Sentences with phrase «american woman in the state»

She is the first African American woman in the state of Maryland to hold this position.

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NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 26: A Muslim woman, Sarah A. Aly, Mentorship Coordinator at Network for Arab American Professionals, poses for a photo during an exclusive interview for «Anadolu Agency (AA)» on raising hate speech and islamophobia ahead of the US presidential elections in New York City, NY, USA on October 26, 2016.

As the American Association of University Women notes in its Policy Guide to Equal Pay in the States, pay equity laws are robust and wide - ranging in states like California and DelStates, pay equity laws are robust and wide - ranging in states like California and Delstates like California and Delaware.

The law, which was first introduced by Congresswoman Bella Abzug, technically states that the president is «authorized and requested to issue a proclamation in commemoration of that day in 1920 on which the women in American were first guaranteed the right to vote.»

Anne Wojcicki was raised to change things, not complain about them, whether what's bugging her is the state of American healthcare or the underrepresentation of women in technology jobs.

According to the 2017 American Express State of Women Owned Businesses report, Women Owned businesses account for 39 percent of all firms in the U.S., but only 4.2 percent of business revenue.

Women's businesses nationwide generate $ 1.4 trillion in revenue, employ nearly 7.9 million employees and have been a source of 274,000 jobs since the recession in 2007, according to the American Express OPEN State of Women Owned Businesses 2014.

According to the 2014 State of Women - Owned Business Report, commissioned by American Express, there were more than 9.1 million women - owned businesses operating in Women - Owned Business Report, commissioned by American Express, there were more than 9.1 million women - owned businesses operating in women - owned businesses operating in 2014.

In 2014, there were close to 9.1 million women - owned businesses in the United States, a 68 percent increase since 1997, according to The 2014 State of Women - Owned Businesses Report from American ExpresIn 2014, there were close to 9.1 million women - owned businesses in the United States, a 68 percent increase since 1997, according to The 2014 State of Women - Owned Businesses Report from American Expwomen - owned businesses in the United States, a 68 percent increase since 1997, according to The 2014 State of Women - Owned Businesses Report from American Expresin the United States, a 68 percent increase since 1997, according to The 2014 State of Women - Owned Businesses Report from American ExpWomen - Owned Businesses Report from American Express.

He does not even touch on what the political scientists Valerie Hudson and Patricia Leidl have called the «Hillary Doctrine,» promulgated through the Office of Global Women's Issues established by Mrs. Clinton at the State Department, and according to which any denial of gender equality anywhere in the world is a threat to American order.

Osama Bin Laden often hearkened back to the Isreali / American campaign in Lebanon in the early eighties, stating «as I looked at those demolished towers in Lebanon, it entered my mind that we should punish the oppressor in kind and that we should destroy towers in America in order that they taste some of what we tasted and so that they be deterred from killing our women and children.»

Janet Reno, the Attorney General of the United States at the time, authorized and ordered the use of UNITED STATES MILITARY FORCES, WITH THEIR MILITARY ASSUALT ARMAMENT, to MURDER seventy - six American men, women and children in their own home in the U.States at the time, authorized and ordered the use of UNITED STATES MILITARY FORCES, WITH THEIR MILITARY ASSUALT ARMAMENT, to MURDER seventy - six American men, women and children in their own home in the U.STATES MILITARY FORCES, WITH THEIR MILITARY ASSUALT ARMAMENT, to MURDER seventy - six American men, women and children in their own home in the U.S.....

That means abandoning one - size - fits - all attempts to address poverty and looking to the states, where a lot of the creativity in American government resides these days, for approaches that actually empower the poor, because they treat poor people as men and women with potential to be unleashed, not simply as clients to be maintained.

«Though the road to full equality for LGBT Americans is long, the example set by those fighting for equal rights in the United States gives hope to men and women around the world -LSB-...]

And for all its claim to fashionable multiculturalism («Women from the dominant culture, class, and ethnic group — especially in the United States — need to be careful not to generalize our experience as that of all women,» writes Ringe), the book is laughably parochial, designed strictly for AmeriWomen from the dominant culture, class, and ethnic group — especially in the United States — need to be careful not to generalize our experience as that of all women,» writes Ringe), the book is laughably parochial, designed strictly for Ameriwomen,» writes Ringe), the book is laughably parochial, designed strictly for Americans.

For she was a remarkable and gifted woman who lived in the United States during a time of national strife, yet overcame personal tragedies and discrimination to become the first American - born saint.

The US was NEVER for» all people being created equal», Even when that quote was written only rich white land - owning males could vote in this country... Women, African - Americans, Native Americans, and Indians were secluded from that... You need to read «the people's history of the united states» by howard zinn..

Never mind that around 85 percent of Americans identify themselves as Christians, the current president identifies himself as a Christian, the majority of the men and women serving in congress identify themselves as Christians, and there are absolutely no laws forbidding the practice of the Christian faith in the United States.

