[ ] hello im bonnie erbe welcome to to the contrary, a discussion of news and social trends from diverse perspectives. Up first, arresting poor moms. An arizona woman who left their Young Children in a car while she went on a Job Interview says it was a moment of desperation. Her lawyer struck a deal to develop child abuse charges against Shanesha Taylor the judge ordered her to take parenting and Substance Abuse classes. She will regain custody of her children but another woman in South Carolina faces charges of unlawful conduct towards a child for allowing her nineyearold daughter to play in the park across from the mcdonalds where she was working. The women supporters say high profile cases highlight Public Policy issues which should not be relegated to the criminal justice system. Now we are starting to criminalize parents for it and that is where it becomes dangerous. Particularly women of color, low income women. Punishing the mothers we are not helping anyone. The kids were take
Bonnie hello, im bonnie erbe. Welcome to to the contrary, a discussion of news and social trends from diverse perspectives. Up first, the bride of isis. The parents of a 20yearold british woman say theyre shocked to have learned she is a female jihadist recruiting western girls to join the movement. Theyre called bedroom radicals because these women do not act directly as martyrs or political activists, instead their roles are getting married to and child bearing for isis fighters. Aqsa mahmood was known in her glasgow suburb as a sweet and peaceful girl, but she ran off to syria last year reportedly marrying a jihadist fighter. Mahmood is one of at least 50 british women and girls who have joined the movement. An Online Campaign uses social media to encourage others to copy the acts of other militants such as the Boston Marathon bombers. Many are wondering if these socalled jihad sisters will eventually carry out terrorists attacks of their own. So fran chess yeah chambers, what is it
Funding for to the contrary provided by the Cornell Douglas foundation committed to encouraging stewardship of the environment, land conservation, watershed protection and eliminating harmful chemicals. Additional funding provided by the colcom foundation. The Wallace Genetic Foundation and by the charles a. Frueauff foundation. This week on to the contrary its given me a new mission and i get to do this. I needed to be in a position to have some kind of effect. I certainly want to help other republican women think about running for office. I see government as a tool to be able to help people. Now i have an opportunity to join them to carry the torch for future generations for women and their families. Hello, im bonnie erbe on capitol hill for this special edition of to the contrary. There are a Record Number of women are serving in the 113th congress. Twenty in the senate, 78n th house. E othe women serving in this session of congress are freshmen. This week we introduce you to some o
Hello. Im bonnie erbe. Welcome to to the contrary, a discussion of news and social trends from diverse perspectives. Up first, political gaffes. The last days of the president ial race have become a pitch battle for swing voters in battleground states. And women are the coveted swing voters of 2012. Theyre called waitress moms, described as a rung or two down the economic ladder from the soccer moms of the more prosperous 1990s. Meanwhile that prickly issue of abortion detonated once more this week when richard mourdock, the gop Senate Candidate in indiana talked about rape and pregnancy during the latest debate. Life is a gift from god. When it begins in the horrible situation of rape, that is something that they intended to happen. Gop candidate mitt romney distanced himself from the remark. But despite objections from womens Rights Groups romney didnt pull this campaign ad. I hope you will join me in supporting richard murdoch. This, of course, after freshman House Republican joe wa
U. S. Hello, im bonnie erbe. Welcome to to the contrary, a discussion of news and social trends from diverse perspectives. Up first, diversity in congress. The new congress is the most diverse ever with 20 women senators and 78 women in the house of representatives. The House Democratic caucus has more women and people of color than it does white men, another historic first. We will explain what this means to you. But first we introduce you to one of those freshman. Illinois democrat Tammy Duckworth, one of two female war veterans to be sworn in this week. The illinois democrat is the first doubleamputee to serve in congress. The iraq war veteran is using her story to get more support for veterans across the country. I sat down with this incredibly inspirational person to hear her story, in her own words. I had been in iraq at this point eight months, i had been away from home 11 and i was just doing a regular days mission flying a black hawk helicopter. I was the copilot on the crew a