American Enterprise Institute is the author or coauthor of four nonfiction books including who stole feminism . how women have betrayed women, Mcnerney King and the revised war against boys how misguided policies are harming our young men. Christina hoff summers, how do you define feminism . In the best sense feminism is the philosophy is that says the plant women are equal before the law. They deserve the same rights, the same liberties, equal dignity end basically a philosophy of basic fairness. Host in your book who stole feminism . how women have betrayed women you talk about the new feminism. What is the new feminism . The new feminism emerged especially in thes and 90s and is a hardline version. I became a feminist in the 70s. I did not appreciate male chauvinism and believed in equality of opportunity. However, in the 80s and 90s, i was reading a feminist the arrests and feminist philosophers and there were furious that were so aggressive in their harshly anti mail. As i read th
Booktv. Org. Up next, Christina Hoff sommers talks about the policies she says harm young men. She is the coauthor of four books and her newest book the war against boys Christina Hoff sommers, how did you define feminism . In the best sense, feminism is philosophy that says men and women are equal before the law. They deserve the same rights. The same liberties. And equal dignigity. You talk about the new feminism in your book, what is the new feminism . It emerges in the 80s and 90s. In the 70s, i believed in quality of opportunity, but in the 80s and 90s i was reading feminist writers and there were theories that were so aggressive in being one, harsh towards male. They were following the model women are from venus and men with from hell. I felt it was a reverse chauvinism. So i took exception to that. And many other things. I found that i even developed terms that i called myself an equity feminist. And the other school is gender feminism because they believed in the sexgender syst
I would hope that others would also agree. Mr. Grassley i ask for the yeas and nays. The presiding officer the clerk will report the nomination. The clerk nomination, the judiciary, james donato of california to be United States district judge for the Northern District of california. The presiding officer is there a sufficient second . Is there a sufficient second . There appears to be. The yeas and phas nays are orde. Under the previous order, all postcloture time is yielded back and there will be two minutes of debate equally divided between the two leaders or their designees. Order, please. Mr. Grassley madam president . The presiding officer the senator from iowa. Mr. Grassley for the benefit of the people of this country that have been listening to the complaints in the senate from senators about not approving judges, let me remind everybody that at this point, weve approved over 220 judges appointed by this president and only two have been disapproved. Thats more than 99 . As far
The congress and the American People are making sure that we maintain our lead role in innovation. Todays budget, and this isnt a constrained environment, but we also have to continue to think of new ways to provide health care and research. Captain james lovell and chicago is the first of its kind for the partnership between the active military this was a rough marriage to bring together a manner of just blocks the great lakes hospital and the va hospital are destined to be closed. Its open and they merge together. The battles that we have fought between different cultures and active military versus the different unions, the different Computer Systems, i want to know if we have learned anything from that. During the course of this hearing. The Integrative Health record is long overdue and long overbudget. It is time for some questions to be asked about whether progress is being made. Finally the Budget Proposal is consolidating tricare as well as additional fees and copays especially
Other proposals. We will begin there this morning after the white house yesterday and democrats marked equal payday, hoping to make it a political issue in 2014. We turn to women only this morning. If its an issue for you politically or personally, we divide the lines by party. Republican women, 202 5853880. Republican women, 202 5853881. Democratic women, 202 5853880. You can also email us. Women only this morning 30 want to hear your story and get your thoughts. President obama yesterday at the white house marking equal payday. We will show you what you had to say yesterday at the white house. Democrats also talking about it up on capitol hill. And republicans responding. Here is roll calls headline. Democrats and republicans using women as ponds in payday. The Senate Republicans pushed back again tuesday against the notion the gop is waging a war on women. Gop leaders accusing democrats of using women as ponds to score political points. They will say whether they bring their own leg