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White House Pay Gap;
Microcredit & Poverty; Anonymous

Are women in the White House paid fairly? Is microcredit living up to expectations as a tool for poverty reduction? oes the secretive hacking group Anonymous help or hurt women? PANEL: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, Sabrina Schaeffer, Debra Carnahan, Francesca Chambers
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Terrorism; Transgender Discrimination;
Domestic Trafficking

Why women and girls join terrorist organizations like ISIS. The policies surrounding discrimination of transgender people. The story of one survivor of whose sex trafficking was inter-generational.
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Abortion Debate; Involved Fathers;
UN Women: Beijing + 20

A law in Texas may require abortion clinics to upgrade their facilities resulting in costly fees. A study found that involved fathers are more satisfied with their jobs than involved mothers. As Beijing + 20 approaches, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, discusses the progress made towards women empowerment.
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The Welcoming Movement

Join us 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 encore documentary episode.
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White House Pay Gap; Microcredit & Poverty; Anonymous

White House Pay Gap: Are women in the White House paid fairly? Microcredit & Poverty: Is microcredit living up to ...

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TTC Extra: Women & Minorities Speaking First in Class

A panel of professors at a Canadian university think that, by rule, women & minority students should be called on before ...

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White House Pay Gap; Microcredit & Poverty; Anonymous

January 23, 2015 White House Pay Gap; Microcredit & Poverty; Anonymous

This week on To The Contrary with Bonnie Erbe, our panelists discuss White House wage gaps, Microcredit in underdeveloped nations, and Anonymous: women hackers.

On the panel this week joining host Bonnie Erbe is Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Former Judge and Federal Prosecutor Debra Carnahan, IWF Executive Director Sabrina Schaeffer, Daily Mail’s Francesca Chambers

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Terrorism; Transgender Discrimination; Domestic Trafficking

January 16, 2015 Terrorism; Transgender Discrimination; Domestic Trafficking

This week on To The Contrary with Bonnie Erbe, our panelists discuss children and terrorism, a transgender discrimination lawsuit, and domestic sex trafficking.

On the panel this week joining host Bonnie Erbe is IWF’s Executive Director Sabrina Schaeffer;

Senior Fellow at Center for American Progress Aisha Moodie-Mills; Conservative Commentator Darlene Kennedy; Former Women’s Campaign Fund President Siobhan "Sam" Bennett

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