BY THE CHARLES FRUA FOUNDATION.

BY THE CHARLES FRUA FOUNDATION.

>> THIS WEEK ON TO THE CONTRARY, >> THIS WEEK ON TO THE CONTRARY, WHY WOMEN TONIGHT ON THE VOTE WHY WOMEN TONIGHT ON THE VOTE FOR WOMEN.

FOR WOMEN.

THEN, STAY AT HOME MOMS ON THE THEN, STAY AT HOME MOMS ON THE RISE.

RISE.

BEHIND THE HEADLINES, CAREER BEHIND THE HEADLINES, CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR FEMALE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FEMALE VETERANS.

HELLO, I'M BONNIE HERB A. HELLO, I'M BONNIE HERB A.

WELCOME TO CONTRARY, A WELCOME TO CONTRARY, A DISCUSSION OF THE NEWS AND DISCUSSION OF THE NEWS AND SOCIAL TRENDS FROM DIVERSE SOCIAL TRENDS FROM DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES UP FIRST, KATHLEEN PERSPECTIVES UP FIRST, KATHLEEN SEBELIUS RESIGNSSPIEL JUST IS SS SEBELIUS RESIGNSSPIEL JUST IS SS SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, SINCE THE ROCK WEB SERVICES, SINCE THE ROCK WEB SOME WOULD SAY DISASTROUS ROLL SOME WOULD SAY DISASTROUS ROLL OUT OF THE OBAMACARE REPUBLICANS OUT OF THE OBAMACARE REPUBLICANS HAVE BEEN CALLING FOR HER HAVE BEEN CALLING FOR HER REGULARSVATION.

REGULARSVATION.

THE REGULATION WHICH WAS THE REGULATION WHICH WAS REPORTEDLY HER CHOICE WAS TIME REPORTEDLY HER CHOICE WAS TIME TO COINCIDE WITH MORE POSITIVE TO COINCIDE WITH MORE POSITIVE NEWS THAT 7-1/2 MILLION NEWS THAT 7-1/2 MILLION AMERICANS HAVE ENROLLED IN AMERICANS HAVE ENROLLED IN HEALTHCARE EXCHANGES.

HEALTHCARE EXCHANGES.

OBAMA'S PICK TO REPLACE SEBELIUS OBAMA'S PICK TO REPLACE SEBELIUS IS BUDGET DIRECTOR SYLVIA IS BUDGET DIRECTOR SYLVIA MATTHEWS BURWELL.

MATTHEWS BURWELL.

SO, JENNIFER MARSHALL WAS SO, JENNIFER MARSHALL WAS SEBELIUS THE FALL GUY FOR SEBELIUS THE FALL GUY FOR OBAMACARESOME.

OBAMACARESOME.

>> SECRETARY SPIEL JUST HAD AN >> SECRETARY SPIEL JUST HAD AN IMPOSSIBLE TASK TO IMPREEMPT IMPOSSIBLE TASK TO IMPREEMPT OBAMA CARE.

OBAMA CARE.

IT'S AN UNWORKABLE UNAFFORDABLE IT'S AN UNWORKABLE UNAFFORDABLE LAW THAT A MAJORITY AMERICANS LAW THAT A MAJORITY AMERICANS OPPOSED AND IT'S NOT GOING AWAY.

OPPOSED AND IT'S NOT GOING AWAY.

>> SHE DID AN ELEGANT JOB AND >> SHE DID AN ELEGANT JOB AND DEFINITE HELL OF HAVE LEFT ON DEFINITE HELL OF HAVE LEFT ON HER OWN TERMS.

HER OWN TERMS.

>> KATHLEEN SPIEL JUST WAS A >> KATHLEEN SPIEL JUST WAS A WONDERFUL GOVERNOR OF OUR STATE.

WONDERFUL GOVERNOR OF OUR STATE.

OBAMACARE DID NOT FAIL BECAUSE OBAMACARE DID NOT FAIL BECAUSE SHE WAS A BAD ADMINISTRATOR.

SHE WAS A BAD ADMINISTRATOR.

>> I ADMIT, SHE IS NOT THE FALL >> I ADMIT, SHE IS NOT THE FALL GUY, AND WHAT PORTENDS WELL FOR GUY, AND WHAT PORTENDS WELL FOR THIS POSITION IS THAT SENATOR THIS POSITION IS THAT SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN HAS TWEETED THAT JOHN MCCAIN HAS TWEETED THAT SYLVIA BURWELL IS AN EXCELLENT SYLVIA BURWELL IS AN EXCELLENT CHOICE FOR A REPLACEMENT.

CHOICE FOR A REPLACEMENT.

>> ABOUT BUT IF SHE IS NOT THE >> ABOUT BUT IF SHE IS NOT THE FALL GUY WHY DID SHE LEAVE?

FALL GUY WHY DID SHE LEAVE?

>> IF SHE WAS IF FALL GUY, SHE >> IF SHE WAS IF FALL GUY, SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN FIRED WOULD HAVE BEEN FIRED IMMEDIATELY, AND SHE WASN'T IMMEDIATELY, AND SHE WASN'T FIRED IMMEDIATELY, AND I THINK FIRED IMMEDIATELY, AND I THINK THE PRESIDENT WAS WISE TO GET THE PRESIDENT WAS WISE TO GET THROUGH THAT MILESTONE WHICH IS THROUGH THAT MILESTONE WHICH IS THAT 7 MILLION SIGN-UP.

THAT 7 MILLION SIGN-UP.

THEY ACHIEVED THAT, SHE GETS TO THEY ACHIEVED THAT, SHE GETS TO LEAVE WITH SOME GRACE.

LEAVE WITH SOME GRACE.

SHE WAS A POLICY PERSON THEY SHE WAS A POLICY PERSON THEY BROUGHT IN, ONE OF THE TOP FIVE BROUGHT IN, ONE OF THE TOP FIVE GOVERNORS WHEN SHE SERVED IN GOVERNORS WHEN SHE SERVED IN POLITICS, BUT IT COULD BE YOU POLITICS, BUT IT COULD BE YOU NEEDED SOMEONE IN A MANAGEMENT NEEDED SOMEONE IN A MANAGEMENT MANAGES.

MANAGES.

IT WAS JEFFREY FROM OMB TO CLEAN IT WAS JEFFREY FROM OMB TO CLEAN UP THE BEST WITH THE I.T.

UP THE BEST WITH THE I.T.

PROBLEM THEY HAD WITH OBAMA, AND PROBLEM THEY HAD WITH OBAMA, AND I NOW WE HAVE SILVA BURWELL, I NOW WE HAVE SILVA BURWELL, ALSO STRONG ON MANAGEMENT, NOT ALSO STRONG ON MANAGEMENT, NOT ONLY WORKED AS THE ASSISTANT ONLY WORKED AS THE ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF FOR CLINTON, ALSO CHIEF OF STAFF FOR CLINTON, ALSO WORKED FOR THE GATES FOUNDATION WORKED FOR THE GATES FOUNDATION AND RAN THE WALMART FOUNDATION, AND RAN THE WALMART FOUNDATION, SO SHE'S GOT A GREAT BACKGROUND.

SO SHE'S GOT A GREAT BACKGROUND.

>> WHAT'S THIS GOING TO DO TO >> WHAT'S THIS GOING TO DO TO REPUBLICANS AND OBAMACARE IN THE REPUBLICANS AND OBAMACARE IN THE UPCOMING ELECTION?

UPCOMING ELECTION?

>> WELL, I THINK THAT'S ACTUALLY >> WELL, I THINK THAT'S ACTUALLY AN EXCELLENT QUESTION BECAUSE I AN EXCELLENT QUESTION BECAUSE I DO THINK SHE WAS THE FALL GUY DO THINK SHE WAS THE FALL GUY FOR OBAMACARE.

FOR OBAMACARE.

I THINK IT MAKES IT MUCH MORE I THINK IT MAKES IT MUCH MORE DIFFICULT FOR REPUBLICANS TO RUN DIFFICULT FOR REPUBLICANS TO RUN ON THIS ISSUE IN NOVEMBER ON THIS ISSUE IN NOVEMBER BECAUSE WHEN THEY CAN'T -- BECAUSE WHEN THEY CAN'T -- >> THE PROGRAM IS STILL IN >> THE PROGRAM IS STILL IN PLACE.

PLACE.

>> THE PROBLEMS WITH THE PROGRAM >> THE PROBLEMS WITH THE PROGRAM ARE NOT GOING AWAY AND THAT IS ARE NOT GOING AWAY AND THAT IS GOING TO BE THE STORY FOR A LONG GOING TO BE THE STORY FOR A LONG TIME.

TIME.

YOU CANNOT GREAT A MASSIVE YOU CANNOT GREAT A MASSIVE CENTRALIZED HEALTHCARE SYSTEM CENTRALIZED HEALTHCARE SYSTEM LIKE THIS.

LIKE THIS.

IT JUST -- THIS WILL NOT WORK IT JUST -- THIS WILL NOT WORK FOR OUR COUNTRY.

FOR OUR COUNTRY.

YOU HAVE TO ALLOW MORE PATIENT YOU HAVE TO ALLOW MORE PATIENT EMPOWERMENT, NOT GET IN BETWEEN EMPOWERMENT, NOT GET IN BETWEEN PATIENTS AND THEIR DOCTORS, AND PATIENTS AND THEIR DOCTORS, AND THAT'S WHAT CENTRALIZATION OF THAT'S WHAT CENTRALIZATION OF HEALTHCARE AS OBAMACARE DOES HAS HEALTHCARE AS OBAMACARE DOES HAS CREATED FOR OUR COUNTRY.

