Not exact matches
Much like the Civil Rights era in the US succeeded in part because individuals who didn't have something clear to gain stepped up publicly as allies, Leader - Chivée sees a similar parallel with women in the workplace, noting that «it takes a lot of
men stepping up» to help effect long - lasting
change.
Rather than meet in a pub, per longstanding Irish tradition, the two
men laced up their sneakers and went for a run, a picture of youthful energy as they discussed shared concerns about climate
change, NATO, and Europe.
«She lived, as we all have lived, too many years in a culture broken by brutally powerful
men,» she said, and her words sparked emotions of anger and, at the same time, the motivation to fight for
change.
In one, scholars were asked to read and rate research papers; unbeknown to them, the names had been
changed to
change the gender of the authors, and the scholars rated the papers «written» by
men as better than the ones that appeared to be authored by women.
You're looking at one, tiny piece of jeans giant Levi Strauss's (
Change the World 2017 list, No. 11) ambitious experiment to improve the lives of the 25 million
men and women in the world's apparel supply chain — and better its business results in the process.
From this data, the researchers concluded that women were suggesting more useful
changes to the code than
men were.
Neither of these proved to be true, and in fact, the
changes suggested by women, on average, involved significantly more lines of code than those of
men.
You don't have to be courting VCs to notice the
change in mindset: According to Alicia Robb, a senior fellow at the Kauffman Foundation who analyzed more than 25,000 Kickstarter projects, female crowdfunders on the site are more likely to get fully funded than
men.
Alluding to President Theodore Roosevelt's famous quote about «The
Man in the Arena,» Cook said he chose to «get in the arena because nothing ever
changes from the sidelines.»
As Donald Trump's position at the front of the Republican presidential race has become more and more unshakeable, the media's attitude towards him has
changed gradually from a position of somewhat gleeful ridicule to concern that this
man actually has a shot at becoming president of the United States — and that the media itself may have helped put him there.
Women are more likely than
men to call climate
change an important issue, 59 % to 47 %.
The easiest way to separate out
changes in the employment rate due to the strength of the economy from
changes in the employment rate due to social
changes is to examine the employment rate for
men between the ages of 25 - 54.
If we restrict the analysis to 25 - 54 year old
men that have a full - time job, the picture
changes somewhat.
The ad introducing the
change aired during Dos Equis» exclusive deal during the NCAA
Men's Basketball playoffs.
Part of the fun of watching AMC's Mad
Men is marveling at how much things have
changed since the 1960s.
«I don't know (if he is a
changed man), but I sense that those close to him are pulling together more effectively.»
For those looking for a deep dive into the subject, there are long lists of skills to acquire or outlines of multistep training programs to follow, but if you're more interested in simple but powerful
changes that you can make today, a recent post on blog Dumb Little
Man is for you.
I have been in an office when the
men in black arrived and started removing all of the computers and files and
changing the locks while the owner of the business sat sobbing and refusing to let go of his desk until the police came and threw him off the property.
But somehow, Seventh Generation managed not only to survive but to thrive, as have the two entrepreneurs — although the beliefs of both
men, and their philosophies about entrepreneurship in general and socially responsible businesses in particular, have
changed in ways neither would have thought possible.
More and more emerging entrepreneurs, women and
men, are using business as a catalyst for social
change and giving back.
The
change seems to be driven by
men drinking less, as opposed to women drinking more.
O'Leary attributes that to how many of the partners who raise the capital are
men, but believes that will
change.
Auletta concluded that Jobs, like Edison, was «an inventor and a
man who has
changed our lives.»
While the similarities between Sears and Amazon are striking — the railroad and the Internet, the elimination of the middle
man with the Sears catalog and Amazon's self - publishing platform and content creation, the creation of an urban distribution network through local railroad agents and the 400 points of distribution that Whole Foods delivers to Amazon — there are also some game
changing differences.
It's a stunningly fast fall — and one that suggests there may be some kind of sea
change in how women who allege sexual harassment by powerful
men are treated.
