foundation and by the sanofi aventis this week on to the contrary first, on women s equality day we emine how women wield their voting power. then, an interview with a former european female president. after that, wedded bliss has some interesting side effects for women. hello, i m irene natividad sitting in for bonnie erbe. welcome to to the contrary, a discussion of news and social trends from diverse perspectives. up first, women, voting and the election of 2012. this week americans celebrate women s equality day, which commemorates the signing of the 19th amendment - that gave women the right to vote. since 1980, the proportion of eligible females who vote has exceeded the proportion of eligible males who vote, and women are considered a very valuable voting block. and often, those women vote in the majority for democrats. now, with two prominent republican women in the forefront of the race for the gop presidential nomination, many political observers say equalit
behind the headlines. democratic congresswoman loretta sanchez on protecting women against cyberstalkers. [ ] [ ] hello i m irene natividad in for bonnie erbe. welcome to to the contrary. a discussion of news and social trends from diverse perspectives. as many of our viewers have noticed, bonnie has been off the air for the past moment she will continue on leave for a few more months as she recuperates from a serious horseback riding accident. she will return this fall and we wish her a speedy recovery. up first, women and jobs. the mancession is apparently over. and it s women who are suffering in the job market. according to a new study from the pew research center in the past two years men gained almost 800,000 jobs. women have lost more than 200,000. and in the 16 economic sectors surveyed, men are surpassing women in all but one. women only gained more jobs than men in state government. the report notes this is the first recovery since 1970 in which women lost jobs
candidate kah walla on her historic run for office. hello, i m irene natividad in for bonnie erbe. welcome to to the contrary, a discussion of news and social trends from diverse perspectives. up first, a nutrition battle: as first lady michelle obama continued her fight against obesity this week, by unveiling a new nutrition plate to replace the food pyramid, house gop members took aim at funding for anti-obesity initiatives in the 2012 budget. in a bill approved by the house appropriations committee, new nutritional guidelines for subsidized school lunches would be removed. republican lawmakers say meals containing more fresh fruits and vegetables, low-fat dairy products, and whole grains would cost taxpayers more than $7 billion over five years. the changes would also remove regulations to display nutritional information in grocery and convenience stores, ending what some republicans call a nanny state. now, congresswoman norton, do anti-obesity laws really create aoni
candidate kah walla on her historic run for office. hello, i m irene natividad in for bonnie erbe. welcome to to the contrary, a discussion of news and social trends from diverse perspectives. up first, a nutrition battle: as first lady michelle obama continued her fight against obesity this week, by unveiling a new nutrition plate to replace the food pyramid, house gop members took aim at funding for anti-obesity initiatives in the 2012 budget. in a bill approved by the house appropriations committee, new nutritional guidelines for subsidized school lunches would be removed. republican lawmakers say meals containing more fresh fruits and vegetables, low-fat dairy products, and whole grains would cost taxpayers more than $7 billion over five years. the changes would also remove regulations to display nutritional information in grocery and convenience stores, ending what some republicans call a nanny state. now, congresswoman norton, do anti-obesity laws really create aoni
candidate kah walla on her historic run for office. hello, i m irene natividad in for bonnie erbe. welcome to to the contrary, a discussion of news and social trends from diverse perspectives. up first, a nutrition battle: as first lady michelle obama continued her fight against obesity this week, by unveiling a new nutrition plate to replace the food pyramid, house gop members took aim at funding for anti-obesity initiatives in the 2012 budget. in a bill approved by the house appropriations committee, new nutritional guidelines for subsidized school lunches would be removed. republican lawmakers say meals containing more fresh fruits and vegetables, low-fat dairy products, and whole grains would cost taxpayers more than $7 billion over five years. the changes would also remove regulations to display nutritional information in grocery and convenience stores, ending what some republicans call a nanny state. now, congresswoman norton, do anti-obesity laws really create aoni