CREATED FOR OUR COUNTRY.

>> IT SEEMS TO ME THE PREDICTION >> IT SEEMS TO ME THE PREDICTION IS FOR MASSIVE LOSSES WHO ARE IS FOR MASSIVE LOSSES WHO ARE DEMOCRATS IN THE HOUSE AND DEMOCRATS IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE MAYBE EVEN LOSING THEY SENATE MAYBE EVEN LOSING THEY SENATE, SO IT SEEMS TO BE A SENATE, SO IT SEEMS TO BE A WORKING ISSUE FOR REPUBLICANS.

WORKING ISSUE FOR REPUBLICANS.

>> I'M NOT QUITE SURE FROM A >> I'M NOT QUITE SURE FROM A POLITICAL STANDPOINT IF THEY GO POLITICAL STANDPOINT IF THEY GO NOW EVEN THOUGH SHE ANNOUNCED TO NOW EVEN THOUGH SHE ANNOUNCED TO THE WORLD MONTHS AGO THAT THIS THE WORLD MONTHS AGO THAT THIS IS THE DATE THAT SHE WAS GOING IS THE DATE THAT SHE WAS GOING TO LEAVE, SO THIS WAS OBVIOUSLY TO LEAVE, SO THIS WAS OBVIOUSLY WELL ORCHESTRATED.

WELL ORCHESTRATED.

LET ME FINISH.

LET ME FINISH.

IT'S REALLY NOT GOOD FOR IT'S REALLY NOT GOOD FOR POLITICS BECAUSE THE FACT IS POLITICS BECAUSE THE FACT IS THAT FOR A LONG TIME WE'VE BEEN THAT FOR A LONG TIME WE'VE BEEN HEARING NEWS THAT SHE WAS NEVER HEARING NEWS THAT SHE WAS NEVER REALLY IN THE INNER CIRCLE OF REALLY IN THE INNER CIRCLE OF IMPLEMENTATION OF HEALTHCARE IMPLEMENTATION OF HEALTHCARE DEAL, REALLY TRULY THAT THE DEAL, REALLY TRULY THAT THE WHITE HOUSE WAS CALLING THE WHITE HOUSE WAS CALLING THE SHOTS BUT SHE WAS ALWAYS WILLING SHOTS BUT SHE WAS ALWAYS WILLING TO TAKE THE FALL.

TO TAKE THE FALL.

SHE WAS ALWAYS WILLING THE TAKE SHE WAS ALWAYS WILLING THE TAKE THE FAULT AND A LOVE NEGATIVE THE FAULT AND A LOVE NEGATIVE ENERGY WAS PROJECTING ON HER.

ENERGY WAS PROJECTING ON HER.

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A GOOD HINGE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A GOOD HINGE TO CONTINUE THAT THROUGH THE TO CONTINUE THAT THROUGH THE ELECTION BECAUSE THE DEMOCRATS ELECTION BECAUSE THE DEMOCRATS ARE IN DANGER NOW OF LOSING BOTH ARE IN DANGER NOW OF LOSING BOTH THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE.

THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE.

>> I WOULDN'TNESSLY BUY INTO >> I WOULDN'TNESSLY BUY INTO THAT.

THAT.

YOU'VE GOT 7 MILLION PEOPLE WHO YOU'VE GOT 7 MILLION PEOPLE WHO SIGNED UP.

SIGNED UP.

YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF FAMILIES YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF FAMILIES WHOSE CHILDREN UP TO THE AGE 26 WHOSE CHILDREN UP TO THE AGE 26 DON'T HAVE TO GET THEIR OWN DON'T HAVE TO GET THEIR OWN INSURANCE, THEY'RE COVERED BY INSURANCE, THEY'RE COVERED BY THEIR PARENTS, AND YOU HAVE THEIR PARENTS, AND YOU HAVE PEOPLE WITH PREEXISTING PEOPLE WITH PREEXISTING CONDITIONS WHO ARE JUST CONDITIONS WHO ARE JUST BEGINNING TO TELL THEIR STORY BEGINNING TO TELL THEIR STORY ABOUT HOW THIS HAS PROFOUNDLY ABOUT HOW THIS HAS PROFOUNDLY CHANGED THEIR LIVES, CHANGED CHANGED THEIR LIVES, CHANGED THEIR ABILITY TO SWITCH JOBS AND THEIR ABILITY TO SWITCH JOBS AND GET THE KINDS OF CAREERS THAT GET THE KINDS OF CAREERS THAT THEY WANT.

THEY WANT.

I THINK IT'S A BIT PREMATURE TO I THINK IT'S A BIT PREMATURE TO BE MAKING THESE NEGATIVE BE MAKING THESE NEGATIVE PROGNOSTICATIONS.

PROGNOSTICATIONS.

>> I WAS GOING SAY 12 DAYS AGO >> I WAS GOING SAY 12 DAYS AGO SHE ACTUALLY SAID SHE WOULDN'T SHE ACTUALLY SAID SHE WOULDN'T BE LEAVING UNTIL NOVEMBER, SO ET BE LEAVING UNTIL NOVEMBER, SO ET HASN'T BEEN LONG KNOWING KNOWN HASN'T BEEN LONG KNOWING KNOWN SHE WAS GOING TO BE LEAVING AT SHE WAS GOING TO BE LEAVING AT THIS TIME.

THIS TIME.

I DO THINK THERE IS A TRAGIC I DO THINK THERE IS A TRAGIC FROM THE DEMOCRAT PARTY TO TAKE FROM THE DEMOCRAT PARTY TO TAKE THE FOCUS OFF OF HER BECAUSE SHE THE FOCUS OFF OF HER BECAUSE SHE IS LINKED TO THE LOSS SO GOING IS LINKED TO THE LOSS SO GOING INTO MOVER AT THIS TIME WOULD BE INTO MOVER AT THIS TIME WOULD BE HARDER FOR REPUBLICAN UP.

HARDER FOR REPUBLICAN UP.

>> THING THEY ARE FINGER >> THING THEY ARE FINGER PRIORITIES HSSA MANDATE, PRIORITIES HSSA MANDATE, ABORTION INDUCINGS DRUGS AND ABORTION INDUCINGS DRUGS AND STERILIZATION, AND THERE STERILIZATION, AND THERE HUNDREDS OF CASES IN COURT RIGHT HUNDREDS OF CASES IN COURT RIGHT NOW CHALLENGING THAT ON NOW CHALLENGING THAT ON RELIGIOUS LIBERTY GROUNDS.

RELIGIOUS LIBERTY GROUNDS.

IT'S THE HSSA MANDATE AND HER IT'S THE HSSA MANDATE AND HER FINGERPRINTS OR THAT.

FINGERPRINTS OR THAT.

>> LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK.

>> LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK.

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NEARLY 300 WOMEN ARE RUNNING FOR NEARLY 300 WOMEN ARE RUNNING FOR HOUSE AND SENATE SEATS IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE SEATS IN THE UPCOMING ELECTIONS, SOME IN VERY UPCOMING ELECTIONS, SOME IN VERY TIGHT RACES, BUT THESE 'CANES TIGHT RACES, BUT THESE 'CANES LEARNED NOT NOT COUNT ON WOMEN LEARNED NOT NOT COUNT ON WOMEN VOTERS.

VOTERS.

IN RECENT ELECTIONS SEVERAL FEE IN RECENT ELECTIONS SEVERAL FEE MAIM POLITICIANS LOST THE FOE MAIM POLITICIANS LOST THE FOE MALE VOTE, FOR EXAMPLE, BLANCH MALE VOTE, FOR EXAMPLE, BLANCH LINCOLN LOST HER RE-ELECTION IN LINCOLN LOST HER RE-ELECTION IN ARKANSAS PARTIALLY DUE TO A 16 ARKANSAS PARTIALLY DUE TO A 16 POINT DID IT AMONG WOMEN.

POINT DID IT AMONG WOMEN.

CHRISTINE QUINN WON ONLY 16% OF CHRISTINE QUINN WON ONLY 16% OF THE FEMALE VOTE IN HER FAILED THE FEMALE VOTE IN HER FAILED RUN FOR MAYOR OF NEW YORK CITY.

RUN FOR MAYOR OF NEW YORK CITY.

EVEN HILLARY CLINTON LOST THE EVEN HILLARY CLINTON LOST THE WOMEN'S VOTE BY 24 POINTS IN WOMEN'S VOTE BY 24 POINTS IN SOUTH CAROLINA PRIMARY IN 2008.

SOUTH CAROLINA PRIMARY IN 2008.

SO WHY DON'T WOMEN VOTE FOR SO WHY DON'T WOMEN VOTE FOR WOMEN?

WOMEN?

CELINDA LAKE, A DEMOCRATIC CELINDA LAKE, A DEMOCRATIC POLLSTER, IS ONE OF THE POLLSTER, IS ONE OF THE STRATEGISTS TRYING TO ANSWER STRATEGISTS TRYING TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION.

THAT QUESTION.

>> IN GENERAL PARTISANSHIP >> IN GENERAL PARTISANSHIP FAMILY TRUMPS GENDER NOW.

FAMILY TRUMPS GENDER NOW.

WE STILL SEE A LITTLE BIT OF WE STILL SEE A LITTLE BIT OF DEMOCRATIC EFFECTS FOR WINNING DEMOCRATIC EFFECTS FOR WINNING CANDIDATES WE SEE INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES WE SEE INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES VOTING FOR WOMEN CANDIDATES VOTING FOR WOMEN CANDIDATES.

CANDIDATES.

>> ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE >> ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AISLE, MANY REPUBLICAN WOMEN AISLE, MANY REPUBLICAN WOMEN CANDIDATES STRUGGLE WITH THE CANDIDATES STRUGGLE WITH THE WOMEN'S VOTE, PARTICULARLY WOMEN'S VOTE, PARTICULARLY LATINA AND BLACK FEMALE VOTERS.

LATINA AND BLACK FEMALE VOTERS.

IN 2010, CALIFORNIA IN 2010, CALIFORNIA GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE MEG GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE MEG WHITMAN WON AMONG WHITE WOMEN WHITMAN WON AMONG WHITE WOMEN BUT LOST THE LATINA VOTE BY 70 BUT LOST THE LATINA VOTE BY 70 POINTS AND THE BLACK FEMALE VOTE POINTS AND THE BLACK FEMALE VOTE BY ALMOST 40 POINTS.

BY ALMOST 40 POINTS.

WITH THE MIDTERM LATER THIS YEAR WITH THE MIDTERM LATER THIS YEAR AND THE LOOMING 2016 AND THE LOOMING 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS, FEMALE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS, FEMALE CANDIDATES WILL TRY THEIR BEST CANDIDATES WILL TRY THEIR BEST TO MAKE THEIR CASE TO ALL WOMEN.

TO MAKE THEIR CASE TO ALL WOMEN.

>> SO, MEGAN, IF REPUBLICAN >> SO, MEGAN, IF REPUBLICAN WOMEN LOSING THE LATINA AND WOMEN LOSING THE LATINA AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN VOTES AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN VOTES AND PROBABLY AS WELL THE OLDER WHITE PROBABLY AS WELL THE OLDER WHITE WOMEN'S VOTES BY SUCH HUGE WOMEN'S VOTES BY SUCH HUGE MARGINS, WHY ARE DEMOCRATS STILL MARGINS, WHY ARE DEMOCRATS STILL POSITIONED AS IT LOOKS LIKE TO POSITIONED AS IT LOOKS LIKE TO LOSE THE, POSSIBLY LOSE THE LOSE THE, POSSIBLY LOSE THE SENATE AND LOSE MORE SEATS IN SENATE AND LOSE MORE SEATS IN THE HOUSE THIS FALL?

THE HOUSE THIS FALL?

>> WELL, AS A SAID, LET'S JUST >> WELL, AS A SAID, LET'S JUST WAIT AND SEE.

WAIT AND SEE.

WE'VE JUST COME OFF A WEEK WHERE WE'VE JUST COME OFF A WEEK WHERE THE REPUBLICANS HAVE PRETTY MUCH THE REPUBLICANS HAVE PRETTY MUCH SAID THEY'RE NOT GOING VOTE FOR SAID THEY'RE NOT GOING VOTE FOR PAYCHECK FAIRNESS, AND THERE ARE PAYCHECK FAIRNESS, AND THERE ARE A WHOLE LOT OF ECONOMIC ISSUES A WHOLE LOT OF ECONOMIC ISSUES THAT ARE ROLLING THROUGH THAT ARE ROLLING THROUGH NOVEMBER, AND WHILE THEY'RE NOVEMBER, AND WHILE THEY'RE FOCUSING ON CRITICIZING FOCUSING ON CRITICIZING OBAMACARE, THE VOTERS ARE GOING OBAMACARE, THE VOTERS ARE GOING TO FIND OUT WHERE THEY STAND ON TO FIND OUT WHERE THEY STAND ON THESE HOUSEHOLD ECONOMIC ISSUES THESE HOUSEHOLD ECONOMIC ISSUES THAT ARE REALLY IMPORTANT TO THAT ARE REALLY IMPORTANT TO WOMEN OF BOTH PARTIES, AND IF WOMEN OF BOTH PARTIES, AND IF YOU WANT TO SEE AN EXAMPLE OF YOU WANT TO SEE AN EXAMPLE OF CROSS CORPS VOTING BY WOMEN LOOK CROSS CORPS VOTING BY WOMEN LOOK AT KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND AS LAST AT KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND AS LAST RACE IN NEW YORK.

RACE IN NEW YORK.

KIRSTEN WON 33% CROSSOVER KIRSTEN WON 33% CROSSOVER COURTS, REPUBLICAN VOTERS.

COURTS, REPUBLICAN VOTERS.

WHY?

WHY?

BECAUSE SHE FOCUSED ON THOSE BECAUSE SHE FOCUSED ON THOSE FAMILY ECONOMIC ISSUES.

FAMILY ECONOMIC ISSUES.

RAISING THE MINIMUM WAGE, FAIR RAISING THE MINIMUM WAGE, FAIR PAYCHECK, YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE PAYCHECK, YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE WOMEN AND MEN ARE BEING PAID THE WOMEN AND MEN ARE BEING PAID THE SAME, CHILD CARE, PAID MATERNITY SAME, CHILD CARE, PAID MATERNITY LEAVE.

LEAVE.

>> THE WOMEN IN THE MILITARY, >> THE WOMEN IN THE MILITARY, SHE HAS BEEN BIG ON THAT.

SHE HAS BEEN BIG ON THAT.

>> AND THESE ARE NOT NECESSARILY >> AND THESE ARE NOT NECESSARILY REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRATIC ISSUES.

REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRATIC ISSUES.

THEY APPEAL TO MODERATE WOMEN OF THEY APPEAL TO MODERATE WOMEN OF BOTH STRIPES, AND I THINK THAT BOTH STRIPES, AND I THINK THAT YOU'RE SEEING A LOT OF THESE YOU'RE SEEING A LOT OF THESE ISSUES NOW.

ISSUES NOW.

THEY'RE GOING TO BE GETTING A THEY'RE GOING TO BE GETTING A LOT OF ATTENTION BEFORE LOT OF ATTENTION BEFORE NOVEMBER, AND SO WE LOOK AT A NOVEMBER, AND SO WE LOOK AT A NOW AND IT LOOKS LIKE OBAMACARE NOW AND IT LOOKS LIKE OBAMACARE IS AN I ACE FOR THE REPUBLICANS.

IS AN I ACE FOR THE REPUBLICANS.

I THINK THAT COULD CHANGE, TOO.

I THINK THAT COULD CHANGE, TOO.

>> WOMEN CANDIDATES SHOULD BE >> WOMEN CANDIDATES SHOULD BE EVALUATED ON MERIT OF THEIR EVALUATED ON MERIT OF THEIR IDEAS AND THE QUALIFICATIONS IDEAS AND THE QUALIFICATIONS THAT THEY HAVE FOR OFFICE, THEIR THAT THEY HAVE FOR OFFICE, THEIR COMPETENCY, AND SO IF WOMEN NOT COMPETENCY, AND SO IF WOMEN NOT ALWAYS CHOOSING WOMEN TO VOTE ALWAYS CHOOSING WOMEN TO VOTE FOR, THAT'S GREAT, SOMEONE FOR, THAT'S GREAT, SOMEONE SHOULD CHEER THAT BECAUSE IT SHOULD CHEER THAT BECAUSE IT SHOWS WOMEN ARE THINKING FOR SHOWS WOMEN ARE THINKING FOR THEMSELVES.

THEMSELVES.

SLEETS HAVE GREAT IDEA DEBATES SLEETS HAVE GREAT IDEA DEBATES ABOUT KEEPING MORE OF YOUR ABOUT KEEPING MORE OF YOUR PAYCHECK, ABOUT HAVING THE PAYCHECK, ABOUT HAVING THE CHOICE MAKE THE DECISIONS THAT CHOICE MAKE THE DECISIONS THAT WORK FOR YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR WORK FOR YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR WORK LIFE BALANCE.

WORK LIFE BALANCE.

THAT'S I THINK WHAT WE NEED TO THAT'S I THINK WHAT WE NEED TO BE DEBATING IN THIS COUNTRY.

BE DEBATING IN THIS COUNTRY.

>> I HAVE TO A QUESTION, THE MEN >> I HAVE TO A QUESTION, THE MEN OBVIOUSLY VOTE FOR MEN, RIGHT?

OBVIOUSLY VOTE FOR MEN, RIGHT?

SO WHY SHOULDN'T WE WANT WOMEN SO WHY SHOULDN'T WE WANT WOMEN TO VOTE MORE FOR WOMEN?

TO VOTE MORE FOR WOMEN?

>> BUT I THINK THERE'S ANOTHER >> BUT I THINK THERE'S ANOTHER ISSUE HERE.

ISSUE HERE.

I WISH IT WAS ALWAYS SIMPLE THAT I WISH IT WAS ALWAYS SIMPLE THAT IT'S ALL ABOUT, YOU KNOW, YOUR IT'S ALL ABOUT, YOU KNOW, YOUR QUALIFICATION AND IT'S ABOUT MER QUALIFICATION AND IT'S ABOUT MER TOCK ARREST BUT THE FACT IS THAT TOCK ARREST BUT THE FACT IS THAT A WOMAN CANDIDATE HAS TO BE A WOMAN CANDIDATE HAS TO BE BEAUTIFUL, HAS TO LOOK PERFECT, BEAUTIFUL, HAS TO LOOK PERFECT, HAS TO HAVE GREAT IDEAS, YOU HAS TO HAVE GREAT IDEAS, YOU KNOW, THE STANDARD IS SO MUCH KNOW, THE STANDARD IS SO MUCH HIGHER FOR A FEMALE CANDIDATE, HIGHER FOR A FEMALE CANDIDATE, AND THAT'S REALLY THE TALENT, AND THAT'S REALLY THE TALENT, AND WE KNOW -- CHALLENGE AND WE AND WE KNOW -- CHALLENGE AND WE KNOW IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE.

