter

Sign up for the TTC Newsletter! Enter your name and email address below: