Sentences with phrase «equalities committee on»

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In an 1886 report on the railroad industry, the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Interstate Commerce agreed, stating clearly that the «great desideratum is to secure equality.»

A fortnight ago the women and equalities select committee, chaired by Maria Miller MP, published a report on transgender equality.

For, on Monday, he was elected, unopposed, to fill a Conservative vacancy on the Women and Equalities Committee, an independent parliamentary committee that has done much to bring the government to account for its record in tCommittee, an independent parliamentary committee that has done much to bring the government to account for its record in tcommittee that has done much to bring the government to account for its record in this area.

That was the issue considered by the Scottish Parliament this week, following a report from the Equalities and Human Rights Committee, published on Monday.

On Monday Mr O'Mara resigned from the Commons Women and Equalities Select Committee after he joked about having an orgy with Girls Aloud.

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.

MP Philip Davies, who is known for his controversial anti-feminist views but who sits on parliament's women and equalities committee, said there was now «a legitimate concern that some people may feel they have been hoofed out or not promoted simply because they are a white male».

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

«Republicans won't be able to credibly say that they're an inclusive party until they start embracing equality and stop blocking laws that would prevent discrimination based on who you love,» Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee spokeswoman Emily Bittner said.

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.

Former RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman is hosting a fundraiser supporting marriage equality at his home on Oct. 13 with a host committee that includes Tony Kushner, Alan Cumming, Jane Lynch, Dan Savage, Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick and many more.

The current state Assemblyman didn't seek the Democratic endorsement, but he has been heavily criticized by the county committee — cast as an opportunist, whose votes on women's equality and abortion rights, for instance, don't correspond with the party's ideals.

Maria Miller, who chairs the women and equalities committee, insists a person's sex is «not relevant» on official documents.

[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.

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.

Finally, the report recommends compulsory diversity and equality training for all principal investigators, supervisors, and scientists sitting on committees for recruitment, promotion, and grant review.

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.

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.

Racist and gender - based bullying is on the increase in Scotland's schools, according an inquiry by the Scottish Parliament's Equalities and Human Rights Committee.

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.

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.

Women and Equalities Committee quizzes partner over advice on 1998 sexual harassment settlement involving disgraced movie producer

In October 2016, West Coast LEAF wrote to the Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services to call for women's equality to be made a priority for BC's 2017 budget.

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.

The CAPCJ has a formal equality and diversity policy and a standing committee on equality and diversity.

A: «my answer would be — today, if you know where to look for it,» writes Carolyn Elefant, adding later,»... the Committee on Women in the Profession is right about one thing: equality is lacking in at least one place in the legal profession — and that is on the Committee on Women in the Profession itself.»

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.

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?

Regardless, the Committee's justification that gender - based violence «seriously inhibits women's ability to enjoy rights and freedoms on a basis of equality with men», is compelling.

As Women's Day is celebrated around the world, the Committee on Equality acknowledges the progress achieved towards greater equality between women and men while taking stock of the challenges that lie ahead.

In its oral submission to the CERD Committee in March 1999 and in its submissions before this Committee on 9 March 2000, the government's representatives have stated that the standard of equality adopted in CERD is one of substantive equality.

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (the CERD Committee) has confirmed that in their application to Indigenous peoples, the Convention requires States to comply with a substantive equality standard.

The Committee's finding, that many of the amendments discriminate against Indigenous people, is based on an understanding of equality that requires that the history of dispossession of Indigenous people be acknowledged and addressed.

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has recognised as aspects of the principle of equality the obligations of States parties to ICERD (inf.)

In Australia, the need to adopt a nationally coordinated, long - term, equality framework for addressing disadvantage has recently been acknowledged by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Family and Community Affairs.

The Human Rights Committee, which oversees implementation of the ICCPR, and the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, have adopted a substantive equality approach to the meaning of non-discrimination.

Of particular note in this regard is the jurisprudence and general comments of the Human Rights Committee (HRC) on the content and scope of Article 27 of the ICCPR, the meaning of equality and non-discrimination in Articles 2 and 26 of the Covenant, and the application of Article 1 of the Covenant to Indigenous peoples; and various decisions, concluding observations and General Recommendations (particularly General Recommendation 26 on Indigenous Peoples)(xviii) of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD).

This focus on ensuring equality of opportunity is reflected in the way the right to health is understood, largely as set out in General Comment 14 of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has recognised as aspects of the principle of equality the obligations of States parties to CERD to ensure that no decisions directly relating to the rights and interests of indigenous peoples are taken without their informed consent, as well as to recognise and protect the rights of indigenous peoples to own, develop, control and use their communal lands and territories and resources: General Recommendation on Indigenous Peoples, UN Doc CERD / C / 51 / Misc 13 / Rev 4 (1997) paras 4 - 5.

The Native Title Report 1999 considers the principles upheld by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), namely equality and the requirement that the government negotiate with Indigenous people over native title legislation.

The Close the Gap Coalition, of which Reconciliation Australia is a Steering Committee member, is a group of Indigenous and non-Indigenous health and community organisations — together with over 200,000 Australians — calling on governments to take real, measurable action to achieve Indigenous health equality by 2030.

As noted above at para 32, the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has recognised as aspects of the principle of equality the obligations of States to ensure that no decisions directly relating to the rights and interests of indigenous peoples are taken without their informed consent, as well as to recognise and protect the rights of indigenous peoples to own, develop, control and use their communal lands and territories and resources.

Note: In its submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Native Title the Attorney - General's Department stated that it is for «the Parliament to decide whether substantive equality was to be provided and, if it was, what that encompassed»: Quoted in Parliamentary Joint Committee on Native Title, CERD and the Native Title Amendment Act 1998, op.cit, p9.

The Human Rights Committee, which oversees implementation of the ICCPR, and the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (51), have adopted a substantive equality approach to the meaning of non-discrimination.

The Steering Committee focused on addressing five national infrastructure equality gaps that directly contribute to the significantly poorer state of health found among Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples when compared to the non-Indigenous population.