KNOW IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE.

I REMEMBER DURING THE OF DEBACLE I REMEMBER DURING THE OF DEBACLE E. HOW THE FEMALE LEGISLATORS E. HOW THE FEMALE LEGISLATORS PARTICULARLY IN THE SENATE WERE PARTICULARLY IN THE SENATE WERE THE ONES THAT GOT TOGETHER AND THE ONES THAT GOT TOGETHER AND WERE ABLE TO SALVAGE THE MOMENT.

WERE ABLE TO SALVAGE THE MOMENT.

SO WE NEED MORE WOMEN IN SO WE NEED MORE WOMEN IN POSITIONS POWER BUT IT'S THE POSITIONS POWER BUT IT'S THE EXPECTATIONS OF THE VOTERS TO EXPECTATIONS OF THE VOTERS TO VOTE AND THEY HAVEN'T.

VOTE AND THEY HAVEN'T.

THERE'S A DOUBLE STANDARD.

THERE'S A DOUBLE STANDARD.

>> SO HOW -- LET ME GO BACK TO >> SO HOW -- LET ME GO BACK TO YOU.

YOU.

HOW DO REPUBLICANS, IF THEY CAN HOW DO REPUBLICANS, IF THEY CAN AT ALL, WIN MINORITY WOMEN AT ALL, WIN MINORITY WOMEN VOTES?

VOTES?

>> WELL, I THINK THAT WHAT YOU >> WELL, I THINK THAT WHAT YOU NEED ON THE RIGHT THAT IS REALLY NEED ON THE RIGHT THAT IS REALLY BEEN MISSING FIRE LONG TIME IS BEEN MISSING FIRE LONG TIME IS ORGANIZATIONS THAT REACH OUT ORGANIZATIONS THAT REACH OUT SPECIFICALLY TO WOMEN THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY TO WOMEN THAT ARE EMPOWERED, SORT OF LIKE EMILY'S EMPOWERED, SORT OF LIKE EMILY'S LIST.

LIST.

THERE ARE SOME ON THE RIGHT BUT THERE ARE SOME ON THE RIGHT BUT NONE THAT ARE AS POWERFUL AS NONE THAT ARE AS POWERFUL AS EMILY'S LIST AT GETTING WOMEN EMILY'S LIST AT GETTING WOMEN ELECTED, AND SO WHETHER THEY'RE ELECTED, AND SO WHETHER THEY'RE MINORITIES OR OTHERWISE, I THINK MINORITIES OR OTHERWISE, I THINK THAT THE RIGHT HAS TO BUILD UP THAT THE RIGHT HAS TO BUILD UP AUN INFRASTRUCTURE LIKE THAT AUN INFRASTRUCTURE LIKE THAT BEFORE YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A LOT BEFORE YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A LOT MORE WOMEN CANDIDATES GETTING MORE WOMEN CANDIDATES GETTING ELECTED TO -- ELECTED TO -- >> LET ME ASK YOU THIS BECAUSE >> LET ME ASK YOU THIS BECAUSE MINORITY WOMEN, SADLY, AND MINORITY WOMEN, SADLY, AND AREMOLOGY THE LOWEST INCOME AREMOLOGY THE LOWEST INCOME PEOPLE IN THE -- ARE AMONG THE PEOPLE IN THE -- ARE AMONG THE LOWEST INCOME DEMOGRAPHIC IN THE LOWEST INCOME DEMOGRAPHIC IN THE COUNTRY, AND THE DEMOCRATS ARE COUNTRY, AND THE DEMOCRATS ARE MORE FOR GOVERNMENT SERVICES FOR MORE FOR GOVERNMENT SERVICES FOR POOR PEOPLE, SO THEY'RE NOT POOR PEOPLE, SO THEY'RE NOT STUPID, THEY VOTE DEMOCRATIC STUPID, THEY VOTE DEMOCRATIC BECAUSE THEY KNOW THE DEMOCRATIC BECAUSE THEY KNOW THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IS GOING TO PASS OBAMACARE PARTY IS GOING TO PASS OBAMACARE AND IS WORKING TOWARDS EQUAL AND IS WORKING TOWARDS EQUAL PAY, WHEREAS MIDDLE AND UPPER PAY, WHEREAS MIDDLE AND UPPER CLASS WOMEN DON'T REALLY CARE CLASS WOMEN DON'T REALLY CARE ABOUT THAT STUFF AS MUCH.

ABOUT THAT STUFF AS MUCH.

SO DON'T YOU HAVE TO CHANGE YOUR SO DON'T YOU HAVE TO CHANGE YOUR PARTY'S PLATFORM IN ORDER TO GET PARTY'S PLATFORM IN ORDER TO GET MORE WOMEN?

MORE WOMEN?

I MEAN, IT IS A SUBSTANCE.

I MEAN, IT IS A SUBSTANCE.

A POOR WOMAN IS NOT GOING VOTE A POOR WOMAN IS NOT GOING VOTE REPUBLICAN IF SHE THINKS SHE'S REPUBLICAN IF SHE THINKS SHE'S GOING TO LOSE WELFARE OR GOING TO LOSE WELFARE OR OBAMACARE.

OBAMACARE.

>> IT'S NOT JUST MINORITY WOMEN, >> IT'S NOT JUST MINORITY WOMEN, OBVIOUSLY, THAT REPUBLICANS HAVE OBVIOUSLY, THAT REPUBLICANS HAVE A PROBLEM WITH.

A PROBLEM WITH.

THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MINORITIES, PERIOD, AND YOUNG MINORITIES, PERIOD, AND YOUNG PEOPLE.

PEOPLE.

IF REASON I MENTION YOUNG PEOPLE IF REASON I MENTION YOUNG PEOPLE IS THAT THERE ARE ALSO PEOPLE IS THAT THERE ARE ALSO PEOPLE THAT LIKE TO GET GOVERNMENT THAT LIKE TO GET GOVERNMENT SERVICES.

SERVICES.

THEY DON'T HAVE A LOT OF MONEY.

THEY DON'T HAVE A LOT OF MONEY.

WHAT REPUBLICANS NEED TO DO IS A WHAT REPUBLICANS NEED TO DO IS A BETTER JOB OF AR TICK LATING BETTER JOB OF AR TICK LATING THAT IF YOU VOTE FOR THE THAT IF YOU VOTE FOR THE REPUBLICAN PARTY INSTEAD OF REPUBLICAN PARTY INSTEAD OF GIVINGA BUNCH OF FREE STUFF GIVINGA BUNCH OF FREE STUFF PRESIDENT GOVERNMENT, WE'RE PRESIDENT GOVERNMENT, WE'RE GOING TO HELP YOU HAVE THE GOING TO HELP YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TOW HAVE THE MONEY OPPORTUNITY TOW HAVE THE MONEY TO GET THOSE THINGS FOR TO GET THOSE THINGS FOR YOURSELF.

YOURSELF.

>> LOW INCOME MOMS TALK ABOUT >> LOW INCOME MOMS TALK ABOUT WANTING SAFE AND EFFECTIVE WANTING SAFE AND EFFECTIVE SCHOOLS FOR THEIRIN AND CHILDREN SCHOOLS FOR THEIRIN AND CHILDREN AND HELPING FOR BETTER FOR THEIR AND HELPING FOR BETTER FOR THEIR CHILDREN SO I THINK THAT'S THAT CHILDREN SO I THINK THAT'S THAT HUGE AREA FOR CONSERVATIVES.

HUGE AREA FOR CONSERVATIVES.

>> BUT PARTICULARLY AMONG THE >> BUT PARTICULARLY AMONG THE LATINOS, THE POSITION OF LATINOS, THE POSITION OF IMMIGRATION IN THE REPUBLICAN IMMIGRATION IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY ARE COMPLETELY UNHELPFUL.

PARTY ARE COMPLETELY UNHELPFUL.

>> AND WHAT IT'S COMING DOWN TO >> AND WHAT IT'S COMING DOWN TO IN THIS DISCUSSION TO SAY WHY IN THIS DISCUSSION TO SAY WHY AREN'T WOMEN RESPIRATORY WOMEN, AREN'T WOMEN RESPIRATORY WOMEN, YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO VOTE FOR YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO VOTE FOR SOMEONE WHO DIDN'T HAVE NOOSES SOMEONE WHO DIDN'T HAVE NOOSES WERE CONGRUENT WITH THE WAY YOU WERE CONGRUENT WITH THE WAY YOU SEE HOW THE DEMOCRACY SHOULD SEE HOW THE DEMOCRACY SHOULD WORK.

WORK.

SO I THINK IT'S BETTER TO LOOK SO I THINK IT'S BETTER TO LOOK AT WOMEN AS BEING THINKING AT WOMEN AS BEING THINKING MEMBERS OF THE LEC TORT WHO WILL MEMBERS OF THE LEC TORT WHO WILL VOTE ON SOMETHING MORE THAN JUST VOTE ON SOMETHING MORE THAN JUST GENDER.

GENDER.

>> TO CLOSE, I WANT TO SAY ONE >> TO CLOSE, I WANT TO SAY ONE OF MY CLOSEST CHILDHOOD OF MY CLOSEST CHILDHOOD FRIENDS -- I'M FROM MANHATTAN -- FRIENDS -- I'M FROM MANHATTAN -- DID NOT VOTE FOR KATHLEEN QUINN DID NOT VOTE FOR KATHLEEN QUINN EVEN THOUGH SHE'S A WOMAN AND EVEN THOUGH SHE'S A WOMAN AND SHE IS A LESBIAN BECAUSE SHE SHE IS A LESBIAN BECAUSE SHE THOUGHT THAT KATHLEEN QUINN WAS THOUGHT THAT KATHLEEN QUINN WAS TOO -- OWED TOO MUCH TO THE REAL TOO -- OWED TOO MUCH TO THE REAL ESTATE MARKET, AND MY FRIEND IS ESTATE MARKET, AND MY FRIEND IS VERY MUCH FOR RENT CONTROL.

