Sentences with phrase «against the female gender»

The Commissioner of Police said the Command will not tolerate any discriminatory tradition against the female gender, warning that the Command would deal ruthlessly with anybody who hides under the guise of custom or tradition to forment trouble in the state.

«The Oba stated during the meeting that it is unthinkable for a man with his level of exposure to do or say anything that would be seen as discriminatory against the female gender.

Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Edgal Imohimi speaking after a meeting with the Anyagburen of Ikorodu, where it was stated that women are not barred from performing their daily routine because of «Oro Day», warned that the Command will not tolerate any discriminatory tradition against the female gender.

In his speech, the CP Lagos, stated that the Command will not tolerate any discriminatory tradition against the female gender.

The Lagos State Police Command has warned those who may want to capitalize on the Oro Day festival to perpetrate violence against the female gender of non-existent cultural beliefs, to desist from such, as its personnel will deal ruthlessly with such trouble makers.

Not exact matches

Indeed, studies suggest that both male and female faculty and students at gender - mixed universities can often be unconsciously biased against women in STEM classes; yet, those biases aren't as much a concern at women's colleges.1

He wrote against the us - versus - them relationships of «male / female (gender roles), slave / free (status, lifestyle), and Jew / Greek (birth, lifestyle, worldview)».

Now, after a complaint was filed by eight faculty members, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has ruled that BelmontAbbey is discriminating against women: «By denying prescription contraception drugs, Respondent is discriminating based on gender because only females take oral prescription contraceptives.

She said it has been her goal to recruit more female candidates for office — a head - on offensive against Democratic efforts, through the Women's Equality Party that Gov. Andrew Cuomo created, to use gender issues to drive up turnout.

The very act of caring is so gendered, that type of work is so overwhelmingly female and then their supposed «natural» inclination to do it is almost used against them when they want to ask for decent wages and benefits and working conditions,» he said.

«A lot of progress has been made in the steps taken to protect the rights of women and the girl child and in the war against the oppression of the female gender.

They then compared the gender balance — or imbalance, in this case — against the mix of male and female senior scientists and trainees to gauge whether misconduct was more prevalent among men.

Subjects» real gender didn't affect their scores, but those who were arbitrarily assigned to a female avatar and who competed against two male avatars performed worse and gave up on difficult problems more quickly than did those who were assigned a male avatar and whose opponents were female.

«There's a particularly strong bias against female math majors — women who flourish in male - dominated fields — perhaps because they're violating gender norms in terms of what they're supposed to be good at.»

A former employee of a company co-founded by genomics pioneer J. Craig Venter has filed a lawsuit alleging gender discrimination against the firm's female employees — and alleging harassment by Venter himself.

The average age is 34 and the gender balance proportion is 41 % female against 59 % male.

The government did announce it would conduct further research on the «scale and scope» of sexual harassment in schools — looking both at abuse against female pupils and violent «hazing» or initiation techniques against male pupils, as well as how to involve young men in becoming «change agents» of gender equality.

The striking effect of neutering in female Golden Retrievers compared to male and female Labradors, and male Golden Retrievers, suggests that for this gender and breed the presence of gonadal hormones has a protective effect against cancers over most years of the dog's life.

Working against the backdrop of the sexual revolution in the 1970s, many of his self - portraits sought to deconstruct traditional gender binaries, frequently referencing Marcel Duchamp's female alter - ego Rrose Sélavy.

Government Art Collection in the UK criticised for gender bias The shadow arts minister, Kevin Brennan, has criticised the UK government's art collection of «institutional bias» against female artists, reports the Guardian.

Lucas's exhibition at the Legion of Honor will comprise existing and new work that show the full breadth of her material and her formal engagement with questions of gender and sexuality as she continues to take a demonstrative stance against female objectification and for the empowerment of woman.

In this way, Matrix is a powerful accompaniment to Saville's march against the prescriptions society places upon the female gender.

-- Similarly, most social and cultural arguments posed against broadening female participation in combat roles have been disproven by ADF and allied experience gained in existing mixed - gender units.

This means that good population advocacy should always Speak Out against oppressive cultural practices such as gender - based violence, female genital mutilation, and child marriage.

Summary: In a gender pay discrimination lawsuit against Farmers Group Inc. brought by their female attorneys, the group will pay $ 4 million as part of the settlement.

Summary: In a gender pay discrimination lawsuit against Farmers Group Inc. brought by their female attorneys, the group will pay $ 4 million...

A female litigation partner at Chadbourne & Parke who last year filed a $ 100m gender discrimination suit against the firm has been expelled from its partnership.

Comprehensive scientific research from Yale, Princeton and the University of California has demonstrated that unconscious gender bias operates against female students and academics.

''... [c] harges that Smith Barney has engaged in a pattern and practice of gender discrimination against its female financial consultants in account distribution, sales support, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment throughout the company.

When a female lawyer files a public complaint against her firm alleging gender discrimination, the firm's response tends to fit a standard model: a denial of any discrimination and a confirmation of the firm's commitment to advancing women lawyers.

The firm has vigorously denied LaCalamita's accusations, including that systemic gender - based discrimination occurs against other female lawyers, asserting that her firing was entirely performance - based.

However, starting in 2019, Glass Lewis claims that it will generally recommend voting against the nominating committee chair of a board that has no female members, or has not adopted a formal written gender diversity policy.

Reports by the study survey participants of gender discrimination by judges, marshals, other counsel, and court personnel against female attorneys in federal litigation practice constitutes, at a minimum, a highly important issue with «important legal implications».

And before I get slammed for using the female gender for the victim: I recognize that men get abused too, by both male and female partners, but statistically speaking most of the physical abuse in heterosexual relationships is against women and children.