Sentences with phrase «against women directors»

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CDC Director Tom Frieden says pregnant women all over the South should protect themselves against mosquito bites because of the risk of Zika.

«We found systemic compensation disparities against women pretty much across the entire workforce,» Janette Wipper, a Department of Labor regional director, said during her testimony in April.

Their first test case is in support of a small business owner named Melanie Kohler, one of the first #MeToo women to post allegations of assault against director Brett Ratner.

If you want proof of bias against female directors, look no further than Wonder Woman - director Patty Jenkins.

That investigation led to Gothard's resignation; however, the IBLP board of directors later found that Gothard had acted inappropriately but not criminally, and it critiqued the women's attorney for «us [ing] the media to propagate false and misleading statements» against current IBLP leaders.

Louisville women's basketball coach Jeff Walz recently went on a rant against participation awards in youth sports; NAYS Executive Director John Engh offers his take on this hotly debated issue

State Assemblyman Ron Kim (D - Flushing) stood with Emily Kadar of the Committee for a Pro-Choice New York PAC and Eleanor's Legacy Executive Director Brette McSweeeney Tuesday to endorse state Sen. Toby Stavisky (D - Flushing) for re-election, as well as to denounce her rival in the Democratic primary, S.J. Jung for recent remarks against a woman's right -LSB-...]

Rosita Romero, Dominican Women's Development Center's (DWDC's) Executive Director, Karina Aybar - Jacobs, Program Director for the Nuevo Amanecer Program against Domestic Violence, and members of the Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation, were joined by New York State Senator Adriano Espaillat and New York City Councilmember Ydanis Rodríguez, among others.

Joining us to talk more about the court's decision and what this means for the fight against corruption is Barbara Bartoletti, the former legislative director for the League of Women Voters.

The first woman told CNN she was invited to visit his office in the early 2000s, when he was political director at ABC News, to have a soda, and said that while she was there with him he forcibly kissed her and pressed his genitals against her body.

9.30 am International Development Subject: Violence against Women and Girls Witness (es): Sir John Holmes, Co-Chair, International Rescue Committee, Chitra Nagarajan, Director, Gender Action for Peace and Security and Kerry Smith, Head of Advocacy and Campaigns, Plan UK; Dr Gro Harlem Brundtland, The Elders (former Prime Minister of Norway) Location: Room 8, Palace of Westminster

The director Woody Allen, whose estranged son, Ronan, played a role in exposing the Weinstein scandal, addressed the wave of allegations against the ex-mogul, calling it «tragic for the poor women» but also warning against a «witch hunt atmosphere.»

The seventh woman to file a complaint against Gabryszak is Kristy Mazurek, a former communications director who has worked as an Albany - based TV reporter and is not a talk - show host in Buffalo.

In a statement on behalf of the Cuomo campaign, Basil Smikle, executive director of the New York State Democratic Party, said that the allegations against Weinstein were «disturbing» and «horrid» and that the debate should center on how to «best root out this reprehensible behavior and protect women from harassment.»

From the Office of State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli on Wednesday announced that the New York State Common Retirement Fund (the Fund) plans to vote against all board directors standing for re-election at companies that have no women on their boards.

It said, «On the 10th of January, 2017 men and women of good conscience around the world should come and watch the court proceedings between the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Director, Radio Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, against Justice Binta Nyako and her brother, the President of Nigeria, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari.

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli on Wednesday announced that the New York State Common Retirement Fund (the Fund) plans to vote against all board directors standing for re-election at companies that have no women on their boards.

On the 10th of January 2017 men and women of good conscience around the world should come and watch the court proceedings between the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB, Director Radio and Biafra Television Mazi Nnamdi Kanu against Justice Binta Nyako and her fellow Fulani brother the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari.

«It treats gender like it's in a vacuum, like there is no baggage that goes along with being a woman or a man,» says Jane Stout, director of diversity research at the Computing Research Association in Washington, D.C. Perhaps women are not being discriminated against when reviewers consider resumes, «but what have women and men had to do differently to get to this specific situation right now [of being considered for a faculty job]?»

Neil LaBute's debut film was an adaptation of his own darkly comedic 1992 play, and its provocative, Mamet-esque dialogue marked the writer - director as a rising star in indie film world in the late 1990s, while also launching the career of star Aaron Eckhart, here playing one of a pair of coworkers seeking cruel revenge against women.

It feels a bit like she has written her own speech, talking about the need for more female directors and the importance of women speaking out against sexual abuse.

Language: English Genre: Action / Crime MPAA rating: R Director: Quentin Tarantino Actors: Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu, Vivica A. Fox Plot: A woman, who her assasins believe to be dead find that she is alive and try to kill her, while at the same time, she goes after revenge against them.

Don't tell me about all the advances the Academy has made, the fact that its director branch put crazy ass anti-semitic sexist abusive Mel Gibson back on the director's short list last year and gave his clunky bloody obvious war movie a best picture nomination just proves how many assholes are still lurking among the voters ready to backlash against women and people of color.

Six women have come forward against the «Rush Hour» director and Hollywood producer in a report published by The Los Angeles Times.

Over the weekend, The Los Angeles Times published a story on 38 women who came forward with sexual harassment allegations against director James Toback.

Among them were Tarana Burke (founder of the resurgent #MeToo movement), Saru Jayaraman (a workplace justice advocate for restaurant workers), Billie Jean King (tennis champion and founder of the Women's Tennis Association), and Marai Larasi (executive director of Imkaan, the group working to end violence against black and minority woWomen's Tennis Association), and Marai Larasi (executive director of Imkaan, the group working to end violence against black and minority womenwomen).