VERY MUCH FOR RENT CONTROL.

SO, AGAIN, THERE'S AN ISSUE SO, AGAIN, THERE'S AN ISSUE WHERE YOU WOULD THINK SOMEBODY WHERE YOU WOULD THINK SOMEBODY WOULD WANT TO VOTE FOR SOMEBODY, WOULD WANT TO VOTE FOR SOMEBODY, BUT I DIDN'T TURN OUT THAT WAY.

BUT I DIDN'T TURN OUT THAT WAY.

FROM VOTING TO RAISING CHILDREN.

FROM VOTING TO RAISING CHILDREN.

>> MORE MOTHERS ARE FULL-TIME >> MORE MOTHERS ARE FULL-TIME HOMEMAKERS.

HOMEMAKERS.

ALTHOUGH MOST FAMILIES TODAY ALTHOUGH MOST FAMILIES TODAY NEED TWO BE NEXT, A PEW RESEARCH NEED TWO BE NEXT, A PEW RESEARCH STUDY STUDY FINDS 29 PERCENT OF MOTHERS FINDS 29 PERCENT OF MOTHERS STAYED HOME TO RAISE CHILDREN IN STAYED HOME TO RAISE CHILDREN IN 2012.

2012.

THAT'S UP FROM A LOW OF 23 THAT'S UP FROM A LOW OF 23 PERCENT IN 1999.

PERCENT IN 1999. WHO ARE THEY?

WHO ARE THEY?

TWO-THIRDS HAVE WORKING TWO-THIRDS HAVE WORKING HUSBANDS.

HUSBANDS.

AND MOST ARE HOME BY CHOICE EVEN AND MOST ARE HOME BY CHOICE EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE NOT CONSIDERED THOUGH THEY ARE NOT CONSIDERED AFFLUENT.

AFFLUENT.

A GROWING NUMBER, 6 PERCENT, A GROWING NUMBER, 6 PERCENT, COULD NOT FIND WORK.

COULD NOT FIND WORK.

RESEARCHERS ALSO SAY IMMIGRATION RESEARCHERS ALSO SAY IMMIGRATION PLAYS A ROLE.

PLAYS A ROLE.

40 PERCENT OF IMMIGRANT MOMS 40 PERCENT OF IMMIGRANT MOMS STAY HOME COMPARED WITH ABOUT STAY HOME COMPARED WITH ABOUT ONE QUARTER OF MOMS BORN IN THE ONE QUARTER OF MOMS BORN IN THE U.S. U.S.

WHETHER BY CHOICE OR WHETHER BY CHOICE OR CIRCUMSTANCE, RESEARCHERS SAY CIRCUMSTANCE, RESEARCHERS SAY MOST STAY AT HOME MOMS ARE MOST STAY AT HOME MOMS ARE YOUNGER, LESS EDUCATED AND YOUNGER, LESS EDUCATED AND NEARLY THREE TIMES AS LIKELY TO NEARLY THREE TIMES AS LIKELY TO LIVE IN POVERTY THAN MOTHERS WHO LIVE IN POVERTY THAN MOTHERS WHO WORK.

WORK.

>> SO BEFORE WE GET TO THIS >> SO BEFORE WE GET TO THIS ISSUE, I WANT TO CORRECT IVES ISSUE, I WANT TO CORRECT IVES MOVES.

MOVES.

I SAID KATHLEEN QUINN.

I SAID KATHLEEN QUINN.

IT'S CHRISTINE QUINN WHO RAN FOR IT'S CHRISTINE QUINN WHO RAN FOR MAYOR OF NEW YORK CITY.

MAYOR OF NEW YORK CITY.

SO WHAT'S THIS WITH IMMIGRANT SO WHAT'S THIS WITH IMMIGRANT MOMS STAYING HOME?

MOMS STAYING HOME?

THEY'RE DOING IN IT POVERTY?

THEY'RE DOING IN IT POVERTY?

I DON'T GET IT.

I DON'T GET IT.

>> IT'S FOREIGN-BORN.

>> IT'S FOREIGN-BORN.

MOSTLY SEEMS TO ME CULTURAL.

MOSTLY SEEMS TO ME CULTURAL.

YES, THE DATA SHOWS THAT MOST OF YES, THE DATA SHOWS THAT MOST OF THE WOMEN THAT STAY AT HOME ARE THE WOMEN THAT STAY AT HOME ARE MORE -- ARE AT HIGHER POSITIVITY MORE -- ARE AT HIGHER POSITIVITY RATES THAT WOMEN THAT WORK.

RATES THAT WOMEN THAT WORK.

>> SO THEY'RE COMING HERE TO GO >> SO THEY'RE COMING HERE TO GO ON WELFARE AND -- ON WELFARE AND -- >> THE NUMBERS THEY HAVE >> THE NUMBERS THEY HAVE HUSBANDS.

HUSBANDS.

>> .

>> .

THE MAJORITY THESE WOMEN HAVE THE MAJORITY THESE WOMEN HAVE HUSBANDS THAT ARE WORKING AND HUSBANDS THAT ARE WORKING AND THEY'RE STAYING HOME TAKING CARE THEY'RE STAYING HOME TAKING CARE OF THE KIDS.

OF THE KIDS.

THERE IS 20% THAT ARE SINGLE THERE IS 20% THAT ARE SINGLE MOMS AND, YOU KNOW, REALLY IT'S MOMS AND, YOU KNOW, REALLY IT'S VERY HARSH TO EXTREME POVERTY VERY HARSH TO EXTREME POVERTY MOST LIKELY FOR THOSE, BUT THE MOST LIKELY FOR THOSE, BUT THE FOREIGN-BORN AND IS THE THINKING FOREIGN-BORN AND IS THE THINKING IS THAT THE REASON WHY THEY SHOW IS THAT THE REASON WHY THEY SHOW THAT KAYE IN THE FIGURES IS THAT KAYE IN THE FIGURES IS BECAUSE THEY ARE BECOMING BECAUSE THEY ARE BECOMING INCREASING NUMBERS IN THE INCREASING NUMBERS IN THE POPULATION AS A WHOLE SO IT'S POPULATION AS A WHOLE SO IT'S REFLECTED IN THE PERCENTAGE AND REFLECTED IN THE PERCENTAGE AND THE LARGE NUMBER OF IMMIGRANTS THE LARGE NUMBER OF IMMIGRANTS IN THE COUNTRY, BUT THE MAJORITY IN THE COUNTRY, BUT THE MAJORITY OF THEM ARE PROBABLY FROM OF THEM ARE PROBABLY FROM TRADITIONAL COUNTRIES IN WHICH TRADITIONAL COUNTRIES IN WHICH YOU DO HAVE A HUSBAND THAT CAN YOU DO HAVE A HUSBAND THAT CAN SUPPORTED YOU AND YOU CAN TAKE SUPPORTED YOU AND YOU CAN TAKE CARE OF YOUR CHILDREN, THAT'S CARE OF YOUR CHILDREN, THAT'S WHAT YOU WOULD DO.

WHAT YOU WOULD DO.

>> BUT ALSO IT'S A LITTLE BIT >> BUT ALSO IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT AT THAT LEVEL TO -- DIFFICULT AT THAT LEVEL TO -- EVERYBODY I KNOW DOES THE MATH, EVERYBODY I KNOW DOES THE MATH, SAYS IT'S HARDLY WORTH IT.

SAYS IT'S HARDLY WORTH IT.

I HAVE TO PAY FOR CHILD CARE, I HAVE TO PAY FOR CHILD CARE, AND I MAY AS WELL BE HOME WITH AND I MAY AS WELL BE HOME WITH MY CHILDREN BECAUSE I'M NOT ABLE MY CHILDREN BECAUSE I'M NOT ABLE TO DO IT, AND IN A LOT OF TO DO IT, AND IN A LOT OF COUNTRIES -- COUNTRIES -- >> USUALLY WHAT YOU HEAR ABOUT >> USUALLY WHAT YOU HEAR ABOUT IMMIGRANTS PARTICULARLY, AND 80% IMMIGRANTS PARTICULARLY, AND 80% OF THE IMMIGRANTS THAT COME IN OF THE IMMIGRANTS THAT COME IN DON'T HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL DON'T HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION, THEY COME HERE TO EDUCATION, THEY COME HERE TO WORK.

WORK.

THAT'S WHAT'S SURPRISING TO ME.

THAT'S WHAT'S SURPRISING TO ME.

AND THE WOMEN WORK, TOO.

AND THE WOMEN WORK, TOO.

SO I WAS SURPRISED BY THESE DATA SO I WAS SURPRISED BY THESE DATA THAT SAID THAT A LOT OF THEM THAT SAID THAT A LOT OF THEM AREN'T WORKING.

AREN'T WORKING.

>> I DON'T THINK THIS STUDY GAVE >> I DON'T THINK THIS STUDY GAVE US AN SIGHT AS TO WHAT THE PAYNE US AN SIGHT AS TO WHAT THE PAYNE IS IN THE IMMIGRANT POPULATION IS IN THE IMMIGRANT POPULATION SO IT MAY REVEAL CULTURAL SO IT MAY REVEAL CULTURAL PREFERENCES AS YOU WERE SAYING, PREFERENCES AS YOU WERE SAYING, BUT THE MAJORITY HERE ARE HOME BUT THE MAJORITY HERE ARE HOME BECAUSE THEY WANT TO BE HOME.

