To The Contrary

News and Public Affairs Series / 17 Seasons

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.

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State of the World's Fathers; HeForShe; #TheNew10

S24 E15 / 26m 11s

State of the World's Fathers: This Father's Day, we take a look at a report on how fatherhood is evolving, along with a panel made up of fathers. HeForShe: The progress of the UN's campaign to get men involved in gender equality. #TheNew10: Women will start appearing on $10 bills in 2020. PANEL: Joseph Jones, Christopher Johnson, David Martosko, Colbert King

Michelle Obama; Workplace Priorities; Human Trafficking

S24 E14 / 26m 13s

Michelle Obama: The First Lady speaks on race relations and becoming a role model. Workplace Priorities: A new IWF study finds women value different things at work. Human Trafficking: The efforts made by Catholic Charities of Arkansas to stop trafficking in America. PANEL: Sam Bennett, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Karin Agness, Francesca Chambers

Femvertising, "#RapeHoax", Food Security Part II

S24 E11 / 26m 10s

Femvertising: including women on ad campaigns has proven successful for huge corporations. "#RapeHoax": A smear campaign agains Columbia grad Emma Sulkowicz accuses her of falsely accusing a fellow student of rape. Food Security: The second part of our series on food security investigates the transportation of goods. PANEL: Del. Eleanor Norton Holmes, Karin Agness, Erin Matson, Clara Del Villar

Christianity in United States & Food Security

S24 E10 / 25m 59s

Christianity in the US: The percentage of people that call themselves Christian is in steep decline according to a new Pew Study. Food Security: We explore the threats to our food supply, including illness and environmental factors. PANEL: Danielle Moodie-Mills, Amber Smith, Rina Shah, Debra Carnahan

Poverty & Geography; #TalkPay; Mothers Who Leave

S24 E9 / 26m 16s

Poverty & Geography: a re-analysis of the anti-poverty experiment "Moving to Opportunity." #TalkPay: How Twitter could end the pay gap. Mothers Who Leave: Author Melissa Cistaro discusses her life after her mother left. Panel: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, Sabrina Schaeffer, Anushay Hossain, Mercy Viana Schlapp

Vatican & Nuns; Reddit & The Wage Gap; Stay-at-Home Moms

S24 E6 / 26m 17s

Vatican & Nuns: The Vatican cut short its investigation of the largest order of American nuns. Reddit & The Wage Gap: Interim CEO Ellen Pao bans salary negotiations for entry-level positions in an attempt to level the playing field. Stay-at-Home Moms: Is motherhood a career? PANEL: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Genevieve Wood, Avis Jones-DeWeever, Mercedes Viana Schlapp

Hillary Clinton Announcement; Pay Gap; Safe Sex in College

S24 E5 / 26m 11s

Hillary Clinton Announcement: The start of Hillary's presidential run is imminent. Pay Gap: How the wage gap persists in so-called liberal institutions and in the offices of Democrats. Safe Sex in College: New research shows some students may be putting themselves in danger. PANEL: Jenifer Rajkumar, Sabrina Schaeffer, Darlene Kennedy, Patricia Sosa

Religious Rights Debate; Allowance Equity; Fashioning Fat

S24 E4 / 26m 17s

Religious Rights : LGBT activists pressure Arkansas & Indiana to make changes to "religious freedom" laws. Allowance Equity: Boys do less chores than girls, but get more allowance for their work. Fashioning Fat: Prof. Amanda Czerniawski went undercover as a plus-size model to study the industry. Panel: Del. Eleanor Norton Holmes; Clara Del Villar; Ruth Conniff; Francesca Chambers

Afghani Women Leaders; Women's Colleges; All-Female Mosque

S24 E3 / 26m 17s

Afghani Women Leaders: Women forming part of Afghani president Ashraf Ghani's delegation say support from the US is vital. Women's Colleges: The closing of Sweet Briar College may point toward a demise of all-women's schools. All-Female Mosque: We speak with one of the woman behind the first mosque in the US for women only. PANEL: Manal Omar, Anushay Hossain, Sam Bennett, Patrice Lee

Beijing+20; Hillary Clinton Doctrine; "War on Women" Over?

S24 E2 / 26m 17s

Beijing+20: How far have women come and what still needs to be done, 20 years after the famed women's conference? Hillary Clinton Doctrine: How much has Hillary Clinton done to improve women's lives? "War on Women": Democrats say it's back, while Republicans say it's over. PANEL: Kellyanne Conway; Neera Tanden; Erin Matson; Rina Shah

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