Past Programs / Shows from 2007

Shows from 2007

Title: New Year's Special 2007
Date: 12/28/07
Program Number: 1642
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.

THIS WEEK'S 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.

Title: Business Case
Date: 12/21/07
Program Number: 1641
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.

THIS WEEK'S 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.

Title: Family Friendly Benefits
Date: 12/14/07
Program Number: 1640
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.

THIS WEEK'S 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.

Title: Career Customization
Date: 12/7/07
Program Number: 1639
Former U.S. Treasurer Bay Buchanan; Progressive Commentator Patricia Sosa; Conservative Commentator Tara Setmayer; and the National Organization for Women's Latifa Lyles.

THIS WEEK'S 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.

Title: Immigration Special
Date: 11/30/07
Program Number: 1638

THIS WEEK'S FEATURED TOPICS

• Immigration and Wages: The impact of immigration on American wages.

• Immigration and Healthcare: The impact of immigration on the American healthcare system.

Title: FEED America
Date: 11/23/07
Program Number: 1637
Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC); the Heritage Foundation's Genevieve Wood; Democratic Commentator Jenny Backus; and FOX News Political Commentator Angela McGlowan.

THIS WEEK'S 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.

Title: The Missing Class
Date: 11/16/07
Program Number: 1636
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.

THIS WEEK'S 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.

Title: Gray Rape
Date: 11/9/07
Program Number: 1635
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.

THIS WEEK'S 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.

Title: Escape from Polygamy
Date: 11/2/07
Program Number: 1634
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.

THIS WEEK'S 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.

Title: Virtual Classroom
Date: 10/26/07
Program Number: 1633
Global Summit of Women President Irene Natividad; Conservative Commentator Nancy Pfotenhauer; Political Blogger Jane Hamsher; and Conservative Commentator Tara Setmayer.

THIS WEEK'S 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.

Title: Unassisted Homebirth
Date: 10/19/07
Program Number: 1632
Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC); U.S. News & World Report's Dr. Bernadine Healy; Democratic Commentator Megan Beyer; and Conservative Commentator Tara Setmayer.

THIS WEEK'S 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.

Title: Buy Buy Baby
Date: 10/12/07
Program Number: 1631
Democratic Commentator Megan Beyer; Independent Women's Forum President and CEO Michelle Bernard; Former Clinton Appointee Patricia Sosa; and Political Blogger Mary Katharine Ham.

THIS WEEK'S 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?

Title: Presenteeism
Date: 10/5/07
Program Number: 1630
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.

THIS WEEK'S 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.

Title: The End of America
Date: 9/28/07
Program Number: 1629
Former U.S. Treasurer Bay Buchanan; Democratic Commentator Megan Beyer; former EEOC Chair Cari Dominguez and former Clinton appointee Patricia Sosa.

THIS WEEK'S 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.

Title: Feminism Interrupted
Date: 9/21/07
Program Number: 1628
Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC); Conservative Commentator Tara Setmayer; Political Blogger Jane Hamsher; and Independent Women's Forum President and CEO Michelle Bernard.

THIS WEEK'S 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.

Title: Prevention First Act
Date: 9/14/07
Program Number: 1627
National Women's Political Caucus Former Chair Irene Natividad ; Conservative Commentator Nancy Pfotenhauer; Progressive Commentator Patricia Sosa; and Conservative Commentator Tara Setmayer.

THIS WEEK'S 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.

Title: High School Majors
Date: 9/7/07
Program Number: 1626
Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC); The Heritage Foundation's Genevieve Wood; Democratic Commentator Jenny Backus; and Independent Women's Forum's Leslie Sanchez.

THIS WEEK'S 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.

Title: Labor Day Special
Date: 8/31/07
Program Number: 1625

THIS WEEK'S 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.

Title:Lesbians in the Rabbinate
Date: 8/24/07
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.

THIS WEEK'S 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.

Title: Hurricane Katrina, Two Years Later
Date: 8/17/07
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.

THIS WEEK'S 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.