BECAUSE THEY WANT TO BE HOME.

6% ARE SAYING I CAN'T FIND A 6% ARE SAYING I CAN'T FIND A JOB, I WOULD LIKE TO BE IN THE JOB, I WOULD LIKE TO BE IN THE WORKFORCE, BUT IN GENERAL THE WORKFORCE, BUT IN GENERAL THE SURVEYS THAT LOOK AT WHAT WOMEN SURVEYS THAT LOOK AT WHAT WOMEN WANT IN TERMS OF THEIR WORK LIFE WANT IN TERMS OF THEIR WORK LIFE BALANCE, MOST WOMEN ARE SAYING BALANCE, MOST WOMEN ARE SAYING I'D LIKE TO WORK LESS THAN I DO I'D LIKE TO WORK LESS THAN I DO OR I'D HIKE TO BE AT HOME OR I'D HIKE TO BE AT HOME COMPLETELY WITH MY KIDS.

COMPLETELY WITH MY KIDS.

WE WANT AN ECONOMIC SYSTEM WHERE WE WANT AN ECONOMIC SYSTEM WHERE WE HAVE THE MOST FREEDOM TO MAKE WE HAVE THE MOST FREEDOM TO MAKE THAT CHOICE, EACH OF US FOR THAT CHOICE, EACH OF US FOR OURSELVES, EACH MARRIED MOTHER, OURSELVES, EACH MARRIED MOTHER, EVERY MOTHER FOR HER FAMILY EVERY MOTHER FOR HER FAMILY NEEDS.

NEEDS.

THAT SHOULD BE WHAT THE -- THE THAT SHOULD BE WHAT THE -- THE ENVIRONMENT THAT WE CREATE WITH ENVIRONMENT THAT WE CREATE WITH OUR ECONOMIC POLICY.

OUR ECONOMIC POLICY.

IF WE'RE SEEING A RISE IN THOSE IF WE'RE SEEING A RISE IN THOSE WHO AREN'T ABLE TO -- WHO ARE WHO AREN'T ABLE TO -- WHO ARE SAYING THEY'RE STAYING HOME SAYING THEY'RE STAYING HOME BECAUSE THEY CAN'T FIND THE JOB BECAUSE THEY CAN'T FIND THE JOB THAT THEY WANT, THAT'S HEY THAT THEY WANT, THAT'S HEY PROBLEM, AND WE NEED TO ADDRESS PROBLEM, AND WE NEED TO ADDRESS THAT.

THAT.

>> AND I AGREE WITH WHAT YOU >> AND I AGREE WITH WHAT YOU WERE SAYING ABOUT HOW A LOT OF WERE SAYING ABOUT HOW A LOT OF IT -- IT -- >> WAIT.

>> WAIT.

BY THE WAY, THE ANSWER TO THAT, BY THE WAY, THE ANSWER TO THAT, EDUCATION.

EDUCATION.

SIGHTS THE ANSWER TO EVERYTHING.

SIGHTS THE ANSWER TO EVERYTHING.

IF YOU GOT AN EDUCATION, YOU'RE IF YOU GOT AN EDUCATION, YOU'RE NOT PURE.

NOT PURE.

>> HIGHER EDUCATION >> HIGHER EDUCATION SPECIFICALLY.

SPECIFICALLY.

BUT I DO AGREE WITH WHAT YOU BUT I DO AGREE WITH WHAT YOU WERE SAYING WITH THE ECONOMICS WERE SAYING WITH THE ECONOMICS OF THE SITUATION.

OF THE SITUATION.

I HAVE A FRIEND WHO IS HAVING I HAVE A FRIEND WHO IS HAVING TWINS RIGHT NOW, AND HER AND HER TWINS RIGHT NOW, AND HER AND HER HUSBAND DID THE MATH DETERMINED HUSBAND DID THE MATH DETERMINED THAT IT DIDN'T MAKE SENSE FOR THAT IT DIDN'T MAKE SENSE FOR HER TO GO BACK TO WORK, SHE HER TO GO BACK TO WORK, SHE WANTED TO BE AT HOME WITH THE WANTED TO BE AT HOME WITH THE KIDS BECAUSE A NANNY FOR TWO IS KIDS BECAUSE A NANNY FOR TWO IS VEHICLE WITH VERY EXPENSIVE, AND VEHICLE WITH VERY EXPENSIVE, AND I KNOW NOT EVERYONE IS HAVING I KNOW NOT EVERYONE IS HAVING TWINS IN THIS SURVEY BUT I THINK TWINS IN THIS SURVEY BUT I THINK THAT'S WHAT A LOT OF WOMEN THAT'S WHAT A LOT OF WOMEN THINKING.

THINKING.

>> YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS?

>> YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS?

THIS IS THE THING, WHEN YOU'RE THIS IS THE THING, WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG AND THINK I'LL STAY HOME YOUNG AND THINK I'LL STAY HOME FOR A FEW YEARS, BUT I DO THINK FOR A FEW YEARS, BUT I DO THINK YOU NEED TO THINK ABOUT IT VERY YOU NEED TO THINK ABOUT IT VERY CAREFULLY BECAUSE IF YOU'RE NOT CAREFULLY BECAUSE IF YOU'RE NOT AT KEEPING YOUR HAND IN, THEN AT KEEPING YOUR HAND IN, THEN WHEN YOU WANT TO GO BACK, THE WHEN YOU WANT TO GO BACK, THE KIDS ARE IN SCHOOL, YOU DECIDE KIDS ARE IN SCHOOL, YOU DECIDE YOU WANT TO GO BACK -- YOU WANT TO GO BACK -- >> CAN'T YOU.

>> CAN'T YOU.

>> THAT'S THE THING.

>> THAT'S THE THING.

I KNOW SO MANY WOMEN 50-PLUS I KNOW SO MANY WOMEN 50-PLUS LOOKING FOR WORK.

LOOKING FOR WORK.

THEY CAN'T FIND IT.

THEY CAN'T FIND IT.

OR IT TAKES YEARS TO FIND A OR IT TAKES YEARS TO FIND A CRUMBY JOB.

CRUMBY JOB.

AND SO ISN'T THAT -- ISN'T THAT AND SO ISN'T THAT -- ISN'T THAT KINDS OF A SCARY TREND?

KINDS OF A SCARY TREND?

>> THAT IS FOR ME IF CONCERN.

>> THAT IS FOR ME IF CONCERN.

WHEN I READ THIS STORY, THAT'S WHEN I READ THIS STORY, THAT'S WHAT CONCERNED ME THE MOST WHAT CONCERNED ME THE MOST BECAUSE WE TALKED ABOUT IT IN BECAUSE WE TALKED ABOUT IT IN THE PROGRAM, WE HAVE SEEN THE THE PROGRAM, WE HAVE SEEN THE DATA.

DATA.

LEAVING THE WORK FOREST, IT'S LEAVING THE WORK FOREST, IT'S VERY HARD COME BACK, ESPECIALLY VERY HARD COME BACK, ESPECIALLY IF THE HUSBAND MADE SALARIES AND IF THE HUSBAND MADE SALARIES AND GETS INTO POSITIONS OF GETS INTO POSITIONS OF INFLUENCE.

INFLUENCE.

>> YOU'RE IN THE MESSAGING >> YOU'RE IN THE MESSAGING BUSINESS ABOUT TOBACCO.

BUSINESS ABOUT TOBACCO.

WHY AREN'T WE MESSAGING YOUNG WHY AREN'T WE MESSAGING YOUNG WOMEN AND HIGH SCHOOL KIDS, IF WOMEN AND HIGH SCHOOL KIDS, IF YOU TAKE TIME OUTED, YOU'RE YOU TAKE TIME OUTED, YOU'RE GOING TO COST YOURSELF IN.

GOING TO COST YOURSELF IN.

>> I DON'T AGREE WITH YOU.

>> I DON'T AGREE WITH YOU.

EVERY TIME THERE'S A STORY THE EVERY TIME THERE'S A STORY THE ABOUT THE HARVARD GRADUATE TO ABOUT THE HARVARD GRADUATE TO STARTED TO STAY HOME WITH THE STARTED TO STAY HOME WITH THE KIDS, THEY THINK THAT IS THE KIDS, THEY THINK THAT IS THE BEST IDEA EVER AND I THINK IT IS BEST IDEA EVER AND I THINK IT IS NOT.

NOT.

PEOPLE NEED TO UNDERSTAND.

PEOPLE NEED TO UNDERSTAND.

>> THEY ARE GET YOU GO GIRL >> THEY ARE GET YOU GO GIRL MESSAGES RIGHT AND LEFT P THE MESSAGES RIGHT AND LEFT P THE MESSAGE I'M WORRIED THAT WE'RE MESSAGE I'M WORRIED THAT WE'RE NOT HOLDING UP -- NOT HOLDING UP -- >> WHICH YOU GO GIRL?

>> WHICH YOU GO GIRL?

>> GET A COUPLE OF DEGREES AND >> GET A COUPLE OF DEGREES AND DON'T QUIT UNTIL YOU GET TO THE DON'T QUIT UNTIL YOU GET TO THE TOP.

TOP.

WHAT WE'RE HAVING LESS CULTURAL WHAT WE'RE HAVING LESS CULTURAL DISCUSSION ABOUT IS STARING DISCUSSION ABOUT IS STARING FAMILY, AND THE FLIP SIDE OF FAMILY, AND THE FLIP SIDE OF WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IS WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IS WANING UN35, 40 AND PAST YOUR WANING UN35, 40 AND PAST YOUR BIOLOGICAL CLOCK.

