Sentences with phrase «women for women coalition»

She noted that she was part of groups such as the «Women for Women Coalition» working for women participation in governance which resulted in the insertion of the 35 per cent affirmative action in the constitution.

Not exact matches

Now, both the SPD and the Christian Democrats — both parties in the country's ruling coalition — will be lead by women for the first time (the other woman is, of course, Chancellor Angela Merkel).

The La Pietra Coalition, a group of leaders advocating for women's advancement that last year launched The Third Billion campaign to support the scores of women entering the workforce, identifies four challenges that stand between women and equal opportunity.

«International Women's Day celebrates the history of women fighting for economic, political and reproductive rights, and we are continuing this fight,» says Ailbhe Smyth, Convenor of the Repeal the Eighth CoaliWomen's Day celebrates the history of women fighting for economic, political and reproductive rights, and we are continuing this fight,» says Ailbhe Smyth, Convenor of the Repeal the Eighth Coaliwomen fighting for economic, political and reproductive rights, and we are continuing this fight,» says Ailbhe Smyth, Convenor of the Repeal the Eighth Coalition.

According to the Thirty Percent Coalition, which aims for women to hold 30 % of board seats in public companies, there were about 25 board diversity resolutions filed in the first half of 2015.

Kim also serves as a board member with the following: the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance, the Community Business Diversity Council, the Women's College Hospital Investment Committee, and the United Corporation (a listed closed - end fund).

Pro choice and pro life women have come together in coalition to protect women from being exploited for their eggs by Big Biotech.

She's a former president of the university's chapter of Law Students for Reproductive Justice, and is an organizer with Catholic Students for Women's Health, a coalition of students from Catholic colleges and universities.

Most represented minorities which felt excluded from television: the Gray Panther Media Task Force, the National Organization for Women, the National Black Media Coalition, Action for Children «s Television.

To help minimize this problem in your area, or to help women who are part of this statistic, seek out a local women's shelter or search for one through the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence's website.

Preemptive Love Coalition wants to empower women like Sozan and set these women who ISIS would like make invisible free to care for their kids with dignity and long - term security, so these mothers can provide food, water, shelter, clothes, and healthcare for themselves.

Jeannie Wallace French, M.P.H. Founder and Director National Women's Coalition for Life Alexandria, Virginia

Friday's San - Francisco Examiner had announced that 19 groups — from the National Organization for Women and the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice to the American Jewish Congress — would be on hand to «condemn what they claim is a central Promise Keepers» tenet: «That men and women are inherently unequal in their roles in the family and society.»&rWomen and the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice to the American Jewish Congress — would be on hand to «condemn what they claim is a central Promise Keepers» tenet: «That men and women are inherently unequal in their roles in the family and society.»&rwomen are inherently unequal in their roles in the family and society.»»

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I would like to see a new front opened up in the gender debate — a strong coalition of men and women who understand that expanding opportunities for men in the home and for women in the workplace are inextricably linked, and who advocate both with equal urgency, on behalf of both men and women — and who therefore argue robustly for the «next steps» in the path towards gender equality: equity in the leave entitlements for men and women.

BMBFA's consultants have been outsourced by many agencies including; The Center for Disease Control and Prevention, The U.S. Office on Women's Health, The United States Breastfeeding Committee, Ramsey County W.I.C., All About Lactation, Delaware Department of Community Health and Social Services, Rush Medical Center, Louisville Department of Public Health and Wellness, Kentuckiana Lactation Improvement Coalition, Colorado WIC Program, Illinois Department of Health, United States Lactation Consultant Association, Saint Mary's Health Care, Michigan Department of Community Health and University of Minnesota.

The coalition has been awarded three grants over the past five years: Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease and Pulmonary Disease Grant with the goal of increasing the number of policies and practices that promote and support breastfeeding - friendly environments; Business Case for Breastfeeding Grant to educate employers on how to comply with the Workplace Accommodations for Nursing Mothers Act and a Women Infants and Children (WIC) Local Agency Breastfeeding Special Project Grant.

An educational program of the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition (HMHB), text4baby provides pregnant women and new moms with information to help them care for their health.

That's why we're proud to be partnering with the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition, the Department of Health and Human Services, The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and others to launch text4baby — a free text messaging program for pregnant women and new moms.

Even just a cursory Internet search shows that breastfeeding promotion materials framed in terms of «the risks of formula feeding» are currently being used by some state breastfeeding coalitions, two hospitals, two private corporations, the Departments of Public Health in California and New York, the City of New York, as well as The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) programs in at least five states... The United States Department of Health and Human Services» Office on Women's Health publishes a 50 - page guide to breastfeeding that points out that «among formula - fed babies, ear infections and diarrhea are more common».

Improving Birth is a non-profit coalition of organizations that advocates for evidence - based care, and the right for women to make informed decisions in childbirth!

Michele has years of experience in grassroots coalition building and advocating for policies that protect the rights of breastfeeding women and children in the U.S. and abroad.

Although 55 percent of women who work outside the home try breast - feeding after they have babies, just 12.5 percent of full - time working mothers continue nursing their babies for at least five months, according to the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition in Washington.

Coalition for breech — a website dedicated to filling the gap in the informed choice discussion by offering women the evidence - based information and the vital support they need to make their own decisions

We are proud to be a member of the coalition organized by the National Partnership for Women and Families to get the Family Leave Act passed.

Michelle Breen, acting president of the Coalition for Illinois Midwifery, estimates that 800 Illinois women have home births annually, but said the hard statistics are difficult to find because most of the people performing home births could be prosecuted.

Illinois and other states should legalize and license lay midwives to ensure women have safe and affordable choices for maternity care, according to a coalition of advocacy groups that launched a national campaign Thursday in Chicago.

