Sentences with phrase «broke gender barriers»

A visually stunning overview of international aviation pioneers, women who broke gender barriers.

Baalla's win broke gender barriers in a boy - dominated sport: she was the only girl to place among the top ten in this competitive division.

THE MASCULINITY of the matador is sacred in Spain, but in the PBS documentary Ella Es El Matador (She Is the Matador) we meet two women trying to break that gender barrier and open the sport to all.

Barbara Underwood, the state's solicitor general, will break a gender barrier when she becomes acting attorney general.

Break the gender barrier and be bold to ensure a financial backup against any eventuality.

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He takes things we see in everyday life — the president, gender barriers, the internet, suicide — and breaks these concepts down to their core.

In August, when Askew stepped into her role as First Captain of the U.S. Military Academy's Corps of Cadets, her leadership position broke both racial and gender barriers.

Negative attitudes toward the idea of women as senior pastors are well documented in Edward C. Lehman, Jr.'s, sociological study Women Clergy: Breaking Through Gender Barriers (Transaction, 1985) The author analyzed detailed responses from 1,720 Presbyterian lay - people and 1,143 Presbyterian clergy concerning a wide range of attitudes toward women in ministry.

No matter who ends up being elected, it is great to see so many barriers in regards to race and gender, finally being broken down during this election.

She broke many gender barriers and proclaimed that «women are liberated from the time they leave the womb.»

Breaking down gender barriers will bring more energy and fresh perspectives into the world of science.

From Viola Davis» inspiring Emmys speech to Ruth Bader Ginsberg's brave fight (and win) for the legalization of same - sex marriage, and from Misty Copeland breaking down race barriers in the dance world to Amy Schumer slamming gender stereotypes in her show, women have made giant leaps this year, setting exceptional examples for little girls everywhere.

And this isn't the first time Welter has broken down gender barriers while passing the pigskin.

There are few ways to poke that proverbial bear with greater effectiveness than to argue that increasing the diversity of casting in superhero movies is a good thing; not to mention, necessary, to reflect the growing fanbase of superhero and comic book movies, which continues to break down the barriers of race and gender (case in point: just ask Tumblr how many women love Tony Stark and Loki).

This resource uses a clip from Americas Best Dance Crew, this dance troop are diverse in culture, gender and age - as the youngest is only 15, knowing small details like this can help students confidence and can go a little way to helping to break down barriers of gender and culture.

In fact, the Head of ICT Curriculum and Innovation at Good Shepherd Lutheran College on Queensland's Sunshine Coast regularly introduces his students to inspirational female role models currently working in IT, with the aim of breaking down gender barriers.

According to Joe Costello, Minister for Trade and Development, «The Review of the White Paper, and the Irish Presidency of the EU in the first half of 2013, present us with an opportunity to draw from [the Busan, Rio +20 and MDG Review] processes, and — critically — to bring the various strands together — breaking down any artificial barriers that exist between sustainable development, hunger, climate change, human rights, gender and other priority issues.»

Double Victory: How African American Women Broke Race and Gender Barriers to Help Win World War II.

Estelle believes art is a universal language that best communicates human emotion as it breaks down barriers regardless of idiom, race, age, culture, gender, religion, country or ethnicity.

She became a de facto member of a very small group of African American artists who broke the color barrier, and the gender barrier, and who laid claim to abstraction on their own terms long before the current trend in African American abstraction (For instance, see Amber Jamilla Musser's essay in the October 2017 Brooklyn Rail).

Body Art was adopted by many male artists who saw its potential for breaking down barriers between the viewer and the artist, challenging gender stereotypes and confronting difficult aspects of everyday life.

Although it may seem like a minor change, it could in fact break the initial barrier for gender equality and the idea of everyone being equal no matter what sex you describe yourself as.

This is evident in the number of alumni who are prominent in the legal profession, many breaking through the barriers of gender, race and ethnicity along the way.

GELC's mission is to break down barriers created by gender discrimination and gender stereotyping that limit equal opportunities in education, employment, and in other spheres of public and private life.

It was her early experiences in the school system that cemented Lisa's deep commitment to breaking down systemic barriers for marginalized and underserved communities and led to her activism around issues of race and gender bias.