BIOLOGICAL CLOCK.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY SO THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY FOR REGRET HERE, AND LET'S HAVE FOR REGRET HERE, AND LET'S HAVE A FULL CONVERSATION ABOUT ALL A FULL CONVERSATION ABOUT ALL THE CHOICES.

THE CHOICES.

>> NO, IT'S TRUE.

>> NO, IT'S TRUE.

IN FACT, I TELL YOUNG WOMEN IN IN FACT, I TELL YOUNG WOMEN IN TELEVISION DON'T FORGET YOUR TELEVISION DON'T FORGET YOUR PERSONAL LIFE BECAUSE A LOT OF PERSONAL LIFE BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE DO.

PEOPLE DO.

BUT -- BUT ALSO 20% OF AMERICANS BUT -- BUT ALSO 20% OF AMERICANS LIKE MYSELF ARE CHILD-FREE BY LIKE MYSELF ARE CHILD-FREE BY CHOICE, AND I'M THRILLED THAT CHOICE, AND I'M THRILLED THAT I -- I GOT TO LIVE AN INCREDIBLE I -- I GOT TO LIVE AN INCREDIBLE LIFE THAT I NEVER WOULD HAVE HAD LIFE THAT I NEVER WOULD HAVE HAD IF I STAYED HOME WITH CHILDREN.

IF I STAYED HOME WITH CHILDREN.

>> THAT'S YOUR CHOICE, BONBONY, >> THAT'S YOUR CHOICE, BONBONY, AND I THINK YOU HAVE A GOOD AND I THINK YOU HAVE A GOOD POINT.

POINT.

I'M GOING DO GIVE IT TO YOU.

I'M GOING DO GIVE IT TO YOU.

AND I DO ALSO WHEN I ADVISE AND I DO ALSO WHEN I ADVISE PROFESSIONAL WOMEN BECAUSE WE PROFESSIONAL WOMEN BECAUSE WE TEND RELATE MORE ABOUT CAREER.

TEND RELATE MORE ABOUT CAREER.

DON'T FORGET THE FAMILIES.

DON'T FORGET THE FAMILIES.

HAVE A BALANCED LIFE.

HAVE A BALANCED LIFE.

BUT IF YOU LEAVE THE WORKFORCE BUT IF YOU LEAVE THE WORKFORCE IT'S A BIG RISK AND IT CAN PUT IT'S A BIG RISK AND IT CAN PUT IN YOU POVERTY.

IN YOU POVERTY.

>> SWITZERLAND RUN THE WHOLE >> SWITZERLAND RUN THE WHOLE THING AS THOUGH EVERYBODY IS THING AS THOUGH EVERYBODY IS GOING TO STAY HOME WITH THEIR GOING TO STAY HOME WITH THEIR KIDS.

KIDS.

THEY TITAN SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM THEY TITAN SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM BECAUSE MOTHERS ARE ASSUMED TO BECAUSE MOTHERS ARE ASSUMED TO BE HOME COOKING THE MEAL AND BE HOME COOKING THE MEAL AND THEY HAVE HEY 50% DIVORCE RATED THEY HAVE HEY 50% DIVORCE RATED JUST LIKE US WHICH KIND OF JUST LIKE US WHICH KIND OF SURPRISED ME BECAUSE I THOUGHT SURPRISED ME BECAUSE I THOUGHT IN THIS ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY IN THIS ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY IS IT UP WHERE THE MOTHER STAYS IS IT UP WHERE THE MOTHER STAYS AS THE HOME -- AS THE HOME -- >> BOTH PARENTS STAY HOME.

>> BOTH PARENTS STAY HOME.

>> THIS IS THE FOCUS GROUP.

>> THIS IS THE FOCUS GROUP.

IS THIS GOOD FOR THE FAMILY TO IS THIS GOOD FOR THE FAMILY TO HAVE THESE TRADITIONAL ROLE HAVE THESE TRADITIONAL ROLE BECAUSE IT'S HARD WIRED INTO BECAUSE IT'S HARD WIRED INTO THE.

THE.

>>> >>> A. ND THEY HAVE A 40 PERS A. ND THEY HAVE A 40 PERS DIVORCE RATE.

DIVORCE RATE.

THE HUSBAND THEN LEAVES.

THE HUSBAND THEN LEAVES.

THE WIFE IS 'EM KEPT ECONOMIC THE WIFE IS 'EM KEPT ECONOMIC LATE THAT LEVEL BECAUSE SHE'S LATE THAT LEVEL BECAUSE SHE'S MIL STILL MAKING LUNCH.

MIL STILL MAKING LUNCH.

>> WE HAVE A DOCUMENTARY COMING >> WE HAVE A DOCUMENTARY COMING UP ABOUT THE LAST STAGE OF UP ABOUT THE LAST STAGE OF FEMINISM IS GETTING MEN TO DO FEMINISM IS GETTING MEN TO DO HALF THE HOME COMPARE AND THE HALF THE HOME COMPARE AND THE CHILD CARE, AND IT'S REALLY CHILD CARE, AND IT'S REALLY TRUE, AND THAT'S WHERE TRUE, AND THAT'S WHERE SWITZERLAND'S PROGRAM AND OTHER SWITZERLAND'S PROGRAM AND OTHER PROGRAMS LIKE IT ARE WRONG PROGRAMS LIKE IT ARE WRONG BECAUSE OTHER COUNTRIES HAVE BECAUSE OTHER COUNTRIES HAVE PROGRAMS WHERE THE MEN HAVE TO PROGRAMS WHERE THE MEN HAVE TO DO HALF THE MATERNITY/PATERNITY DO HALF THE MATERNITY/PATERNITY LEAVE, AND THAT'S WHERE WOMEN LEAVE, AND THAT'S WHERE WOMEN ARE DOINK MUCH BETTER.

ARE DOINK MUCH BETTER.

BEHIND THE HEADLINES.

BEHIND THE HEADLINES.

MORE WOMEN MORE WOMEN AMERICAN WOMEN ARE SERVING IN AMERICAN WOMEN ARE SERVING IN THE MILITARY AND THAT TRANSLATES THE MILITARY AND THAT TRANSLATES INTO MORE WOMEN VETERANS.

INTO MORE WOMEN VETERANS.

THEIR EXPERIENCES, BOTH IN AND THEIR EXPERIENCES, BOTH IN AND OUT OF SERVICE, OFTEN DIFFER OUT OF SERVICE, OFTEN DIFFER FROM THOSE OF MALE VETERANS.

FROM THOSE OF MALE VETERANS.

THAT'S WHY A SPECIAL COORDINATED THAT'S WHY A SPECIAL COORDINATED EFFORT IS UNDERWAY TO ADDRESS EFFORT IS UNDERWAY TO ADDRESS THEIR EMPLOYMENT NEEDS.

THEIR EMPLOYMENT NEEDS.

ALISSA ETTEN SERVED HER COUNTRY ALISSA ETTEN SERVED HER COUNTRY IN THE MARINES.

IN THE MARINES.

AFTER LEAVING THE SERVICE, SHE AFTER LEAVING THE SERVICE, SHE TAUGHT HIGH SCHOOL.

TAUGHT HIGH SCHOOL.

BUT SHE FOUND HERSELF UNEMPLOYED BUT SHE FOUND HERSELF UNEMPLOYED AFTER MOVING FOR HER HUSBAND'S AFTER MOVING FOR HER HUSBAND'S NEW JOB.

NEW JOB.

AT FIRST SHE DIDN'T KNOW WHERE AT FIRST SHE DIDN'T KNOW WHERE TO TURN.

TO TURN.

>> IT'S ACTUALLY OVERWHELMING >> IT'S ACTUALLY OVERWHELMING HOW MANY RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE HOW MANY RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE NOT ONLY FOR VETERANS, BUT NOT ONLY FOR VETERANS, BUT SPECIFICALLY WOMEN VETERANS THAT SPECIFICALLY WOMEN VETERANS THAT I WOULD HAVE NEVER KNOWN ABOUT I WOULD HAVE NEVER KNOWN ABOUT HAD I NOT MET CHARLIE.

HAD I NOT MET CHARLIE.

>> NAVY VETERAN CHARLIE PALUMBO >> NAVY VETERAN CHARLIE PALUMBO HELPS WOMEN VETERANS FIND AND HELPS WOMEN VETERANS FIND AND USE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES.

USE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES.

SHE SAYS THE WOMEN DON'T ALWAYS SHE SAYS THE WOMEN DON'T ALWAYS RECOGNIZE HOW MILITARY SERVICE RECOGNIZE HOW MILITARY SERVICE TRANSLATES INTO VALUABLE TRANSLATES INTO VALUABLE CIVILIAN JOB SKILLS.

CIVILIAN JOB SKILLS.

>> I DON'T HAVE KNOW WHAT I WAS >> I DON'T HAVE KNOW WHAT I WAS CAPABLE OF DOING, AND THE THINGS CAPABLE OF DOING, AND THE THINGS THAT I LEARNED NOT ONLY AS A THAT I LEARNED NOT ONLY AS A TEACHER BUT AS A MARINE TO PUT TEACHER BUT AS A MARINE TO PUT INTO MY RESUME AND WHAT I'M INTO MY RESUME AND WHAT I'M ACTUALLY QUALIFIED TODAY.

ACTUALLY QUALIFIED TODAY.

>> THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR IS >> THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR IS ALSO JUMPING IN TO HELP WOMEN ALSO JUMPING IN TO HELP WOMEN VETERANS.