The Leadership Team of the Coalition for Improving Maternity Services is very grateful to Dr. Lu for creating this video for our organization and for being a tireless advocate for women and their families Please share this video far and wide!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Florida's Healthy Start Coalitions Applaud Florida Legislature for Protecting Funding for High - Risk Pregnant Women and Babies The following is a statement from the Healthy Start Coalition of Sarasota County regarding the Florida Legislature's decision to maintain funding for Florida's Healthy Start program: «We applaud the Florida Legislature for maintaining funding for Florida's -LSB-.FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Florida's Healthy Start Coalitions Applaud Florida Legislature for Protecting Funding for High - Risk Pregnant Women and Babies The following is a statement from the Healthy Start Coalition of Sarasota County regarding the Florida Legislature's decision to maintain funding for Florida's Healthy Start program: «We applaud the Florida Legislature for maintaining funding for Florida's -LSB-.for Protecting Funding for High - Risk Pregnant Women and Babies The following is a statement from the Healthy Start Coalition of Sarasota County regarding the Florida Legislature's decision to maintain funding for Florida's Healthy Start program: «We applaud the Florida Legislature for maintaining funding for Florida's -LSB-.for High - Risk Pregnant Women and Babies The following is a statement from the Healthy Start Coalition of Sarasota County regarding the Florida Legislature's decision to maintain funding for Florida's Healthy Start program: «We applaud the Florida Legislature for maintaining funding for Florida's -LSB-.for Florida's Healthy Start program: «We applaud the Florida Legislature for maintaining funding for Florida's -LSB-.for maintaining funding for Florida's -LSB-.for Florida's -LSB-...]

Current and Past Projects: Breast pump rental, purchase, and supplies; FREE walk - in breastfeeding clinic during regular business hours; monthly prenatal breastfeeding classes and monthly breastfeeding support group (support group starting January 2015); collaboration with Central Kansas Breastfeeding Coalition; annual community women's event in August for celebration of World Breastfeeding Week.

For general questions, call your local Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program, the breastfeeding coalition in your state, or La Leche League.

Camie is a clinical social worker and lactation consultant, the founder and chair of the Native American Breastfeeding Coalition of Washington, a founding member of the Collaborative for Breastfeeding Action and Justice, and a member of the Native American Women's Dialogue on Infant Mortality.

Four lobbying had sought exemptions: Family Planning Advocates, the New York Civil Liberties Union, the New York State Women's Equality Coalition and New Yorkers For Constitutional Freedoms.

Stewart - Cousins, who would become the first woman to lead a legislative majority in Albany, was confident the coalition built to push for a Democratic takeover in her chamber — including the former IDC, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Working Families Party — will be able to hold together on that one shared goal.

«The Senate Republican / IDC Coalition has refused to pass any protections for women's reproductive rights or LGBT New Yorkers, and with Trump in the White House that is simply unacceptable,» Stewart - Cousins said.

The Joint Commission on Public Ethics in January rejected disclosure exemptions for Family Planning Advocates and New York Women's Equality Coalition, which back abortion rights.

In addition to the warrant forgiveness program, a resource fair will be held onsite, featuring the Dominican Women's Development Center, Northern Manhattan Improvement Coalition, Northern Manhattan Coalition for Immigrant Rights, Manhattan Community Board 12, New York Public Library and the Washington Heights Corner Project.

Rachel Krys, co-director of the End Violence Against Women Coalition, also welcomed the extra funding «for life - saving support for women&raWomen Coalition, also welcomed the extra funding «for life - saving support for women&rawomen».

A petition led by the Everyday Sexism Project and the End Violence Against Women Coalition calling for classes on sexual consent, respectful relationships and online pornography received over 36,000 signatures.

A coalition of women's groups and elected officials pushed for public campaign financing saying it will mean more women are elected to public office.

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The BHA is a member of the National Children's Bureau Sex Education Forum (SEF), the End Violence Against Women Coalition and the Children's Rights Alliance for England.

Cameron clearly lacked enthusiasm for the policy — «the Coalition Agreement mentions this issue of anonymity» — and there is every indication they are both surprised at the reaction and not much up for a fight with women's groups about it.

Furthermore, the rise in the state pension age to 66 explicitly contradicts the government's own programme in the coalition agreement, which promised not to begin to raise the qualifying age until at least 2016 for men and 2020 for women.

Between now and the election my aim — our aim — is to build a coalition bringing together all of the liberal - minded, liberal - hearted men and women who love the Britain we love — and who want a party prepared to fight for it.

According to Hamilton's office, the list of organizations involved in the Coalition includes the Vera Institute for Justice, the Northern Manhattan Immigration Coalition, the New York Immigration Coalition, The Black Institute, Brooklyn Legal Services, Urban Justice Center's Domestic Violence Project, Caribbean Women's Health, CAMBA Legal Services, American Friends Services Committee, MFY Legal Services and Central American Legal Assistance.

Program sponsors include UUP Oneonta, SUNY Oneonta Department of Secondary Education and Educational Technology, Hartwick College Education Department, Oneonta Area for Public Education, Gilbertsville - Mount Upton Teachers Association, UUP Cobleskill, Tri-County Women's Coalition, SUNY Oneonta History Department, Sidney Teacher Association, SUNY Oneonta Political Science Department, SUNY Oneonta Department of Africana & Latino Studies, Sherburne - Earlville Teachers Association, SUNY Oneonta Sociology Department, Sidney Teachers Association, Cobleskill - Richmondville Teachers» Association, Norwich Educators Organization, Morris Teachers Association, and Bainbridge - Guilford Teachers Association.