Gender and Politics

Four years ago, the buzz words in the presidential race were "Soccer Moms" and "Nascar Dads". This year, polls suggest that the swing vote could be found among single women. The experts say they think differently about the issues than men, and even their fellow married female peers. We'll talk about this gender gap, how the presidential candidates are courting males vs. females, and how they are using femininity and masculinity on the campaign trail. Laura's guests are Elizabeth Ossoff, professor of psychology at the Institute of Politics at St. Anselm Collge and Swanee Hunt, director of the Women and Public Policy Program at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.