let us know what you think please follow me on twitter @bonnieerb. from traffic topping government. show few americans favor this week's government shutdown but women less so than men. a cnn poll found about a third of men approved of the shut down only a fifth of women did. women are also more likely to blame republicans. this comes at a time when republicans are trying to rebrand their party to attract female voters. they have launched project grow to excite women about the g.o.p. but polls show it's not working. of the women polled a third said the party was drifting away compared with 14% who believe it's becoming more appealing. meanwhile, women's groups are mobilizing against the shutdown. they fear repercussions on domestic violence centers and aid for poor mothers. congresswoman, are women voters and nonvoters are the republicans exacerbating the woman problem with the shutdown? >> you know if you really want to rebrand you got to understand that's really not about messaging it's about what you do. this is about what you do. the kinds of -- who depends on government programs

please follow me on twitter @bonnieerbe. from women senators to the yellen effect. janet yellen will become the first woman to serve as federal reserve chair. after her presumed confirmation by the senate probably next month. and for aspiring female economists, she could be an important role model. men outnumber women three-to-one as economics majors across the country. it's not due to a lack of ability or that men are better at math. according to bloomberg news, women are more likely to become discouraged by bad grades in introductory courses. men get bad grades too, but they press on. so the question is will the so-called "yellen effect" prove to encourage young women to stay in the field. and could such a visible gifted female economist make them consider a career in one of the few fields where women are hard to find? so do you think once she's confirmed that young men interested in economics will stay the course instead of falling out as data show they do? >> well, i hope so. definitely having such a powerful woman who has incredible record who is so deserving o

please follow me on twitter @bonnieerbe. from pregnancy to sexism. a new ad campaign launched this week by u.n. women reveals that despite decades of global advancement, sexism and discrimination against women is still rampant worldwide. u.n. women hired an ad agency to conduct google searches on phrases such as "women should" and "women can't." the search engine's autocomplete function generated phrases such as "women should be slaves," "should not work", "cannot drive" and need to be controlled. the ads display the most popular responses over the mouths of women, showing in graphic form how women are silenced by gender bias. the united nations organization's officials believe this is proof it needs to continue making the case. for gender empowerment and equality. so marjorie clifton what about this campaign, do you think it's a good idea? >> i think it's very telling what bing and google and other great search engines allow removing the human hand to sort of see in a very analytical way what humans and what people are actually doing online without