Raghu says allies are critical to effecting
change around these issues — especially
men challenging the behavior of other
men.
But the
man remains determined to
change the Tropicana culture by peaceful means, which is why employees are now required to read Ken Blanchard?s Raving Fans: A Revolutionary Approach To Customer Service.
The surprise move silenced critics of the program (at least temporarily), incensed the legions of businesses who'd come to rely on it and, perhaps most importantly, told the world that Kenney — who's only been helming the prestigious jobs portfolio since July 2013 — is a
man capable of enacting
changes that have a massive effect on the 1.1 million employers under his jurisdiction.
That the bragging happened a decade ago doesn't
change the reality that a
man who might be president sees half the country's population not just as objects for his own aesthetic gratification — we knew that thanks to the beauty pageants and the string of model wives — but objects for his physical gratification as well, regardless of how the women in question feel about it.
«The male leaders featured in Results at the Top are true
change makers who realize that gender equality relies as much on
men as it does on women.
America's largest companies have a long way to go before they can achieve equal pay — the National Women's Law Center reports American women make $ 0.80 for
men's $ 1.00 — but companies like General Motors and PepsiCo are making
changes that pay women and
men equally for the same work and foster pathways to higher - paying leadership positions.
Taking on the magazine, jewelry and
men's apparel industry, these startups are vitally
changing the way we dress and shop.
When one
man who has disrupted the energy, automotive and space industries, and another who connected nearly 2 billion individuals in the same social network, make major moves in neuroscience, somehow it feels like science fiction is evolving into history, and that our lives are about to
change in unprecedented ways.
The shady «Mad
Men» style of putting a perfect bow on crap is rapidly
changing into a world where people are getting stuff they actually want, and can use, and will make their lives better.
Among them: enhanced dialogue, better decision - making (including more valuable dissent), improved risk mitigation / crisis management, higher - quality management guidance, more orderly work, positive
change to the boardroom culture and the behavior of
men.
«Sexy, beautiful, sophisticated women that
men aspire to want to have attracted to them, that will never
change in the DNA of Playboy, but, I suspect, whether it's in my tenure or my successor's, that Playboy will evolve away from and perhaps completely [be] out of nudity.»
Man's diet may have
changed over the years, but the act of chewing and swallowing is the same.
At bottom he's a mix of barber, businessman, and artist, a
man adept at adapting to new styles to keep up with
changing times.
These are
men and women who become entrepreneurs, trying to
change the world for the better.
The 25
men and women listed below — from different parts of the world and across different industries — have, for better or worse, been the rebels, icons and leaders in the vanguard of that
change.
Masculinity and femininity are
changing quickly, and both
men and women are the better for it.
We don't know what it's doing in
men, though your behaviors can also
change your hormones.»
Jones's win is particularly notable, as Alabama hadn't elected a Democrat senator since 1992 — and that
man, Richard Shelby, went on to
change party affiliation.
This is why some scientists think male hormonal
changes associated with a pregnancy might help prepare
men for fatherhood (and in my case, contribute to the strong buzz I feel while holding my baby).
It also found a correlation in
changing progesterone levels between
men and their partners.
«Let's take a pledge all together to raise especially our sons in a way in which they're going to respect their female colleagues,» she said, «because until we get
men's help in this mission, it's not going to
change.»
Teresa remembers visiting her son in Japan and seeing a
changed young
man, one who kept his room tidy and studied diligently.
If the trend in female breadwinner families reflects
changes in attitudes about the roles of
men and women, we might expect a strong regional pattern, as some areas of Canada might embrace attitude
changes more quickly than others.
According to the «Full Participation Report,» about 55 percent of women globally are part of the labor force, compared with 82 percent of
men, and the gap between
men and women has not
changed significantly since 1995.
Secretary Perry, for instance, who presided over the greatest expansion of wind capacity in the country during his 14 years as governor of Texas, acknowledged in his confirmation hearing that climate
change is real, and that «
man - made activity» is at least partly to blame.