Sentences with phrase «champion of equality»

Planned Parenthood Action Fund is happy that a fierce champion of equality and justice has joined this ticket!

Under the proposals, the EHRC would in effect no longer be a champion of equality and human rights, but instead an isolated... [more]

Kenny is a champion of equality and inclusion, which has framed his holistic approach to engaging animal lovers and advocates from diverse backgrounds, with the hope of creating a more humane global community.

She states that «our party is the greatest champion of equality and opportunity our country has ever known» and emphasises that it was her choice to join the party.

In its noblest of moments, the Supreme Court has been a champion of equality and democracy.

«I have, I think, become known to be a long term champion of equality of women in our society and at work,» he began.

While presenting themselves as champions of equality, these communitarians take it upon themselves to reeducate the rest of society.

I believe, with every bone in my body, that patriarchy is a result of sin, and that followers of Jesus are to be champions of equality.

Principally the film focuses upon Billie Jean King and her championing of equality, as well -LSB-...]

It explores the artist's response to social and political change and her championing of equality, freedom of expression, birth control for all and legalization of all drugs.

«Q and A's» proud boast, popular with its majority Leftist audience, is being champions of equality, compassion and to strictly condemn, name and shame those who fit a predetermined racist bent.

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«It's a rare guide on championing gender equality that you'll actually enjoy reading — and it's full of strategies for improving your workplace.»

Champions of entrepreneurship and advocates of diversity, sexual equality and work force empowerment, these ground - breaking women are making a big difference in business today.

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.

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The bottom line appears to be that the United Nations was unable to find a real life woman that would be able to champion the rights of ALL women on the issue of gender equality and the fight for their empowerment.The United Nations has decided that Wonder Woman is the role model that women and girls all round the world should look up to.

Benioff is hosting a roundtable with Trudeau and other business leaders to discuss a topic that he has been vocally championing: the importance of diversity and equality, the company said in a statement.

Men who believe in equality need to champion the idea of women in power and, more significantly, they need to model for other men that they are respectful of and comfortable with female leaders and female bosses.

The government - backed report from Lord Mervyn Davies, who has been championing gender equality in the boardroom, shows that FTSE 100 companies have exceeded the target of having 25 % women on their boards — more than doubling the number in 2011 when the target was set.

It is championing progressive change through the promotion of democracy, equality, and sustainability and the training of a new generation of leaders.

Amazon has been a champion for the LGBT community as early supporters of the Equality Act, backers of marriage equality campaigns, and active voices against legislation that discriminates against transgender people in states across the country.

We should certainly strive to keep Christ at the center of how we personally celebrate Christmas with our families, but we should also make sure to keep Christ in our Christianity the rest of the year — caring for the poor, protecting the marginalized, alleviating suffering, shunning greed, championing equality and more.

Mohammed championed religious equality in the Charter of Medina he signed with Jews.

In our efforts to restore the equality of women in the Church, it's so important to honor and thank those men who have consistently championed mutuality, using their influence and gifts to advance the partnership between men and women as we work together for the Kingdom.

Certainly the conservatives learned an important lesson from the war and struggled thereafter to promote equality at home, to fight against the shortsightedness and personal greed polluting our air and rivers, to champion safer foods and medicines, to extend the promise of American freedom to a broader and broader cross-section of the population?

Although contemporary feminists may champion women's self - defense, few are anxious for women to engage in aggressive violence or to emulate male war - making as a way of proving women's equality.

But long before that, and long before blacks would achieve full equality in America, this dedicated champion of civil rights had the comfort of believing that day would arrive» and have his faith affirmed in it by the Vicar of Christ.

He has recently claimed the Premier League sought to be at «the leading edge» of the «whole equality agenda,» and championed an investment by the league into the new FA Women and Girls programme, amounting to # 2.4 million over two years.

«Parents could begin with a discussion of current events and the news, reading children's books about important historical figures who have championed social equalities, encouraging children to participate in small acts to conserve water and resources, and visits to urban and rural areas,» she says.

«For nearly 50 years, Louise Slaughter was a tireless advocate for our community and one of our nation's most fearless champions for fairness, equality, and justice.

RIP Les Payne, a former Newsday editor and reporter and Pulitzer Prize winner who was a champion for racial equality, who died unexpectedly at his home at the age of 76.

Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, long - time representative of the Upper East Side and champion of women's equality will speak, with other luminaries, about what forms the attack on women's rights are taking and how to stand up, speak out and hold on.

«Governor Cuomo has been a national champion for the LGBTQ community, with a proven track record of increasing much - needed protections and advancing equality for all New Yorkers,» said HRC President Chad Griffin.

«The governor has not shown the same level of enthusiasm for campaign finance reform, or closing the LLC loophole,» Kaehny said, «as he has for the $ 15 minimum wage or marriage equality or other major campaigns that he's championed.»

«Governor Cuomo has been a national champion for the LGBTQ community, with a proven track record of increasing much - needed protections and advancing equality for all New Yorkers,» Chad Griffin, HRC's president, said in a statement.

Councilmember Mark - Viverito has been a strong champion of working families throughout New York City for many years and I am confident that she will bring that dedication to equality and fairness with her to the Speakership so that every New Yorker has a fair deal.»

On a purely political level, coming from a humble background, a state education and championing the idea of the right to buy, it could be argued that Thatcher was an icon of equality.

«In the State Assembly, he's been a champion for so many progressive causes — from the battle for marriage equality to the fight he continues to lead as the prime sponsor of the New York Dream Act.

After a decidedly right of center first term (with the exception of marriage equality — which was all politics, and he still lost the gay vote to Teachout in the primary), Cuomo is now trying to lurch left by championing a minimum wage bill that is still weaker than what advocates wanted and what he refused to force through in his first term.

Essentially, Mr Gove is championing traditional values in a modern setting: although the language in which he presents his policies is progressive - justice and equality are two of his watchwords - their irreducible core, to borrow another of the Blairite phrases he tends to smile on, is unrepentantly old - fashioned.

«In just three years in office, Attorney General Schneiderman has revitalized virtually every aspect of his office, making it a more effective champion for fairness and equality for all New Yorkers,» his spokesman, Damien LaVera, said.

Hochul championed Roe v. Wade, women's equality, and the New York Dream Act, which if passed this year would have provided college financial aid for the children of undocumented immigrants.

The night was full of politically charged speeches championing for gender as well as racial equality.

Her daring move to bring equality to female athletes draws the attention of Bobby Riggs (Carell), a former US Open champion who's probably more known for his male chauvinist ways.

There can be no denying how pertinent and rich in socio - political context Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris» Battle of the Sexes is, with a inspiring female protagonist at it's core, championing gender equality.

While the battle at the center of the film is an external one — between a misogynist and a champion of gender equality — the film is balanced out by an internal struggle with questions of identity, as King attempts to reconcile her marriage to a man with her homosexuality, and a love affair with another woman.

This year, again on the eve of Hollywood's biggest night, Arquette championed gender equality, co-hosting the first Dinner for Equality, gathering luminaries from entertainment, politics, and business to rally around the cause.

Her passion shone through in everything she did, from her work on women's equality to her tireless championing of the rainforests.

Amidst authoritarian rule, she staged the country's first workshop in Contact Improvisation, a technique which championed nonhierarchical values such as freedom of movement and the equality of all bodies.

The government in its consultation, Building a Fairer Britain: Reform of the Equality and Human Rights Commission is now proposing that the equality and human rights champion has its wings clipped and turned into a mere regulator through the repealing and amending of certain sections of the Equality Act 2006.