Title: Caregiving
Date: 8/10/07
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.

THIS WEEK'S 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.

Title: Closing the Gap
Date: 8/3/07
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.

THIS WEEK'S 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.

Title: Profit and Loss
Date: 7/27/07
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.

THIS WEEK'S 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.

Title: Women in the Anglican Church
Date: 7/20/07
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.

THIS WEEK'S FEATURED TOPICS

• Vanishing Values: Are family values politics a thing of the past?

• Summertime Strain: Some say kids' summer breaks can hurt working moms.

• Women in the Anglican Church: A former female bishop says her church leaders are guilty of sexism.

Title: Ideology Trumps Science
Date: 7/13/07
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.

THIS WEEK'S 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?

Title: Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters
Date: 7/6/07
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.

THIS WEEK'S 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: 6/29/07
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.

THIS WEEK'S 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.

Title: Minorities, AIDS, & Prison
Date: 6/22/07
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.

THIS WEEK'S 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.

Title: Fatherhood Model
Date: 6/15/07
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

THIS WEEK'S 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 family-friendly workplaces from a male perspective.

Title: Can We Talk about Race?
Date: 6/8/07
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

THIS WEEK'S 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.

Title: Put the Kids Second
Date: 6/01/07
Program Number: 1612
Panelists: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton; Former EEOC Chair Cari Dominguez; Democratic Commentator Irene Natividad; and Republican Pollster Kellyanne Conway

THIS WEEK'S 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.

Title: Meditation and ADHD
Date: 5/25/07
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

THIS WEEK'S 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?

Title: Demographic Shifts
Date: 5/18/07
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

THIS WEEK'S 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.

Title: Motherhood Issues
Date: 5/11/07
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

THIS WEEK'S 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.

Title: The Sullivan Sisters
Date: 5/4/07
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

THIS WEEK'S 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.

Title: Immigration and the Environment
Date: 4/27/07
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 NumbersUSA's Rosemary Jenks.

THIS WEEK'S 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.

Title: Breaking Barriers
Date: 4/20/07
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.

THIS WEEK'S 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.

Title: Women on Reality TV
Date: 4/13/07
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.

THIS WEEK'S 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.

Title: Women and the Church
Date: 4/6/07
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.

THIS WEEK'S 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.

Title: Best Small Companies
Date: 3/30/07
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.

THIS WEEK'S 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.

Title: Kissling Revisited
Date: 3/23/07
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.

THIS WEEK'S 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.

Title: Women in Publishing
Date: 3/16/07
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.

THIS WEEK'S 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 "anti-chick lit" crowd.

Title: Immigration Special
Date: 3/9/07
Program Number: 1552

THIS WEEK'S FEATURED TOPICS

• Immigration and Wages: The impact of immigration on American wages.

• Immigration and Healthcare: The impact of immigration on the American healthcare system.

Title: Boomer Women Fashions
Date: 3/2/07
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.

THIS WEEK'S 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.

Title: Menstrual Suppression
Date: 2/23/07
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.

THIS WEEK'S 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?

Title: Senator Claire McCaskill
Date: 2/16/07
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

THIS WEEK'S 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.

Title: Congresswoman Yvette Clarke
Date: 2/9/07
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.

THIS WEEK'S 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 (D-NY) talks about African-American women in politics.

Title: Edible Schoolyards
Date: 2/2/07
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.

THIS WEEK'S 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.

Title: Diaper Ceiling
Date: 1/26/07
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.

THIS WEEK'S 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?

Title: Mikulski and Hutchison
Date: 1/19/07
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.

THIS WEEK'S 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.

Title: Retired With Husband
Date: 1/12/07
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.

THIS WEEK'S 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.
  

Title: "30-Something" Working Group
Date: 1/5/07
Program Number: 1543
Panelists: Former EEOC Chair Cari Dominguez; Democratic Commentator Megan Beyer; FOX News Political Analyst Angela McGlowan; and Progressive Commentator Patricia Sosa.

THIS WEEK'S 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.