Sentences with phrase «against women partners»

Amongst other findings, the report states that factors that work against women partners include the lack of women on compensation committees where bonuses and compensation criteria are set; the lack of transparency around compensation criteria; the lack of... [more]

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«Cite the prices of corn last year to grow it, against what we were actually receiving per tonne for it,» the middle - aged woman tells her partner inside their small kitchen.

The systemic bias against women that exists in the VC - startup world yields investment opportunities, said Jason Seats, managing partner at the Austin location of the Colorado - based Techstars Central LLC accelerator.

The statistics are sobering: Intimate partner violence is the most common type of violence against women, affecting 30 percent of women worldwide.

And of course there are tons of women and a lot of men who quietly just go about being celibate, or just decide against sex for a period of time for a wide range of reasons... health, a loss of a partner, not found someone they want to engage with yet, religious preferences.

There aren't any religions that tell women to stay with abusive partners, though, unfortunately I have met women from time to time who claim their families are against divorce and side with the husband.

[1] According to the report, Schneiderman had, between about 2013 and 2016, committed acts of violence against four of his romantic partners: the blogger and activist Michelle Manning Barish, the author and actor Tanya Selvaratnam, an unnamed female lawyer, and a fourth woman.

Police officials declined to give details about whether the woman, whose identity was being withheld pending notification of her family, had any history of interactions with the city's Administration for Children's Services, or whether she had lodged domestic violence complaints against any prior romantic partners, including the father of her other children.

Crucial to the battle against HIV in low - income countries is giving women a way of protecting themselves should their partner refuse to wear a condom.

AT LAST, women may soon have a way to protect themselves against HIV infection without the cooperation of their sexual partner.

Antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV infection provides lasting protection against the sexual transmission of the virus from infected men and women to their HIV - uninfected sexual partners, investigators from the HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) reported today at the 8th International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention in Vancouver, Canada.

Yet, despite increased global attention to violence perpetrated against women and girls, and recent advances in knowledge about how to tackle these abuses (Paper 1, Paper 3), levels of violence against women — including intimate partner violence, rape, female genital mutilation, trafficking, and forced marriages — remain unacceptably high, with serious consequences for victims» physical and mental health.

Because sperm can fertilize an egg up to 24 hours after being ejaculated in the vagina, a woman who copulates with two or more partners in close succession is setting up the very conditions that pit one man's sperm against another's.

In the meantime, the CDC is urging pregnant women and their partners to stay away from Miami's Wynwood neighborhood — the first time the CDC has ever warned against travel to an American neighborhood for fear of an infectious disease.

Kalmbach had this advice: «It there's anything women or their partners can do to help promote good sleep for one another, whether it's helping out around the house to reduce workload, planning romantic getaways, or just practicing good sleep hygiene, it could help protect against having problems in the bedroom.»

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging pregnant women and their partners to stay away from Wynwood — the first time the CDC has ever warned against travel to an American neighborhood for fear of an infectious disease.

Partners of pregnant women are advised to use a condom to guard against sexual transmission during pregnancy.

The CDC advises that partners of pregnant women use a condom to guard against sexual transmission during pregnancy.

That means, in just one year, more than 12 million women and men will experience «intimate partner violence» — which, according to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) is any physical, sexual, or psychological harm by a current or former partner or spouse.

So it seems the new trend of online dating sites offering off - site activities goes against the reason women are using the Internet to find a potential partner.

In the case of women, men will often find as sexy to see two women together, so he may have nothing against knowing that his partner is a bisexual woman.

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Once inseparable pals and partners, two CIA agents turn their deadly skills and an array of high - tech gadgetry against each other after both fall for the same woman.

[24] This reporting is borne out in lawsuits brought by former woman partners against, for example, the Richmond, Virginia based law firm of LeClairRyan, [25] and, in another lawsuit, the Miami, Florida based law firm of Greenberg Traurig.

This was a very significant case for women's equality rights as it gave LEAF and its coalition partners an opportunity to elaborate on the key human rights concepts of adverse - effect discrimination and the duty to accommodate, as well as to argue against the idea of «reverse discrimination».

A transgender woman and her partner filed a harassment and discrimination lawsuit against Amazon.

«The impediments to women of bringing discrimination claims against their firms to court are great,» said Wendi S. Lazar, a partner at Outten & Golden in New York City who testified on behalf of the women's commission.

It can be hard work and it can go against a woman's natural instinct, but succeeding in law — either running your own shop or being one of the most successful partners in a bigger firm — requires a bit of daring.

Every nine seconds, according to domestic violence statistics, a woman is beaten or assaulted in the U.S. Do not wait until you have been attacked to defend yourself against a spouse, live - in boyfriend, domestic partner or family member.