«We believe there is nothing in Dr. Hawkins» public statements that goes against the belief in the power and nature of God, Christ, or the Holy Spirit that the Statement of Faith deems as a necessary requirement for affiliation with Wheaton College,» states the letter, which also praised Hawkins, the only African American woman with tenure on the Wheaton faculty.

According to the company, it has won several awards in its industry, including: > Being ranked the one of the best workplaces for commuters of North Texas by the U.S. EPA and the U.S. Department of Transportation; and > DiversityBusiness.com ranking the company No. 47 as one of the top 500 women - owned businesses in the United States, as well as No. 4 1 on its list of the top 500 African - American owned businesses in the United States.

The former Secretary of State, Senator and First Lady is seeking to become the first woman president in American history.

Omidji, like his sister Sophia Omotola Omidiji, who plays for FC Eindhoven Women's team, the 12 - year - old was born in the United States to a Nigerian father and an American mother.

The Women's March on January 21, 2017 was likely the largest day of protest in American history, with marches happening in all 50 states, and on all 7 continents.

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) shared just today what I think is their first policy statement specific to homebirth, and as one would anticipate, they concur «with the recent statement of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists affirming that hospitals and birthing centers are the safest settings for birth in the United States while respecting the right of women to make a medically informed decision about delivery» (2013, 1016, abstract).

The American Pregnancy Association states that pregnant women should avoid high - risk fitness activities in the first trimester.

Women who started birth at home were on average older, of a lower socioeconomic status and higher educational achievement, and less likely to be African - American or Hispanic than women having full gestation, vertex, singleton hospital births in the United States in Women who started birth at home were on average older, of a lower socioeconomic status and higher educational achievement, and less likely to be African - American or Hispanic than women having full gestation, vertex, singleton hospital births in the United States in women having full gestation, vertex, singleton hospital births in the United States in 2000.

Did you know that, in the United States, 75 % of all mothers attempt to breastfeed, but a meager 15 % of American women successfully breastfeed?

* Day 1 Monday, February 22, 2016 4:00 PM -5:00 PM Registration & Networking 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM Welcome Reception & Opening Remarks Kevin de Leon, President pro Tem, California State Senate Debra McMannis, Director of Early Education & Support Division, California Department of Education (invited) Karen Stapf Walters, Executive Director, California State Board of Education (invited) 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM Keynote Address & Dinner Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl, Co-Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences * Day 2 Tuesday February 23, 2016 8:00 AM — 9:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast, & Networking 9:00 AM — 9:15 AM Opening Remarks John Kim, Executive Director, Advancement Project Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education 9:15 AM — 10:00 AM Morning Keynote David B. Grusky, Executive Director, Stanford's Center on Poverty & Inequality 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM Educating California's Young Children: The Recent Developments in Transitional Kindergarten & Expanded Transitional Kindergarten (Panel Discussion) Deborah Kong, Executive Director, Early Edge California Heather Quick, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research Dean Tagawa, Administrator for Early Education, Los Angeles Unified School District Moderator: Erin Gabel, Deputy Director, First 5 California (Invited) 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM «Political Will & Prioritizing ECE» (Panel Discussion) Eric Heins, President, California Teachers Association Senator Hannah - Beth Jackson, Chair of the Women's Legislative Committee, California State Senate David Kirp, James D. Marver Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, Chairman of Subcommittee No. 2 of Education Finance, California State Assembly Moderator: Kim Pattillo Brownson, Managing Director, Policy & Advocacy, Advancement Project 12:00 PM — 12:45 PM Lunch 12:45 PM — 1:45 PM Lunch Keynote - «How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character» Paul Tough, New York Times Magazine Writer, Author 1:45 PM — 1:55 PM Break 2:00 PM — 3:05 PM Elevating ECE Through Meaningful Community Partnerships (Panel Discussion) Sandra Guiterrez, National Director, Abriendo Purtas / Opening Doors Mary Ignatius, Statewide Organize of Parent Voices, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network Jacquelyn McCroskey, John Mile Professor of Child Welfare, University of Southern California School of Social Work Jolene Smith, Chief Executive Officer, First 5 Santa Clara County Moderator: Rafael González, Director of Best Start, First 5 LA 3:05 PM — 3:20 PM Closing Remarks Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California * Agenda Subject to Change

of Vermont («Sisters on a Journey: Portraits of North American Midwives»); Jess Fallon, Women's Studies, Wesleyan; Pamela Klassen, Religion, Drew University (spirituality in home birth); Maureen May, Syracuse University (midwifery politics and legislation in New York state); Christina Player (midwifery politics in Massachusetts); Melissa Denmark, University of Florida (the development of direct - entry midwifery legislation in Florida); Fern McGill, Antioch University (an investigation of feminist positions on childbirth), Kate Masley (the political economy of reproduction in Honduras and in Cleveland, Ohio), and others not listed here; and as an informal advisor to dozens more.

