Davis as candidate as governor for texas. [ ] hello im bonnie erbe with welcome to to the contrary a discussion of news and social trends from diverse perspectives. Up first, isis. Security moms women living under isis and a female fighter pilot. Women are playing important roles fighting isis. Mairam al mansouri became the first female pilot in the United Arab Emirates military and led her countrys mission when fighter jets from the uae took part in air strikes against the Islamic State in syria this week. Meanwhile an unidentified french woman shot video showing the lives of women in syria under isis. It shows a woman being warned to keep her face covered and french women telling family members they are not coming home. The photographer used a camera hid den risking her life. Meanwhile, the terrorist crisis is changing minds about the upcoming november elections in the u. S security moms are back. This important demographic of white, married women is key to both parties as a result o
Wasserman shultz on her battle with Breast Cancer and how she is helping other women. Hello im bonnie erbe welcome to to the contrary a discussion of news and social trends from diverse perspectives. Up first, women voters. Have republicans diffused the socalled war on women . Democrats running for congress are backing away from that rhetoric as the g. O. P. Has now pushed back aggressively against claims that republicans are antiwomen. Closing the gender gap is essential for the republicans in next months elections. Female republican candidates have attacked the notion of the war on women with indignation and disbelief. Gary peters and his buddies want you to believe im waging a war on women. Really . Meanwhile, male g. O. P. Candidates are taking a different approach in their ads many talk directly into the camera. This is a shift from when they were accompanied by wives or women when discussing womens issues. Commentators say these candidates are trying to prove they get it. So cong
Hello im bonnie erbe welcome to to the contrary a discussion of news and social trends from diverse perspectives. Up first, women and the midterms. The republican wave that succeeded in turning the senate from blue to red will include six female g. O. P. Senators, the largest number to date when Shelly Moore Capito of West Virginia and joni ernst of iowa are sworn in. There will be the same number of female senators, 20, and possibly a 21 after a december runoff decides the fate of louisiana. One democrat kay hagan was unseated. In the u. S. House a record 81 women will be serving three women remain in races still too close to call n new york republican Elise Stefanik became the youngest woman elected to congress and North Carolinas representative alma adams became the 100th woman elected to congress. With onethird of voters going to the poll it is appears the gender gap helped republicans not democrats this year. Women made up 51 of the electorate down from 53 in 2012. Voters under 30
[ ] hello im bonnie erbe welcome to to the contrary, a discussion of news and social friends from diverse perspectives. Up first in honor of labor day, obama, clinton and working women. This week president obama touted his administrations support for women and girls cited his efforts to fight pay discrimination and promote a comprehensive working families agenda that includes Family Friendly working places. Hillary clinton supporters promoted the former secretary of states record on women and girls as her top priority at the state department. Clinton and obama will both appear at a dnc womens forum next month and the question is should she run with or against obamas record on working womens issues . Clinton has been critical of president obamas foreign policies. Other Democratic Senate and house candidates are running away from him, too. So betsey welcome to the show, should hillary assuming she is running be running away from the president on working womens issues or with him . She sh
[ ] hello im bonnie erbe welcome to to the contrary a discussion of news and social trends. Up first, Sexual Assault. A rape and other forms of violence against women starting to be taken more seriously . Commentators say the nfls swift reaction to the newest case of player misconduct is a good sign. The San Francisco nfl team is releasing ray mcdonald after he was identified as a suspect in a Sexual Assault case. This is a turnaround for the nfl which ways pilloried for the response to ray rices Domestic Abuse charge and did not act upon an earlier accusation against mcdonald himself. Theres been a lot of change this year on the issue of campus rape. The white house launched the first ever task force on stopping rape on campus and the university of virginia revised its policy after a Rolling Stone article that recounted one students rape became national news. New questions keep coming up about the veracity of that alleged rape victims story. Feminists are worried the controversy will