Sentences with phrase «as gender equality»

The site aims to promote understanding, knowledge sharing, and action on the HIV epidemic as a gender equality and human rights issue.

There is no such thing as gender equality when it comes to auto insurance premiums.

What it means is that climate is not isolated from other issues such as gender equality or economic and racial justice, because causality runs both ways: those who are oppressed in other ways are precisely those who are vulnerable to the worst effects of climate change, and precisely those who are least responsible for its occurrence.

He suggests companies could focus on spreading positive social media messages on topics such as gender equality.

Not exact matches

Whether it's leading a national conversation about gun control or fighting for girls» education and gender equality around the world, an increasing number of young women are stepping forward as change agents.

It's worth a watch as the nation takes steps for its aim to be one of the world's top 25 countries for gender equality by 2012.

«The male leaders featured in Results at the Top are true change makers who realize that gender equality relies as much on men as it does on women.

Since founding Salesforce in 1999, Marc Benioff has earned credibility as a serious philanthropist and, more recently, as a champion of gender equality and diversity.

And well, barring artificial genetic selection, those seeking gender equality in venture capital can at the very least rely on that as a steady undercurrent in the industry.

In honor of International Women's Day, here are 10 leaders who discuss the power feminism and gender equality can have in not only creating more tolerant, safe workplaces, but in advancing society as a whole.

«If you look at conflict, it has a direct relation to gender equality, a direct impact on climate, a direct impact on cities... so I love that we're thinking about it as a cohesive subset which will allow us to build better opportunities.»

Women in our community share their salary and bonus information, departments and titles, as well as their opinions regarding gender equality, maternity leave benefits, job satisfaction levels, whether they would recommend the company to other women and what they believe their employer could do to help retain them.

Diversity is widely acknowledged as a driver for improved business performance, yet as entrepreneurs face many challenges to growing their businesses, gender or age equality may not always make it to the top of the priority list.

In Budget 2017, you set out a vision to make Canada a more inclusive and innovative economy, with targeted investments in areas such as infrastructure, skills, housing, gender equality and support for vulnerable and disadvantaged communities.

Almost as soon as the Conservatives won their first election in 2006, they've hacked away at gender equality.

Premier John Horgan set the tone for gender equality in B.C. by appointing 11 women to his 22 - member cabinet, and on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, appointed Esquimalt - Metchosin MLA Mitzi Dean as Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Egender equality in B.C. by appointing 11 women to his 22 - member cabinet, and on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, appointed Esquimalt - Metchosin MLA Mitzi Dean as Parliamentary Secretary for Gender EGender Equity.

This program is part of P&G's commitment to training women business owners as part of its global gender equality strategy.

«It should be troubling — to «progressive» Catholics as well as others — that political operatives like John Podesta, who has been associated with Clinton campaigns and administrations for decades, admits that his organization set up (with funding from the Koch Brothers... I mean, George Soros) groups with the purpose of promoting a «revolution» — a «Catholic Spring» — «in which Catholics themselves demand the end of a middle ages dictatorship and the beginning of a little democracy and respect for gender equality in the Catholic church.»

Some see Mother's Day as at best an antiquated observance or at worst a patriarchal indulgence, evoking traditional ideals of motherhood and domesticity, when what the churches really need are new liturgies of gender equality and inclusion.

But fortunately your kind are losing the battle just as surely as you did over racial and gender equality.

For many years, I felt that part of my call as a writer and blogger of faith was to be a different sort of evangelical, to advocate for things like gender equality, respect for LGBT people, and acceptance of science and biblical scholarship within my community.

Gender equality today would be a non-issue, as simply presenting the valued opinion of a woman would have done wonders for setting the healthy example.

Coolest Idea: Artist Scott Erickson created this as I spoke about gender equality at Barefoot Tribes

Global governance increasingly interprets gender equality as being explicitly inclusive of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights.

Abusing their trust, global governance agents of change use the fuzzy expression «gender equality» in the developing world allowing it to be understood as a policy enhancing a greater recognition of the inherent equal dignity of the woman, while in fact it hides their own agenda.

While I am sympathetic to women's rights and would even consider myself a Feminist as would any man who believes in gender equality, the right to life outweighs our personal discomforts.

This third pro-family approach affirms gender equality even as it both affirms and criticizes aspects of modern individualism.

