Sentences with phrase «advocating on behalf of women»

She was honoured «for advocating on behalf of women who are marginalized, victimized or incarcerated, and for her research on women in the criminal justice system.»

One of the big announcements made at Summit & Salute is our new partnership with Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP), a leading public policy organization which advocates on behalf of women business owners.

While there are roughly 670,000 businesses owned by women citywide, only 1.48 percent of federal contract dollars goes to those firms, according to a recent study by Women Impacting Public Policy, an organization which advocates on behalf of women?

Advocate on behalf of women defence counsel both within the CLA and in the broader legal community;

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With support of the CRLA Foundation, she co-founded Líderes Campesinas, in 1992, the first state - based farmworker women's unique grass roots organization that became a movement of campesina leaders advocating on behalf of campesinas.

Craig Newmark is the Founder of craigslist, Craig Newmark is Web pioneer, philanthropist, and leading advocate on behalf of trustworthy journalism, voting rights, veterans and military families, women in tech, and other civic and social justice causes.

«On behalf of the New Democrat caucus, and as the spokesperson for rural and northern health, I celebrate the deal recently made and promise that New Democrats will continue to advocate for smart investments in health services that benefit women and their families.»

But for women, I think they can advocate on behalf of other women.

How they empower women: For more than ten years, Sudara has advocated on behalf of and empowered women who have escaped from, or at the highest risk of, human trafficking by providing dignified employment opportunities.

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.

A political figure who evoked passionate reactions from her admirers and detractors alike, she is best remembered for advocating on behalf of gay and lesbian issues, women, tenants and the homeless.

«Marisol Alcantra's career has been spent advocating on behalf of the working men and women of our city and their families.

Barr describes that activity as being a «worker bee» on behalf of two groups advocating for women and Puerto Rican independence.

We respect and salute the men and women who act as caretakers, assist in the sterilization, and advocate on behalf of these unhomed, beautiful creatures.

Ginsburg made hers as an advocate on behalf of the ACLU and womens» groups; after serving as a deputy solicitor general under President George H. W. Bush, Roberts» represented clients across the ideological spectrum in private practice.

PPFA President Cecile Richards issued the following statement on the news of the resignation — and the interim appointment of Evelyn Kappeler to oversee Title X. «On behalf of the more than 17 million women who need access to publicly funded family planning services, Planned Parenthood calls on the Bush administration to do the right thing and appoint a truly qualified women's health advocate and expert to this critical poson the news of the resignation — and the interim appointment of Evelyn Kappeler to oversee Title X. «On behalf of the more than 17 million women who need access to publicly funded family planning services, Planned Parenthood calls on the Bush administration to do the right thing and appoint a truly qualified women's health advocate and expert to this critical posOn behalf of the more than 17 million women who need access to publicly funded family planning services, Planned Parenthood calls on the Bush administration to do the right thing and appoint a truly qualified women's health advocate and expert to this critical poson the Bush administration to do the right thing and appoint a truly qualified women's health advocate and expert to this critical post.