[3][174] In the United States African - American women have persistently low rates of breastfeeding compared to White and Hispanic American women.

Both The American College of Nurse Midwives and The American Association of Birth Centers state that labor and birth in water can be safely offered to women with uncomplicated pregnancies and may be especially useful for women who prefer natural childbirth without pain medications.

«These men and women were raised by American parents in the United States, and should have the same rights provided to other adoptees under the CCA.

The American Academy of Pediatrics (2013) states that hospitals and birthing centers are the safest places for U.S. women to deliver, and expectant mothers should be informed of the increase in neonatal mortality and complications that come with home births.

Attitudes and power structures that permit male dominance over women's breasts, has reached such excess in North American society that breastfeeding can be considered «obscene», spawning US state legislation that expressly excludes breastfeeding women from obscenity laws.

I have since discovered that Insufficient Milk Syndrome is a predominantly Western phenomenon (in middle - class Swedish women, Sjölin, Hofvander, Hillervik, 1977; low - income European - American, African - American and Hispanic women in the United States, McCan, Baydar, & Williams, 2007).

Although the IFPS II over sampled disadvantaged mothers (illiterate, non-English speaking, very low - income, very low education and without a stable home) compared to IFPS I, the results of our study may best describe practices of middle class American mothers rather than of disadvantaged American mothers [28]; thus, results can not be generalized to all women in the United States.

«Justice Abdus - Salaam was not simply a trailblazer as the first Muslim female judge in the United States and the first African - American woman on the New York Court of Appeals,» he said.

Steawart - Cousins would be the first African - American woman to lead a majority conference in state government.

Whereas, sixty - nine years later and three years before the 19th Amendment was ratified, women in New York won that right on Election Day, November 6, 1917; to commemorate this important heritage, the New York State Women's Suffrage 100th Anniversary Commemoration Commission was established to increase education and awareness through a statewide discussion about the lasting legacy of women's suffrage and how it continues to shape American democracy todaywomen in New York won that right on Election Day, November 6, 1917; to commemorate this important heritage, the New York State Women's Suffrage 100th Anniversary Commemoration Commission was established to increase education and awareness through a statewide discussion about the lasting legacy of women's suffrage and how it continues to shape American democracy todayWomen's Suffrage 100th Anniversary Commemoration Commission was established to increase education and awareness through a statewide discussion about the lasting legacy of women's suffrage and how it continues to shape American democracy todaywomen's suffrage and how it continues to shape American democracy today; and

(The esoteric law dates back more a century, Spallone says — before suffrage was extended to women and most African - Americans in the state.)

Taking steps to address the growing income divide in our state, including targeted policies that address the disproportionate impact on people of color, especially African Americans and Latinos, as well as LGBTQ people, women and youth.

If elected, James would not only be the first African - American attorney general in New York state history, but also the first woman to be elected to the position.

New York State Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker said, «Far too many women lose their lives due to avoidable complications during pregnancy and these deaths are unacceptably high in African - American communities.

If there's a singular face for diversity breakthroughs in the group, it doubtless belongs to Lisa Blunt Rochester, a former Delaware labor secretary and personnel director, who is going to become the first woman and first African - American to represent the state at the Capitol.

ELIZABETHTOWN — A century after women secured the right to vote in New York State, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D - N.Y.) said disaffected Americans should take a page from the suffragists» hard - fought playbook in fighting for issues important to them.

The highest African - American female Democrat in the state of New York, who made history as the first African - American Woman in New York State to lead the conference in Albany stopped by the People Before Politics Radio Show, Sunday, February 11th to give us an update on what's going on in the state lstate of New York, who made history as the first African - American Woman in New York State to lead the conference in Albany stopped by the People Before Politics Radio Show, Sunday, February 11th to give us an update on what's going on in the state lState to lead the conference in Albany stopped by the People Before Politics Radio Show, Sunday, February 11th to give us an update on what's going on in the state lstate level.

An Expert Panel on how the AHCA could affect Health Care in New York State ~ «The House of Representatives recently passed the American Health Care Act (AHCA)-- a bill that, if passed, will leave 2.7 million New Yorkers without health insurance and will roll back protections for women, children and anyone with preexisting conditions.

The next day, Deacon participated in a forum sponsored by the Central New York Alliance for Retired Americans, League of Women Voters and the New York State United Teachers Retiree Council 7.

A «Women For Jamie» rally in Bethesda last month attracted a few hundred attendees, with a number of local women and state legislators touting Raskin's work in the General Assembly and at AmerWomen For Jamie» rally in Bethesda last month attracted a few hundred attendees, with a number of local women and state legislators touting Raskin's work in the General Assembly and at Amerwomen and state legislators touting Raskin's work in the General Assembly and at American.

Following a heated debate in which Staten Island Republican Assemblyman Ron Castorina Jr. referred to abortion as «African American genocide,» the Assembly passed a bill that would protect under state law the same rights a woman has to an abortion under federal law.