But when I began writing about gender equality in evangelicalism, it became apparent to me that no matter how careful my tone, no matter how reasoned my arguments, no matter how gentle my critique, my work would inevitably be characterized as «divisive.»

As women play a key role in the dairy sector, achieving gender equality (SDG5) is also connected to the dairy industry, it was noted.

«Bringing together the top women and men in the industry to talk best practices and align goals for gender diversity and equality is something we have done in the United States and will continue to do so, but it is equally as important to extend this dialogue to our colleagues in Europe,» said Deborah Brenner, Founder & CEO, Women of the Vine & Spirits.

Positive steps also continued to be taken towards gender equality in Oxford Sport following the merger of the men's and women's rugby union clubs in 2015 - 16, with the Varsity football match being played as a double header for the first time last year.

MenCare is a global campaign that aims to engage men as fathers and caregivers, to promote gender equality and family well - being.

The trend is directly tied to increasing gender equality, as women gain greater access to resources and opportunities in business, politics and education.

This groundbreaking children's series features topics such as adoption, gender equality, identity, social emotional development and belonging, all through the lens of a young girl who is a huge Star Wars fan.

I wouldn't take it so far as to go Toddlers & Tiaras, and I fully endorse gender equality, but sometimes, cutesy little fashion choices really aren't that big of a deal.

Both Blair and Howard (or the backroom folk who shape their policies) are thinking their way through a new notion: of active fatherhood as a key «driver» in gender equality.

Around the world, governments are emphasizing women's participation in the labor force as a solution for economic growth, gender equality, and poverty reduction.

Emma Watson, known famously for her role as Hermione in Harry Potter, delivered a speech to the United Nations this weekend, launching a UN solidarity campaign for men and boys to join in support of gender equality.

Feminism isn't about forcing women to do what others think they should do to further gender equality or women's rights; it's about women securing and exercising the right to do whatever it is they want to with their bodies, and as parents.

/ speculation As this vote only affected civil weddings, a Muslim could still believe that Muslims should only marry people of the opposite gender in a Muslim wedding, while voting in favour of marriage equality for secular weddings.

Gender equality is known as sustainable development goal five (SDG5) and includes pledges to end discrimination and violence against women and girls.

The IWD otherwise known as the United Nations (UN) Day for Women's Rights and International Peace has since gained international recognition and celebrated world wide in different forms and even gained the status of a holiday in some countries such as Ukraine The day has also been marked under various themes encompassing peace and security, human rights, gender based violence, conflicts and hunger, education, gender equality, empowerment and affirmative actions, inclusion of woman in decision making, the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) and many more.

Series of gender dialogues and platforms have tackled bits and pieces of women advancement and discussed affirmative action as a major strategy to achieving gender equality and thereby a desirable involvement of women in governance process and decision making.

For example, out of 347 expected incoming MPs, a minimum of 47 were to be women, a gender equality measure that had already been viewed as «technically impossible» [vi] by President Kibaki before going on to spark constitutional confrontation between the President and the Kenyan High Court over county commissioner appointments.

The party calls for a new plan for the introduction of «emotional intelligence» classes in schools, for the learning of foreign languages in schools, as well as the elaboration of a new «Plan Africa», which sets out to support African countries in their struggle to promote democracy, human rights, gender equality, and sustainable development.

They also discuss how the roles of men, as active agents, and women, as passive victims, in war have been buttressed by current understandings of the use of rape in conflict zones and how this gendered understanding of conflict roles has negative consequences for the movement towards gender equality and the goal of eradicating rape in war.

«At the same time, as the state's highest ranking elected woman and the Chair of the Commission celebrating this historic occasion, I am inspired by the next generation of young women who will carry the torch and fulfill our vision of equality and create a culture of respect and inclusion for all women, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender at birth, or sexual orientation.»

The issue of gender equality continues to separate views, with some viewing it as a lost cause while others see the need for a law granting women equal rights as their male counterparts to be implemented.

I believe she was clearly talking about roles / responsibilities as a woman hence my repost about learning the right meaning of Gender equality,» she added.

Describing additional progress in the areas of health, gender equality, trade, investment and market access, he emphasized «we are ready to do business with the world» but stressed that regional and global markets must be free of distortions such as subsidies, tariffs and non-tariff barriers and that international community must live up to the aspirations of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Doha Agenda.