These problems contribute to a sobering statistic: indigenous women are eight times more likely than non-indigenous women to be killed by their partners (Male Partner Violence Against Aboriginal Women,women are eight times more likely than non-indigenous women to be killed by their partners (Male Partner Violence Against Aboriginal Women,women to be killed by their partners (Male Partner Violence Against Aboriginal Women,Women, 66).

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.

Most partners feel no conscious discrimination against women.

According to the National Violence Against Women Survey, the lifetime prevalence of physical assault by a partner was 22.1 % for women and 7.4 % forWomen Survey, the lifetime prevalence of physical assault by a partner was 22.1 % for women and 7.4 % forwomen and 7.4 % for men.

The prevalence and physical and psychological effects of intimate partner violence (IPV), defined as physical, emotional, financial and / or sexual abuse perpetrated against the victim by an intimate partner are well documented among women in the general population.1 — 7 Little is known, however, about the extent and consequences of IPV among immigrant women.

Intimate partner violence against immigrant women: a review of the literature (CERIS Research Grant, 2006 — 2008)

Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women is prevalent globally, with 30 % of women reporting physical and or sexual IPV in their lifetime.1 In addition to the known detrimental effects of IPV on women, 2, 3 witnessing IPV is increasingly being recognised as an important adverse exposure for children.

Tjaden P, Thoennes N. Extent, nature, and consequences of intimate partner violence: findings from the National Violence Against Women Survey.

In Alice Springs, young mother Shirleen Campbell urged her fellow residents to speak out against family violence and report incidents to police before another woman was killed by their partner.

Preventing intimate partner and sexual violence against women: taking action and generating evidence

The manual outlines concrete strategies for engaging men in active caregiving from their partner's pregnancy through their child's early years, and preventing violence against women and children.

Intimate partner violence against women, health effects and health care seeking in rural Vietnam

Intimate partner violence against women in western Ethiopia: prevalence, patterns, and associated factors

Intimate partner violence against women in rural Vietnam — different socio - demographic factors are associated with different forms of violence: need for new intervention guidelines?

WHO's Violence Against Women instrument (VAWI) has been used in several countries around the world in order to investigate violence against women by their intimate male partners, but aspects of reliability and validity have seldom been investAgainst Women instrument (VAWI) has been used in several countries around the world in order to investigate violence against women by their intimate male partners, but aspects of reliability and validity have seldom been investigWomen instrument (VAWI) has been used in several countries around the world in order to investigate violence against women by their intimate male partners, but aspects of reliability and validity have seldom been investagainst women by their intimate male partners, but aspects of reliability and validity have seldom been investigwomen by their intimate male partners, but aspects of reliability and validity have seldom been investigated.

While prevalence studies investigating violence against women perpetrated by intimate male partners have become more frequent, 1 — 4 sizeable differences in reported exposure occur both between and within study sites.

Hempstead, NY — This Valentine's Day, Planned Parenthood is partnering with One Billion Rising, an effort organized by Eve Ensler to rally one billion people around the world to stand up and end violence against women.

The Centre partnered with a reference group including Kildonan Uniting Care, Djerriwarrh Health Services, inTouch Multicultural Centre Against Family Violence, the Australian Vietnamese Women's Association, the Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture, and No to Violence Male Family Violence Prevention Association.

Although research findings on prevalence are inconclusive, they generally find that women and men report similar levels of violence when the contexts, motives and consequences are not considered.6 When they are considered, studies assessing IPV perpetrated by men compared to women often report gender differences regarding the types of violence, reasons for the violence, context in which the violence occurs and consequences of the violence.6, 7 For example, studies assessing differences in IPV find men's violence against women to be more severe, threatening and controlling8 — 10 and involve longer - lasting victimisation, fear of bodily injury or death, more injuries and more adverse health effects.5, 11, 12 It has also been found that women tend to use physical violence out of anger, not being able to get the partner's attention or in self - defence and retaliation, 11 whereas men often use it as a means to exercise coercive control.13, 14

For example, the National Violence Against Women Survey31 of a nationally representative sample of 8000 women used a modified version of the Conflict Tactics Scale and found that 22.1 % of the women reported intimate partner violence at some time during their adult lives, about half the rate we have repoWomen Survey31 of a nationally representative sample of 8000 women used a modified version of the Conflict Tactics Scale and found that 22.1 % of the women reported intimate partner violence at some time during their adult lives, about half the rate we have repowomen used a modified version of the Conflict Tactics Scale and found that 22.1 % of the women reported intimate partner violence at some time during their adult lives, about half the rate we have repowomen reported intimate partner violence at some time during their adult lives, about half the rate we have reported.

This course is recommended for health care professionals, especially psychologists, counselors, social workers, and nurses who seek knowledge about the growing incidents of and costs associated with intimate partner violence against women.