Sentences with phrase «against sexism in»

It includes the vicious and organized rape and death threats toward women who spoke out against sexism in the gaming industry (commonly referred to #GamerGate).

R.I.P. Chantal Akerman; Colin Healey on «Homemakers»; Rick Moranis isn't retired; Taking a stand against sexism in Hollywood; Eli Roth on «Knock Knock.»

Similarly based on real events will be «Good Girls Revolt,» a feminist drama set in 1969 about the first group of female magazine researchers to fight against sexism in the newsroom.

She also saw her career reduced to ashes as she struggled against sexism in the Iranian scientific establishment.

Not exact matches

The ongoing #MeToo and Time's Up movements may make it seem like celebrating IWD is a no - brainer for brands, but in fact, the campaigns against sexual harassment and sexism have raised the bar, says Erin Keeley, CMO at Mono, an ad agency.

«Although we do not aim to make any political endorsements with this letter, we do express our unequivocal stance against the xenophobia, sexism, racism, and other forms of bigotry that you have actively and implicitly endorsed in your campaign.»

It has had to address allegations of sexism in the workplace; it's grappled with the missteps of its chief executive, Travis Kalanick, who on Tuesday revealed he would take a leave of absence from the company; and it finds itself locked in a legal war against Google amid accusations that one of Uber's former top engineers stole self - driving car technology from the search giant.

They can be challenged to work in projects to improve their community through political and social action, to help eradicate sexism, racism, ageism (discrimination against aging persons), and poverty, all of which damage marriages and families.

Some of us, feeling the need for a name that would primarily indicate the struggle against sexism that is part of our daily bread while also helping us identify one another in the trenches as we fight for our survival within different Hispanic communities and in society at large, have called ourselves feministas hispanai.

In its plain meaning, reproductive rights can be reasonably understood as a right to reproduce (for example, against forced sterilizations), a right to refuse sexual relations (i.e. against rape or sexual coercion), and a right to receive medical care related to reproduction without being restricted due to taboos, sexism, etc..

And then one has to recognize that it is a perfect parallel for the sexism against women that absolutely exists in many churches.

Putting it in the hypothetical, he says,» If there's a good argument against polygamy, it's likely to be a fairly complex public - policy argument having to do with marriage patterns, sexism, economics, and the like.»

(d) will not post Contributions that: (i) are defamatory, damaging, disruptive, unlawful, inappropriate, offensive, inaccurate, pornographic, vulgar, indecent, profane, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive, obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, threatening, excessively violent, harassing, or otherwise objectionable; (ii) incite, encourage or threaten immediate physical harm against another, including but not limited to, Contributions that promote racism, bigotry, sexism, religious intolerance or harm against any group or individual; or (iii) contain material that solicits personal information from anyone under 13 or exploits anyone in a sexual or violent manner;

Violence against women I think most would agree is something that can equally classed as sexism, but I don't think it is appropriate to draw direct parallels in this instance.

Cuomo said in a statement that «2017 was the year of reckoning — and 2018 will be the year for action against the culture of rampant sexism and misogyny.»

The Short Version: Violence against women, misogyny, sexism, and an existing patriarchal system are issues that persist in... (read more)

While the film touches upon its various political and cultural issues (In addition to the give - and - take relationships between reporters and politicians, there's a lot about the overt and subtle sexism that Kat receives as the first and, at the time, only woman serving a newspaper publisher), the film plays mostly and best as a race - against - the - clock thriller of sorts, in which the obstacles are as imposing as the might of the U.S. government and as low - key as deadlines or being beaten to a story by a rival papeIn addition to the give - and - take relationships between reporters and politicians, there's a lot about the overt and subtle sexism that Kat receives as the first and, at the time, only woman serving a newspaper publisher), the film plays mostly and best as a race - against - the - clock thriller of sorts, in which the obstacles are as imposing as the might of the U.S. government and as low - key as deadlines or being beaten to a story by a rival papein which the obstacles are as imposing as the might of the U.S. government and as low - key as deadlines or being beaten to a story by a rival paper.

Rodriguez's only interests seem to be in balancing casual, juvenile sexism against an execution gallery.

This year's red carpet show will be particularly interesting, since many attendees have promised to take a stand against sexism and sexual misconduct in Hollywood by wearing black on the red carpet.

