Sentences with phrase «equalities committee of»

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To address this issue, Pacific Rubiales struck a gender committee to implement a series of programs and tools to promote gender equality across the company and the communities in which it operates.

Secretary General to the General Synod, William Fittall, told a parliamentary committee that although the Church does not have to meet equality laws, selection boards will be encouraged to use the «positive discrimination» part of the rules.

We run an Executive Committee of students that volunteer to represent the views and interests of the clubs, with focuses of equality and outreach.

Rt Hon Maria Miller MP, Chair of the Women and Equalities Select Committee, said: «The findings of the Fairness in Families Index are worrying.

The House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee today (20 March 2018) recommends the new «use - it - or - lose - it» 3 months benefit, available to fathers and second parents in their baby's first year.

Feminists tell Chair of Women and Equalities Committee their concerns.

The committee is holding an inquiry into how well the government is pursuing its stated aim of achieving «gender equality and empowerment of all women and girls».

Commenting on the Government's response to the Women and Equalities Committee's report on sexual violence and harassment in schools, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «There is absolutely no place in our schools for sexual harassment or violence towards either pupils or staff.

Campaigners furious after outspoken Tory critic of «feminist zealots» elected to Commons Women and Equalities Committee

; a Women and Equalities Committee inquiry on the implications of Brexit, during which we called out

After the findings of a report by the women and equalities select committee caused a row between some feminists and trans people, our next piece suggested that equality for trans people must not come at the expense of women's rights.

A Democratic National Committee staffer, who is familiar with the process and spoke on condition of anonymity, said the language in the platform approved on Sunday not only backs marriage equality, but also rejects DOMA and has positive language with regard to the Employment Non-Discrimination Act.

A women and equalities select committee report from 18 months ago accused the government of being «misleading» in its claim that SRE is compulsory when it's only the biology aspects that have to be taught.

The Commons Women and Equalities Committee is currently investigating inequalities faced by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities, ensuring strong equalities after Brexit, disability, women in the House of Commons and employment opportunities foEqualities Committee is currently investigating inequalities faced by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities, ensuring strong equalities after Brexit, disability, women in the House of Commons and employment opportunities foequalities after Brexit, disability, women in the House of Commons and employment opportunities for Muslims.

The news follows a report published by the House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee in September exposing «the shocking scale of sexual harassment and sexual violence» in schools, and recommending that «PSHE and SRE are made statutory subjects» to address the problem.

Corbyn has called for a meeting of Labour's equalities committee to discuss the issue in early September, before the end of the leadership battle.

The UK ranks 48th in the world for parliamentary representation of women, a state of affairs, Maria Miller MP, Chair of the Commons Women and Equalities Committee, recently described as «shockingly low».

She was appointed as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Yvette Cooper in her role as Shadow Women's and Equalities Minister in October 2010, the same month that she became a member of the Transport Select Committee.

[1][2] He has served on a number of parliamentary committees, and lists his political interests as transport, sport, human rights, smoking and health, and sex equality.

Fight Back New York is a smart, strategic political action committee, with the sole purpose of defeating senators who voted «no» on equality.

The first new select committee — Women and Equalities — has its origins in the July 2014 report of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Women in Parliament.

And Labour and the Conservatives each get one of the new committees — Labour take on Petitions and the Conservatives Women and Equalities.

Women and equalities select committee says there has been a lack of transparency over impact of the 2015 spending review

No it would be crazy not to have an English Parliament, as such its is appreciated that Scots think the West Lothian question is a problem, how big of them, but then it matters not one jot, for the Scots voted for what they wanted, and got it, now its long past the time when English people get to vote for what they want, and if they want to be fobbed off with some rubbish Grand Committee fine I'll go along with it, but English people should also be given the opportunity to vote for an equal settle to what the Scots vote for themselves, unless you are saying Britain no longer does equality?

He is also a core member of Pirbright's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion committee, a site union representative and sits on the national panel for the Athena SWAN Charter awards, which recognize employer commitments to gender equality.

Speaking up is not easy, she said, but she often receives thanks from other women on the committees afterward — something she finds heartening and hopes will lead to more people of all backgrounds speaking up for equality in the future.

The Women and Equalities Select Committee is one of several Select Committees and other expert bodies to recommend statutory SRE.

