Sentences with phrase «leading women initiative»

For my colleague Yvonne Smyth, director at Hays and chair of our Hays Leading Women initiative, the phenomenon starts as early as when school children are receiving career advice.

Not exact matches

(That initiative is being directed by Liz Roaldsen, another Leading Woman.)

WEConnect International in Europe is the leading global supplier diversity initiative spearheading the connection of women - owned business and multinational corporations.

Through a new smallholder farmer loan initiative with the Inter-American Developmental Bank (IDB) directed toward a women - led coffee cooperative, and an expanded partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) aimed at helping young coffee farmers in post-conflict zones build greater resiliency and expertise, Starbucks will help create opportunities in some of Colombia's most vulnerable coffee growing communities.

I look forward to working closely with Deborah and the rest of the board to create more leadership opportunities for women in our industry,» says Gordon, who is also the global lead of the Women in Leadership initiative at Bacwomen in our industry,» says Gordon, who is also the global lead of the Women in Leadership initiative at BacWomen in Leadership initiative at Bacardi.

In the Harran region in the south - east Turkey, where refugee camps are home to some 14,000 Syrian refugees, Ebru Baybara Demir leads the Harran Gastronomy School Project, an initiative to improve the employment prospects of economically vulnerable Turkish and Syrian women through culinary training.

FTF is a grassroots initiative founded by Monáe and led by progressive millennials to advance awareness, inclusion, and opportunities for women and those who identify as women through music, arts, mentorship and education, with the platform message, «We are here, and we are ready for our collective voices to be heard.»

Some barriers include the negative attitudes of women and their partners and family members, as well as health care professionals, toward breastfeeding, whereas the main reasons that women do not start or give up breastfeeding are reported to be poor family and social support, perceived milk insufficiency, breast problems, maternal or infant illness, and return to outside employment.2 Several strategies have been used to promote breastfeeding, such as setting standards for maternity services3, 4 (eg, the joint World Health Organization — United Nations Children's Fund [WHO - UNICEF] Baby Friendly Initiative), public education through media campaigns, and health professionals and peer - led initiatives to support individual mothers.5 — 9 Support from the infant's father through active participation in the breastfeeding decision, together with a positive attitude and knowledge about the benefits of breastfeeding, has been shown to have a strong influence on the initiation and duration of breastfeeding in observational studies, 2,10 but scientific evidence is not available as to whether training fathers to manage the most common lactation difficulties can enhance breastfeeding rates.

Another new initiative, the Women Lead Fellowship for Women in Government, will aim to recruit women to work alongside senior female officials in state governWomen Lead Fellowship for Women in Government, will aim to recruit women to work alongside senior female officials in state governWomen in Government, will aim to recruit women to work alongside senior female officials in state governwomen to work alongside senior female officials in state government.

He believes a system must be introduced to deepen the process of women's involvement in the governing of the country and hailed «initiatives that led President Kufuor to establish the first Ministry of Women's Affairs&rawomen's involvement in the governing of the country and hailed «initiatives that led President Kufuor to establish the first Ministry of Women's Affairs&raWomen's Affairs».

In his welcome address, the Director General, Office of Economic Development and Partnerships and Coordinator, Osun Rural Enterprise and Agriculture Programme, Dr Charles Akinola, said the purpose of the visit to the state was to provide a platform for interaction and deliberation on the protection, care and empowerment of children, women and marginalized groups through social protection initiatives of Governor Aregbesola led administration in the state.

It's opportunities and initiatives like this one that are empowering women, providing them with essential skills, and ultimately, connecting survivors with real jobs that will lead to future stability and success.»

Rice led an initiative at the University of Tromsø that contributed to boosting the number of women in professorship positions from 9 % to 30 % in a decade.

That philosophy has led Cecilia Muñoz to the role of point woman, as domestic policy council director, for President Obama's dramatic recent executive initiatives for immigration reform (among many other policy issues).

Take the initiative but then let the woman lead the way.

