With women in the forefront of politics and on the cutting edge of national agendas, To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe continues to provide an important, timely forum for diverse women to discuss national and international issues and policies. It presents news and views that are rarely, if ever, available elsewhere on television.
After a bad year, women-founded startups are making a huge comeback. Funding from venture capitalists is through the roof. PANEL: Megan Beyer, Carrie Lukas, Fmr. Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD), Asra Nomani
According to new research, young voters are not as excited as they used to be. This could be problematic for Democrats, who depend on the youth vote. Young people voted in droves in the 2016 presidential election won by Joe Biden. But they could sit out next year's midterm. PANEL: Danielle Moodie, Ann Stone, Erin Matson, Tiana Lowe
A new study shows that young girls do not picture a woman when they think of a politician. Few girls studied drew a female figure when asked to imagine a politician. PANEL: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Rina Shah, Sam Bennett, Carrie Lukas
After the Supreme Court declined to block Texas's restrictive abortion law, activists have raised alarms that the court will overturn or completely neuter Roe v. Wade. We speak with the president of Planned Parenthood, Alexis McGill Johnson, about this development.
After the fall of Kabul, we speak with Annie Pforzheimer, former. acting deputy assistant secretary of state for Afghanistan, about the perils women face in Afghanistan.
After the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, we take a look back at our conversation with female Afghan leaders from 2015
A survey conducted by Dating.com revealed that people are now open to in-person dates post this phase of the pandemic. Daters tend to spend more now that the country is opening up. Panel: Dr. Avis Jones-DeWeever, Linda Chavez, Lara Brown, Tiana Lowe
How important is it for women to continue to focus on pursuing higher degrees in order to achieve full equality in the workplace? We discuss with Tiana Lowe, who reacts to news that the Wharton School would have more women than men in their incoming MBA class.
According to a survey conducted by The Conference Board, women and millennials find themselves more productive working remotely. A long with additional factors including Covid-19, many of the people surveyed prefer working from home. Panel: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Erin Matson, Rina Shah, Ann Stone
First Lady Jill Biden appears on the cover of Vogue , but Former First Lady Melania Trump was not on the cover while she was First Lady.... Why is that? Our panelists have some thoughts on the matter. Panelists: Former Representative Donna Edwards (D-MD), GWU Professor Lara Brown, Independent Women's Voice's Patrice Onwuka, and Washington Examiner Commentary Writer, Tiana Lowe
Can you be an ally to the LGBT community if you oppose transgender athletes? That is the question we ask our panel. PANEL: Patrice Onwuka, Fmr. Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD), Tiana Lowe, Lara Brown
The musical "In The Heights" received rave reviews coming in second in the box office its opening week. However, critics question the erasure of the Afro-Latinx community in casting. Panel: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, Rina Shah Bharara, Hilary Rosen, Ann Stone
Parenting experts have come together to create new ways to support fathers and increase equality in unpaid care work. PANEL: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Ann Stone, Hilary Rosen, Rina Shah
The US Mint will issue over the course of four years, a new design to the quarter featuring prominent women. The first two honorees are poet Maya Angelou and Sally Ride, the first American woman in space. Panel: Linda Chavez, Fmr. Rep. Donna Edwards, Carrie Lukas, Megan Beyer
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