Women and Equalities Committee chair, Maria Miller added: «These findings underline the importance of ensuring all school children have compulsory lessons on sex and relationships appropriate for their age.

In response to a call for evidence from the Women and Equalities Committee the BHA has said that the government's decision not to make PSHE compulsory «flies in the face» of the recommendations made by a huge number of education, health, and children's rights experts, including the Chief Medical Officer, the Children's Commissioner for England, and the NSPCC.

Chair of the Women and Equalities Committee, and MP for Basingstoke, Maria Miller, commented: «Parents and children know they need help and that is why I want compulsory lessons at school to help children better understand the signs of an abusive relationship, issues such as consent and the harm that is done by sexting and underage viewing of pornography.»

The House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee has launched an investigation into sexual harassment in schools.

The Women and Equalities Committee has criticised the government for not doing enough to tackle the issue of sexual harassment and sexual violence in schools.

Passionate around issues of opportunity and equality for women and girls, she has worked on these issues for private companies and the World Bank, and served on various non-profit Boards, including, currently on the Board and Executive Committee of the Tahirih Justice Center, a national leader protecting immigrant women and girls fleeing violence.

Last year, an inquiry by the parliamentary women and equalities committee found that 29 per cent of 16 - to 18 - year - old girls had experienced unwanted sexual touching at school, and 71 per cent of pupils that age regularly heard terms such as «slut» used towards girls.

Following a report from the Women and Equalities Committee (WEC) which showed 29 per cent of 16 - to 18 - year - old girls had experienced unwanted sexual touching at school and 71 per cent of pupils that age regularly heard terms such as «slut» used towards girls, the government has published a response to the report's 14 recommendations.

The letter follows the government's published response this week to a women and equalities committee report showing 29 per cent of 16 - to 18 - year - old girls had experienced unwanted sexual touching at school and 71 per cent of pupils that age regularly heard terms such as «slut» used towards girls.

Maria Miller, who chairs the women and equalities committee, said there was «clear evidence that sexual harassment is blighting the lives of girls in our schools».

Today, the Women and Equalities Committee launched a parliamentary inquiry into the scale and impact of sexual harassment and violence in schools.

Maria Miller, chair of the women and equalities committee, who argued earlier in the debate that the bill «must make sex and relationships education compulsory» if it is to achieve its aim of promoting welfare for children, tweeted that Timpson's response was «great news».

The UK Government's promise to consult on reform follows over two years of focused campaigning from transgender equality groups together with pressure from the House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee.

Although dress codes of this kind are already illegal, the reality is that the lack of clarity and any threat of punishment leave many companies feeling free to circumvent the rules, something which the Government, following a recent Petitions Committee and Women and Equalities Committee report, has pledged to act upon.

In light of recent reports from The Women and Equalities Committee and calls from MPs to address the discrimination pregnant women and new mothers face at work, The Clear Company has urged businesses to consider long term support for these individuals.

In light of recent reports from The Women and Equalities Committee and calls from MPs to address the discrimination...

Committee members asked tough questions about whether legislative changes are needed, deference to decisions made by other law societies, national mobility issues and constitutional issues about freedom of religion and equality.

«In our view, the federation and the committee charged with approving new Canadian law degree programs must strike a balance between freedom of religion and equality, and give full consideration to its public interest mandate and to the values embodied in Canadian human rights laws,» wrote CBA president Robert Brun.

Reports of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights have already found Canada to be in violation of the rights of Indigenous women and girls to life, security of the person, and equality.

She served as the Chief Commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission and she served on numerous Boards and Committees that were committed to equality principles.

Since the spring of 2009, the CCD Human Rights Committee has been involved in four very important cases involving the interpretation of equality and persons with disabilities.

The same announcement regarding the Privacy Shield confirmed that Andrus Ansip, vice president for the digital single market on the European Commission, and Vera Jourová, commissioner for justice, consumers, and gender equality at the EU, would prepare a draft «adequacy decision» in the coming weeks, which could then be adopted by the European Commission after obtaining the advice of the Article 29 Working Party and after consulting a committee composed of representatives of the member states.

As a deputy secretary - general of Committee on Lawyers» Gender Equality of Tokyo Bar Association, how do you describe the progression of equality in the workplace in Japan?