In the first major demonstration in this country of the growing Time's Up movement campaigning against sexism and inequality, Andrea Riseborough will walk into the annual awards ceremony with Phyll Opoku - Gyimah, the trade unionist and co-founder of UK Black Pride, also known as Lady PhylIn the first major demonstration in this country of the growing Time's Up movement campaigning against sexism and inequality, Andrea Riseborough will walk into the annual awards ceremony with Phyll Opoku - Gyimah, the trade unionist and co-founder of UK Black Pride, also known as Lady Phylin this country of the growing Time's Up movement campaigning against sexism and inequality, Andrea Riseborough will walk into the annual awards ceremony with Phyll Opoku - Gyimah, the trade unionist and co-founder of UK Black Pride, also known as Lady Phyll.

Yet because the only way these outlaw martyrs can reclaim their freedom is to nobly strike back against a society characterized by male - propagated sexism and objectification — in one of many instances of overkill, a truck driver, besides simply gesturing obscenely to the women, even has mud flaps with silvery nude women decals protecting his truck's tires — Thelma & Louise «s feminist call to arms winds up sounding woefully simple - minded.

Of course I fully agree with many of the more accepted goals of the liberal variants of critical pedagogy whose arch-categories include the following — to foment dialogue, to deepen our appreciation of public life, to create spaces of respect and appreciation for diversity, to encourage critical thinking, to build culturally sensitive curricula, to create a vibrant democratic public sphere, to try to change the hardened hearts and minds of our increasingly parasitic financial aristocracy, to build knowledge from the experiences and the histories of students themselves, to make knowledge relevant to the lives of students, and to encourage students to theorize and make sense of their experiences in order to break free from the systems of mediation that limit their understanding of the world and their capacity to transform it, to challenge racism, sexism, homophobia, ableism, to fight against white supremacy, etc..

Kelly said «Sexism works when a group in power uses that power against another group.

Her eighth novel strikes hard against poverty, sexism, classism and greed, driving as relentlessly as Jo in her pursuit of truth and freedom.

Although set centuries later in 19th - century Philadelphia, Benton's first novel features similar themes of a woman standing alone against societal onslaught — in her case, sexism toward unwed mothers.

«In Behind the Beautiful Forevers... Katherine Boo sketches characters with Dickensian vividness against the black machinations of communal enmities, caste and ethnic politics, class prejudice, sexism, and corruption.»

Bernstein's titular «dicks» have served as a form of protest — against sexism, against war, against oppression of every stripe — for the feminist art pioneer since her days in Yale's MFA program during the 1960s.

On a mission to address «the sexism and misogyny contained in laws across the country being used against women,» it's this month's must - see: check out the opening tonight or catch it on display until January 28.

Behind the Masks: Emma Brockes profiles the Guerrilla Girls (the gorilla - mask - wearing artist collective that has been agitating against sexism and racism in the art world for the past three decades).

The Guerrilla Girls initiated a politically - charged conversation in the 1980s, taking the fight against sexism and discrimination in the art world to a new level.

The first woman to ever be permanently appointed to lead the RCMP promised Friday to leave no stone unturned in her efforts to modernize a law - enforcement organization that remains plagued by complaints of sexism, workplace bullying and discrimination against Indigenous Peoples.

Female litigators don't just fight legal battles in the courtroom; they're also fighting the battle against sexism within the legal profession.

«Just last week, the TUC's analysis of official government statistics painted a worrying picture of those facing sexism, racism, disability discrimination at work being priced out of court, and statistics from the Registry Trust show a 19 per cent drop in county court judgments against businesses in the first half of 2016.»

Perhaps it is because, in our fight against sexism and in our pursuit to prove to our male counterparts that we can perform just as well (if not better), we have forgotten one simple thing: to help each other.

In the privileged strata we occupy as Fortune 500 and global Fortune 1000 companies, we don't see a lot of overt sexism, racism or homophobia, but you do see discrimination, and it's an outcome of people unconsciously being biased against one another.

And this really is in a similar category; we can thank sexism for pitting women against each other and teaching them to compete on looks.).

The focus on the intersection of sexism and violence against women with racism and other issues also resonates strongly in the wake of the release on Friday of the findings of the coronial inquest into the death in custody of Western Australian Indigenous woman Ms Dhu,

Just as good men need to speak out against sexist jokes, remarks that objectify women and to challenge male supremacists who seek to use the children in order to maintain what they believe is their male privilege to control women, good mental health professionals also must speak out against the minority in their profession who routinely hurt women and children whether out of greed, sexism or ignorance.

While this may be just a singular instance of sexism, it suggests that working mothers may have their circumstances used against them in child custody (and support) proceedings.