Sentences with phrase «bridge gender gap»

C.A.R.'s Women's Initiative is designed to bridge the gender gap in the leadership of real estate firms.

For instance, during the Government Summit in Dubai in 2015, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed announced the formation of the «Emirates Council for Gender Balance» which aims to bridge the gender gap and boost the UAE's efforts to evolve and enhance women's role as key partners in building the future of the nation.

At Bickley Park, we are constantly responding to research into how to bridge the gender gap: school development over the summer was fuelled by how to optimise boys» performance, resulting in the introduction of a new food technology classroom — providing hands on learning — and an outdoor timber trail to let pupils burn off energy at break times.»

It might take a whopping 280 years for that scientific discipline to bridge the gender gap, researchers report online April 19 in PLOS Biology.

It would also help to bridge the gender gap that puts so many women at a disadvantage when it comes to financial planning.»

WNY STEM is looking to bridge the gender gap in the computer science field.

Alternative financing is helping bridge the gender gap and directly accelerating the growth of early stage ventures.

After nearly two years of research and asking questions, in 2012 Saujani launched Girls Who Code, an organization dedicated to empowering young women and bridging the gender gap.

Entitled Women Entrepreneurs 2014: Bridging the Gender Gap in Venture Capital, the study was conducted by Babson professors leading the Diana Project ™, a program founded in 1996 to research women - led businesses globally.

VC firms with female partners are more than twice as likely to invest in companies with a woman on the management team (34 % of VC firms with a woman partner versus 13 % of VC firms without a woman partner), according to Diana Report Women Entrepreneurs 2014: Bridging the Gender Gap in Venture Capital.

A Brooklyn engineering school bridges the gender gap.

One can not forget the wild jubilations by the youth of Adansi, the chants of support given him during his walk from the Mosque to the Market in Asawase and the warm embrace of the Chiefs and students of Bekwai when he inaugurated the brand new ultra-modern girls» dormitory block at the SDA Secondary school to accommodate 1200 girls; an investment aimed at bridging the gender gap in educational attainment in the area.

Women who have bridged the gender gap in winning political office acknowledge the balancing act between career, family, and political ambition.

Considering we have yet to see a female President or pass the ERA, its message feels crucial — even if we gals would like to think we've bridged the gender gap.

Have we bridged the gender gap when it comes to household roles, domestic duties, and career choices?

Meanwhile, SCC Secretary General Annette Magnusson will be sharing SCC experiences on bridging the gender gap from arbitral institution's perspectives.

Not exact matches

With that cheeky introduction by host Carlos Watson, the PBS debate show Point Taken last night dove headlong into the fractious debate of salary transparency that has been gaining steam of late, especially as a way to bridge widening wage gaps based on gender, race, and social class.

this necessity of one gender attempting, they think, of bridging a gap with the other, has gone way overboard... equality, within the workforce, is sufficient... beyond that, is ridiculous...

Her films often explore the conflicts inherent with families of recent immigration and ways to bridge the gap between cultures, races, and genders.

Among other things, STEM education seeks to foster young students» interest in science and technology, and bridge the gender and racial gaps that still exist in these fields.

However, there are actions that women can take right now, that will help improve their savings and provide a bridge to end the gender savings gap.

The project aims to bridge the generational, ethnic and gender gaps in electronics and eTextiles through its incorporation of traditional quilting methods and practices, and accessibility of board games.

We feel we're helping bridge those gaps created by gender disparity and inspiring others to do the same.

While there are some exceptions to this, the introduction of compulsory equal pay audits is a drastic way of trying to bridge the gender pay gap, a problem which successive governments have been trying to solve for almost 45 years.

Instant Offices delves deeper into the issue of pay by gender in the UK and the steps that can be taken to bridge the gap.

Paul was recently ranked as the leading lawyer in the Male Champion of Women in Business in the UK by The Financial Times and HERoes, a gender - equality initiative and was the sole private sector representative at the United Nations launch event for «Champions of the Global Equal Pay Coalition», to talk about the role that professional services firms can play in bridging the gap in equal pay.