• 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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!

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  • 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.

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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 Memoir of Christmas Past

December 22, 2015 A Memoir 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.

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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.

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Women's News

Diversity Policies Don’t Help Women Or Minorities, And They Make White Men Feel Threatened

January 04, 2016  | Read More »

U.S. companies spend millions annually on diversity programs and policies. Mission statements and recruitment materials touting companies’ commitment to diversity are ubiquitous. And many managers are tasked with the complex goal of “managing diversity” – which can mean anything from ensuring equal employment opportunity compliance, to instituting cultural sensitivity training programs, to focusing on the recruitment and retention of minorities and women.

Black Girls Vote Looks To Get Young Women To Polls

January 04, 2016  | Read More »

Danyell Smith wasn't shy about walking up to total strangers at the Security Square Mall over the New Year's holiday weekend and asking them, "Baby, are you registered to vote?"

Former labor MP Proposes Women Must Go On Contraception To Get Welfare (Int'l)

January 04, 2016  | Read More »

Former federal Labor MP Gary Johns has proposed a controversial new way to end intergenerational welfare dependence: compulsory contraception for women on welfare benefits.

Growing Number Women Of Get Their Guns, Take Concealed Weapons Classes

January 04, 2016  | Read More »

GENESEE COUNTY, MI – Nearly four years ago, Quin Shumpert said, 10 percent of his students were women. In less than five years the number of female students wanting to take his concealed weapons class has more than doubled.

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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 ...

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