VETERANS.

>> WE WERE ABLE TO, IN A VERY >> WE WERE ABLE TO, IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, OVER THE SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, OVER THE PAST YEAR, FINALLY DEVELOP A PAST YEAR, FINALLY DEVELOP A PROGRAM THROUGH OUR VETERANS PROGRAM THROUGH OUR VETERANS EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM THAT SPECIFICALLY FOCUSES ON THE THAT SPECIFICALLY FOCUSES ON THE EMPLOYMENT NEEDS OF WOMEN EMPLOYMENT NEEDS OF WOMEN VETERANS.

VETERANS.

>> ONE OF THE CHALLENGES, WOMEN >> ONE OF THE CHALLENGES, WOMEN DON'T ALWAYS TELL RECRUITERS OR DON'T ALWAYS TELL RECRUITERS OR POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS THAT THEY POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS THAT THEY ARE VETERANS.

ARE VETERANS.

>> BEING A WOMAN VET MYSELF, I >> BEING A WOMAN VET MYSELF, I NOTICED THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF NOTICED THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF WOMEN VETERANS NOT WOMEN VETERANS NOT SELF-IDENTIFYING AND EMPLOYERS SELF-IDENTIFYING AND EMPLOYERS NOT REALIZING THAT WOMEN NOT REALIZING THAT WOMEN VETERANS ARE OF VALUE.

VETERANS ARE OF VALUE.

>> TODAY WOMEN MAKE UP 10% OF >> TODAY WOMEN MAKE UP 10% OF AMERICAN VETERANS AND 14% OF THE AMERICAN VETERANS AND 14% OF THE ACTIVE DUTY POPULATION OF THE ACTIVE DUTY POPULATION OF THE ROUGHLY 2 MILLION WOMEN VETERANS ROUGHLY 2 MILLION WOMEN VETERANS IN 2014, SOME 5% ARE IN 2014, SOME 5% ARE UNEMPLOYMENT.

UNEMPLOYMENT.

THAT'S LIKELY TO INCREASE AS THAT'S LIKELY TO INCREASE AS SERVICEWOMEN REENTER CIVILIAN SERVICEWOMEN REENTER CIVILIAN LIFE IN LARGER NUMBERS.

LIFE IN LARGER NUMBERS.

MORE COMBAT EXPERIENCE FOR WOMEN MORE COMBAT EXPERIENCE FOR WOMEN IS ALSO CREATING UNFORESEEN IS ALSO CREATING UNFORESEEN PROBLEMS.

PROBLEMS.

>> I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT >> I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT FEMALE VETERANS TO REMEMBER THAT FEMALE VETERANS DON'T COME OUT OF A COOKIE DON'T COME OUT OF A COOKIE CUTTER.

CUTTER.

THERE ARE AS MANY DIFFERENT THERE ARE AS MANY DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES AS THERE ARE FEMALE EXPERIENCES AS THERE ARE FEMALE VETERANS.

VETERANS.

>> VETERAN AND SINGLE MOTHER >> VETERAN AND SINGLE MOTHER JACQUELINE SANTANA OPERATED JACQUELINE SANTANA OPERATED CRANES AND BOATS FOR FIVE YEARS CRANES AND BOATS FOR FIVE YEARS IN THE NAVY.

IN THE NAVY.

SINCE LEAVING, SHE HAS USED THE SINCE LEAVING, SHE HAS USED THE GI BILL AND STATE FUNDING TO GI BILL AND STATE FUNDING TO BUILD A CAREER IN BUILD A CAREER IN COMMUNICATIONS.

COMMUNICATIONS.

DESPITE EARNING A MASTER'S DESPITE EARNING A MASTER'S DEGREE IN 2012, SHE LOST HER JOB DEGREE IN 2012, SHE LOST HER JOB TO OUTSOURCING.

TO OUTSOURCING.

LAST YEAR SANTANA DISCOVERED SHE LAST YEAR SANTANA DISCOVERED SHE HAD BREAST CANCER.

HAD BREAST CANCER.

>> THERE ARE SOME DIFFICULTIES >> THERE ARE SOME DIFFICULTIES THAT I DO FACE, BUT I'M THAT I DO FACE, BUT I'M CONFIDENT WITH THE NETWORK THAT CONFIDENT WITH THE NETWORK THAT I'M ESTABLISHING AND I'M HOPING I'M ESTABLISHING AND I'M HOPING THAT THE WOMEN'S VETERANS THAT THE WOMEN'S VETERANS CONFERENCE CAN OPEN UP DOORS FOR CONFERENCE CAN OPEN UP DOORS FOR ME THAT I WAS UNABLE TO ME THAT I WAS UNABLE TO RECOGNIZE DURING MY EARLY YEARS.

RECOGNIZE DURING MY EARLY YEARS.

>> THERE ARE GOING TO BE MORE >> THERE ARE GOING TO BE MORE AND MORE VETERANS COMING OUT WHO AND MORE VETERANS COMING OUT WHO ARE YOUNGER WHO ARE WOMEN FOR ARE YOUNGER WHO ARE WOMEN FOR SUPPORTING THEIR FAMILIES.

SUPPORTING THEIR FAMILIES.

AND THE GOOD STORY IS THEY'RE AND THE GOOD STORY IS THEY'RE WOMEN THAT ARE COMING OUT WITH WOMEN THAT ARE COMING OUT WITH AN INCREDIBLE HOST AND BREADTH AN INCREDIBLE HOST AND BREADTH OF EXPERIENCES AND NEW SKILLS OF EXPERIENCES AND NEW SKILLS THAT TO A LOT OF WOMEN IN THE THAT TO A LOT OF WOMEN IN THE CIVILIAN COMMUNITY DON'T HAVE.

CIVILIAN COMMUNITY DON'T HAVE.

>> SO SHOULD THE GOVERNMENT BE >> SO SHOULD THE GOVERNMENT BE DOING MORE FOR WOMEN VETS?

DOING MORE FOR WOMEN VETS?

>> YOU KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING >> YOU KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING WHICH I THINK IS SO GREAT?

WHICH I THINK IS SO GREAT?

THEY ARE GOING TO REQUIRE THAT THEY ARE GOING TO REQUIRE THAT COMPANIES THAT CONTRACT HAVE THE COMPANIES THAT CONTRACT HAVE THE SAME PERCENTAGE OF EMPLOYEES SAME PERCENTAGE OF EMPLOYEES THAT ARE A PERCENTAGE OF VETERAN THAT ARE A PERCENTAGE OF VETERAN WOMEN IN OUR SOCIETY, SO THEY WOMEN IN OUR SOCIETY, SO THEY ARE NOW SAYING NOT JUST HIRE ARE NOW SAYING NOT JUST HIRE VETERANS BUT WE'RE GOING TO GIVE VETERANS BUT WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU PREFERENCE IN OUR YOU PREFERENCE IN OUR CONTRACTING IF YOU REFLECT WOMEN CONTRACTING IF YOU REFLECT WOMEN IN YOUR WORKFORCE WHO WORK IN IN YOUR WORKFORCE WHO WORK IN THE MILITARY ON I MET RICKS THE MILITARY ON I MET RICKS BASED BASIS.

BASED BASIS.

>> THE NUMBER OF VETERANS THAT I >> THE NUMBER OF VETERANS THAT I SEE THAT ARE HOMELESS ON STREETS SEE THAT ARE HOMELESS ON STREETS IN WASHINGTON, D.C., IS JUST IN WASHINGTON, D.C., IS JUST COMPLETELY HEARTBREAKING, AND COMPLETELY HEARTBREAKING, AND THIS IS ONE AREA IN WHICH THEY THIS IS ONE AREA IN WHICH THEY WORK FOR THE GOVERNMENT, THEY WORK FOR THE GOVERNMENT, THEY WERE WILLING TO GIVE THEIR WERE WILLING TO GIVE THEIR LIVES, AND I ABSOLUTELY THINK LIVES, AND I ABSOLUTELY THINK GOVERNMENT SHOULD DO MORE.

GOVERNMENT SHOULD DO MORE.

>> NETWORKING IS FANTASTIC, IT >> NETWORKING IS FANTASTIC, IT WORK FOR EVERYBODY AND IT'S VERY WORK FOR EVERYBODY AND IT'S VERY EXCITING TO SEE THE VETERAN EXCITING TO SEE THE VETERAN WOMEN NETWORKING TO EACH OTHER.

WOMEN NETWORKING TO EACH OTHER.

>> THE NEEDS ARE AS DIVERSE AS >> THE NEEDS ARE AS DIVERSE AS THE NUMBER OF WOMEN, AS WE THE NUMBER OF WOMEN, AS WE HEARD, AND SO THIS IS GOING TO HEARD, AND SO THIS IS GOING TO BE AN ISSUE OF RAISING BARRY BE AN ISSUE OF RAISING BARRY IRRELEVANT AWARENESS AND MAKING IRRELEVANT AWARENESS AND MAKING SURE THE RELATIONAL NETWORKS SURE THE RELATIONAL NETWORKS THERE IN MANY WAYS.

THERE IN MANY WAYS.

>> AND IT'S WONDERFUL THAT THEY >> AND IT'S WONDERFUL THAT THEY ARE COMING OUT OF THE SERVICES ARE COMING OUT OF THE SERVICES WITH TECHNICAL MALE-ORIENTED WITH TECHNICAL MALE-ORIENTED SKILLS THAT THEY CAN GO INTO THE SKILLS THAT THEY CAN GO INTO THE MARKETPLACE AND SELL.

MARKETPLACE AND SELL.

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