In Asia in particular the double burden of balancing work and family pressures wears many women down, especially in places such as India, Japan and Korea, coupled with a general lack of government support for childcare and other family - led initiatives.

«To help do this, we have introduced a number of initiatives, such as the Women Leading in Education programme, and in December 2017 we announced an # 1.8 million fund to help schools increase the diversity of their senior teams.

D'Lando kicked off the presentation by discussing a new women of Marvel themed True Believers initiative which will see ten female - lead series receiving new $ 1 printings of their debut issues.

But such accomplishments weren't an easy road: any initiative led by women in the past demanded hard work, deeply committed people, solid campaign tactics and a persistent vision of a nearly - impossible feature — a shockwave hitting the status quo and paving the way for a world where everyone is equal.

The firm's industry - leading initiatives focused on the hiring, advancement, retention, and promotion of female attorneys was recently recognized with the Chambers USA 2017 Women in Law Awards for «Outstanding Firm in Advancing Gender Diversity and Inclusion» and the Diversity & Flexibility Alliance's 2017 Flex Impact Award.

-LSB-...] Among her other achievements, Catherine founded the Chambers Women in Law initiative, and led the expansion of Chambers» in - house and general counsel events program.

«Her previous role and experience in leading women's diversity initiatives at Venable will be instrumental in advancing not only Blank Rome's affinity groups, but also our Firm's efforts in diversifying the legal profession at large.

From 2009 to 2014, Darcia was a bencher of the Law Society of Saskatchewan, serving on and leading many committees including Justicia which is an initiative to retain women in the practice of law.

Gillian Dingle leads our Women in Law@Torys initiative, which focuses on the recruitment, retention and development of women lawyers at TWomen in Law@Torys initiative, which focuses on the recruitment, retention and development of women lawyers at Twomen lawyers at Torys.

Nicola currently leads the Wragge & Co LLP gender diversity initiative aimed at bringing women through to partnership and management roles.

Hogan Lovells US Washington, DC Backed by its women's initiative and six diversity councils, this firm has been intensifying its sponsorship, training and development of female attorneys, recently launching the Lead & Succeed program, which prepares them for high - profile roles.

Paul was recently ranked as the leading lawyer in the Male Champion of Women in Business in the UK by The Financial Times and HERoes, a gender - equality initiative and was the sole private sector representative at the United Nations launch event for «Champions of the Global Equal Pay Coalition», to talk about the role that professional services firms can play in bridging the gap in equal pay.

Surely, after years and years of organized efforts, these initiatives must have led to great strides for women in our profession, with more and more women moving up the ladder to take leadership roles in their firms, right?

Our new initiative, «Hays Leading Women» is a unique networking forum for senior business women to share ideas, attend events and gain access to training and development opportuniWomen» is a unique networking forum for senior business women to share ideas, attend events and gain access to training and development opportuniwomen to share ideas, attend events and gain access to training and development opportunities.

These communities, led by women's initiatives, have demonstrated courage and determination to tackle alcohol harm to provide a safe environment for their families and community.

The Global Moms Challenge supports the UN Secretary - General's Every Woman Every Child initiative to help women and children lead healthy lives.

NoVo Foundation supports initiatives that focus on ending violence against girls and women and promoting gender equity worldwide, empowering adolescent girls in the developing world, and advancing social and emotional learning in the U.S. Established in 2006, NoVo Foundation is led by Jennifer and Peter Buffett.

Resource development and input into key government and non government initiatives which address the capacity of women and men with intellectual or learning disabilities to lead good lives.

As Chair of Realogy's Women's Employee Resource Group, an enterprise - wide initiative focused on talent attraction, development and community, Yannaccone is leading a collaborative effort to elevate women not only within our organization but within the broader real estate services industry as Women's Employee Resource Group, an enterprise - wide initiative focused on talent attraction, development and community, Yannaccone is leading a collaborative effort to elevate women not only within our organization but within the broader real estate services industry as women not only within our organization but within the broader real estate services industry as well.