Picking up an award from the London Film Critics» Circle, Winslet said, «there are directors, producers, and men of power who have for decades been awarded and applauded for their highly regarded work... As women around the world and from all walks of life marched last weekend, once again joining together to speak out against harassment, exploitation, and abuse, I realised that I wouldn't be able to stand here this evening and keep to myself some bitter regrets that I have about poor decisions to work with individuals with whom I wish I had not.»

O'Hara starred in the original Miracle on 34th Street (1947), Sitting Pretty (1948), the comedy that launched the Mr. Belvedere films, and the original The Parent Trap (1961), worked with directors Dorothy Arzner (Dance, Girl, Dance, 1940), Jean Renoir (This Land in Mine, 1943, again with Laughton), Nicholas Ray (A Woman's Secret, 1949), Carol Reed (Our Man in Havana, 1959) and Sam Peckinpah (The Deadly Companions, 1961), and appeared opposite Tyrone Power (The Black Swan, 1942), Henry Fonda (three times, starring with Immortal Sergeant, 1943), John Garfield (The Fallen Sparrow, 1943), Errol Flynn (Against All Flags, 1952), and James Stewart twice (Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation, 1962, The Rare Breed, 1966).

Johnson is set to go head - to - head against Edgar Wright, Jordan Peele, Taika Waititi and Patty Jenkins - which marks the first time this year that a woman has been nominated in the Best Director category.

I was moved to see this story, which began 39 years ago as a narrative about a white underdog going up against a cocky black overlord, pass into the hands of a breathtakingly talented black director and an equally talented black star (and, by the way, a black co-writer, and women filling the roles of DP, editor, production designer, and costume designer), and honor the original narrative while turning it inside out.

Loving the film is easy if you already agree with co - writer / director Deniz Gamze Ergüven's argument against the repression and control of women and their sexuality.

Bond: Marai Larasi, (right) arrived as a guest of Tessa Thompson (left) and she is the executive director of Imkaan, a British black feminist organisation which campaigns against violence towards black, minority ethnic and refugee women and girls

Marai Larasi, arrived as a guest of Tessa Thompson and she is the executive director of Imkaan, a British black feminist organisation which campaigns against violence towards black, minority ethnic and refugee women and girls.

Five years since Seven Psychopaths, In Bruges director Martin McDonagh returns with the Fargo-esque story of a woman (Frances McDormand) who wages war against her local police force following the death of her daughter.

«Until School - Related Gender - Based Violence is eliminated in and around schools across the world, many of the ambitious targets set by the global community through the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to provide safe and supportive learning environments, to achieve gender equality and to end violence against women and girls, will not be realized,» said UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo - Nwomen and girls, will not be realized,» said UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo - NWomen Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo - Ngcuka

As a result, CPPIB — which manages more than $ 325 billion for the Canada Pension Plan — voted 34 times this year against specific directors who chaired board's nomination committees that failed to include women as candidates.

Currently the Director of Environmental and Climate Justice at the NAACP, Jacqui Patterson, MSW, MPH, has served as a trainer, organizer, researcher, program manager, and policy analyst on international and domestic issues including women's rights, HIV&AIDS, violence against women, racial justice, economic justice, and environmental and climate justice, with organizations including Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Baltimore City Healthy Start, IMA World Health, United for a Fair Economy, ActionAid, Health GAP, and the organization she co-founded, Women of Color Unwomen's rights, HIV&AIDS, violence against women, racial justice, economic justice, and environmental and climate justice, with organizations including Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Baltimore City Healthy Start, IMA World Health, United for a Fair Economy, ActionAid, Health GAP, and the organization she co-founded, Women of Color Unwomen, racial justice, economic justice, and environmental and climate justice, with organizations including Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Baltimore City Healthy Start, IMA World Health, United for a Fair Economy, ActionAid, Health GAP, and the organization she co-founded, Women of Color UnWomen of Color United.

«Just when the world needs all hands on deck to fight the war against runaway global warming,» international director Ronnie Cummins wrote, «Trump and his men (and women) are going AWOL.»

«We are also troubled by the lack of accountability for policing and justice system responses to violence against Indigenous women and girls,» says Kendra Milne, Director of Law Reform.

«Despite the tireless advocacy of Indigenous women and Indigenous - led organizations, BC has yet to do its part to carry out the CEDAW Committee's 2015 recommendations on violence against Indigenous women,» says Kasari Govender, West Coast LEAF's Executive Director.

In which A judge has rejected a request by the woman who was raped by director Roman Polanski 40 years ago to have the criminal case against him dismissed.

«BC has consistently failed to meaningfully address violence against Indigenous women and girls» says Kasari Govender, Executive Director at West Coast LEAF.

Angela is the Executive Director of The Fight Back Project, a non-profit organization created to raise awareness of violence against women and to promote personal safety.

Before joining Bar - Ilan Professor Dancig - Rosenberg served as the Academic Director of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Legal Clinic for Violence Against Women.

Conference panelists acknowledged that working to address intersectionality requires investment in time, energy and critical partnerships, and is «messy», according to Marais Larasi, Executive Director from Imkaan, the UK - based, black feminist organisation dedicated to addressing violence against women and girls which co-produced the «I'd just like to be free» film which was shown at the conference.

«When men lend their voices to help stop violence against women, it sends a powerful message,» says Shanan Spencer - Brown, executive director of the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation.

«Violence against women happens in all communities and at every age and income level,» says Shanan Spencer - Brown, executive director of the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation.