Sentences with phrase «about equality as»

Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading as many books and essays about equality as I can get my hands on.

Not exact matches

Whether it's leading a national conversation about gun control or fighting for girls» education and gender equality around the world, an increasing number of young women are stepping forward as change agents.

Should entrepreneurs focus solely on growing their business or also be concerned about social causes such as sustainability, women's empowerment, equality or the local economy?

You hear wisecracks about founders letting «the inmates run the asylum» in the name of equality or democracy and that, as a result, those businesses are headed right into the ground.

Human rights are about accommodation and equality and providing as level a playing field as you possibly can, and the way you do that is to look at the individual circumstances.»

Girl: Uma Libras are all about equality, justice and serenity, so Uma is the perfect name for a Libra girl, as it means «equality of all people.»

«If you look at conflict, it has a direct relation to gender equality, a direct impact on climate, a direct impact on cities... so I love that we're thinking about it as a cohesive subset which will allow us to build better opportunities.»

I know having shared this with other men, I am not alone in this and the kind of issue I am talking about it every bit as in need of attention as other forms of sexism that we have been discussing if equality is the aim.

But from the perspective of a liberal who wants to win elections, it makes sense as an extension of a long - running equality trade that includes talking about the «war on women.»

The moral problem, as MacIntyre describes it, is evident enough: arguments about just war, abortion, capital punishment, or equality lead inevitably to shrill and sterile debate.

As much as you all hate Islam and post junk about Islam and women and equalitAs much as you all hate Islam and post junk about Islam and women and equalitas you all hate Islam and post junk about Islam and women and equality.

Start with the science that shows the humanity and individuality of the embryo, and then make philosophical arguments about the equality of all human beings as persons possessing inherent dignity.

I learned about equality even from Paul, who taught that with the resurrection, something radical had changed — not merely ontologically, but functionally — in the relationships between slaves and masters, Jews and Gentiles, men and women, rendering those whose identity was once rooted in hierarchy and division brothers and sisters in Jesus Christ instead; who put a radical gospel - spin on the Greco - Roman household codes, breaking down the hierarchies so that slaves and masters, wives and husbands were charged with submitting «one to another» with the humility of Jesus as their model; who taught that power was overrated and that service will be rewarded; who surrounded himself with women he called «co-workers.»

I learned about equality, not from Virginia Woolf, but from Junia, described in the New Testament as «outstanding among the apostles.»

Pastors and mentors will of course feel compelled to offer guidance and prayer as young adults navigate the tricky terrain of sexuality, but they should not be deceived into thinking that the all the questions about faith, science, technology, religious pluralism, politics, justice, equality, and ethics emerging from the Millennial generation are related to sex and can be solved by abstaining from it.

Christine and I sometimes talk about the possibility of going to live in New York someday (temporarily, I'd never want to live in the US permanently, no offence) but even though New York has marriage equality at the state level, it would still be very difficult for us to go there as long as the ridiculousness that is DOMA remains in effect blocking any federal recognition of our marriage.

Historical critics are not immune to this danger, as Luke T. Johnson observes about John Dominic Crossan's 1991 work, The Historical Jesus: The Life of a Mediterranean Jewish Peasant: «Does not Crossan's picture of a peasant cynic preaching inclusiveness and equality fit perfectly the idealized ethos of the late 20th - century academic?»

Moody's racial woes, as told by these students and faculty members, are about a historically conservative Bible college struggling to embrace equality and pluralism.

Here is a link to a video that is a powerful speech its from an older movie called the dictator, very good movie by the way, Anyway Charlie chaplin plays the part of hitler and uses a very powerful and memorable speach about equality and the way life is moving,» https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WibmcsEGLKo» you have shown nothing but malice in these comments and you wonder why gay's are protrayed as the «bad guys» in video games and movies and if you don't believe that then watch this» https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdmJXHJLZ6M» the point is I will respect the person who is silent, holding a flag that has ever color before i Can or Will ever respect someone like yourself.

As Lyle Schaller has said, it is the higher salary that determines who is charge, despite what we say about team play and equality.

Again, the point I would make about Gal 3:28 is not to see that as being about an argument for «equality» (for example women in leadership) but that it is possible to be part of the body of Christ for everyone and that you don't have to be male / Jew / free for that.

For example, Selma is not shy about tying Martin Luther King Jr.'s thirst for equality to God's love of justice, and Interstellar certainly orbits the perimeter of a biblical worldview when its characters identify Love as a force outside the bounds of time and space.

the purpose of any religion is to teach people about our heavenly father, to teach love compassion equality; the value of the human unite or to think only as a collectivist.

Coolest Idea: Artist Scott Erickson created this as I spoke about gender equality at Barefoot Tribes

The service focused as much on social equality as on personal salvation and speakers talked about issues facing the community.

And as a practical matter, for those who care about freedom and equality, knowledge of the foundations of the truths we have long held to be self - evident can contribute to our ability to cultivate the conditions under which we can keep our grip on them firm.

The Council spoke about the priesthood of all believers and our fundamental equality as brothers and sisters.

His message that skin color is as nothing compared with content of character was both an affirmation of equality for blacks and an olive branch to whites worried about the possibility of reverse racism.

But when I began writing about gender equality in evangelicalism, it became apparent to me that no matter how careful my tone, no matter how reasoned my arguments, no matter how gentle my critique, my work would inevitably be characterized as «divisive.»

My point about feminism is that many feminists aren't so much interested in equality as they are in the upper hand.

But a big part of that, as I noted in Can same - sex couples teach heteros about equality?

She opened up to i - D magazine about being a «rainbow baby» and how she hopes her platform as a model can give her a big voice to use in the fight for LGBT equality.

Feminism isn't about forcing women to do what others think they should do to further gender equality or women's rights; it's about women securing and exercising the right to do whatever it is they want to with their bodies, and as parents.

That investigation will run at the same time as an Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) inquiry into UK Border Agency (UKBA) spot - checks at British tube stations, after fears were raised that officers were using racial profiling to select who to speak to about their immigration status.

The second question is related to the above: a «free market» baseline of justice is about procedure - how outcomes are arrived at, who is involved in making decisions, has rights over their own actions, how actions are agreed by parties etc. (or something like that) whereas equality is an outcome, that may or may not be achieved under various procedural arrangements, and may or may not be viewed as desirable by people who hold different views about what forms of society - specifications over who has what rights to do what to who.

In order to determine what parents should be allowed to do for their children, Dr Swift examined the alternative of state run orphanages as a system of perfect equality of opportunity in order to reveal what is essentially valuable about families.

It's about our shared values as Democrats — our belief in fairness and equality for all,» Cuomo's email stated.

Maria Miller must have been holding her breath throughout, and although she had a firm and embarrassing telling - off by Bercow for giving a lengthy statement rather than answering topical questions, she was lucky no one asked her about how appropriate she was as the new equalities minister, considering she has voted against the criminalisation of hate speech.

You may change your mind about where you have put the Next Left logo if you were to read some of Next Left's recent coverage of civil liberties and of constitutional reform as well as our consistent focus on an effective politics of equality.

At the tail end of our time in Government Harriet Harman as Equalities Minister commissioned an in - depth study on inequality by Prof John Hills and there was huge discomfort from No 10 about even doing that, but we wanted robust evidence to help us shape the Equality Act.

His exchanges with a liberal American journalist about the long struggle blacks have endured in the face of western imperialism, as the latter seeks to find common ground in their mutual pursuit of equality, makes for some of the most resonating and tense moments of this three - hour production.

It is so fitting that voters in the home of Susan B. Anthony are poised to elect their first female mayor who cares about the same issues as that great lady — equality for all, a voice for all.

I believe she was clearly talking about roles / responsibilities as a woman hence my repost about learning the right meaning of Gender equality,» she added.

Tennis superstar Serena Williams Tuesday said she was concerned about the fight for equality as she used Martin Luther King Day to spread the message at the Australian Open.

Uche further assumed the Queen was probably talking about the roles men and women play in the society as opposed to the real objectives of gender equality.

These anti-modernisers blindly interpret every effort to talk about global poverty or gay equality as a sell - out.

«Piece together the different statements from Mr Farage and his gang and think about what it says: «working mothers aren't worth as much as men; life was better when there wasn't equality for gay and lesbian people; you feel safer when you don't have someone who is foreign living next door; the NHS should be privatised; rights at work, whether they come from Europe or from here, are simply a barrier to economic success.

«While we know that migrant voters do not form a voting bloc, voting patterns suggest that migrant voters are likely to prefer parties that they view as positive about race equality and immigration issues.»

Since becoming governor in 2011, Cuomo has amassed legislative victories on many issues progressives care about, such as marriage equality, $ 15 minimum wage and paid family leave.

Bennet's election raises questions about the effectiveness of the Green party's sex equality rules, which insist on a gender divide between the deputy leadership and leadership roles as a way to boost the prominence of women in the party.