Sentences with phrase «education of women in»

He currently volunteers for a charity that helps raise funds for the legal education of women in Cambodia.

She was a pioneer of the women's movement at the turn of the century and promoted the education of women in medicine.

By investing in the education of women in tech, the company is not only creating a more diverse applicant pool but also attracting female engineers through its exemplary commitment to education and inclusion.

That a 15 - year - old girl would be targeted and shot by the Taliban, live to tell the tale and then continue to fight for the education of women in Pakistan is the kind of story that cuts through cultural and geographic boundaries.

Not exact matches

As much as recent efforts to encourage women in STEM education and STEM jobs have helped move the needle a bit, the culture of science has often made life for women scientists harder than it already is — excluding them from clubby publishing and peer review networks and sometimes outright snubbing their achievements.

The increasing availability of education, coupled with shifting roles in the home for women, is not only changing women's lives but also reworking attitudes toward gender differences and equality.

Moreover, the complaints disproportionately referred to young and uneducated women — 45 % related to women between the ages of 15 and 24, and only 8 % of the women in the complaints had any university education.

Broadly, there tend to be more men in high - paying fields like technology, and more women in lower - paid ones such as education, creating much of the imbalance, said management consultant Steve Tobak, managing partner for Invisor Consulting in California.

In honor of Yousafzai's commitment to international education for women and children, here are five quotes to inspire you to go out and make a change in the world todaIn honor of Yousafzai's commitment to international education for women and children, here are five quotes to inspire you to go out and make a change in the world todain the world today:

«The parents of the Millennial generation grew up in a feminist world, whether they claimed the label or not,» says Freedman «Women brought in a substantial part of family income and aspirations for women's educations changed... Now I think this current generation could be a breakthrough generation for feminism.&rWomen brought in a substantial part of family income and aspirations for women's educations changed... Now I think this current generation could be a breakthrough generation for feminism.&rwomen's educations changed... Now I think this current generation could be a breakthrough generation for feminism.»

Similarly, in 2001's economic dip, women's job losses accounted for only 14 % of total layoffs, largely because women overwhelmingly work in recession - proof industries such as health care, education and the public sector.

It requires the focus and attention of companies and both men and women to actively encourage and support women in technology through long - term investments in education and mentorship initiatives, all while fostering an industry - wide culture of inclusion.

The percentage of women coached by women has declined to an all - time low, even while Title IX, which prohibits sex - based discrimination in any education program or activity that receives federal dollars, has dramatically increased participation numbers for female athletes.

Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan is renowned for championing education, public health, and women's rights in the Middle East and around the world.

Even with black women graduating from college in record numbers, «not enough are coming out of the education system to get them all the way through to the C - suite,» says Burns.

That's according to the Women in the Workplace 2016 survey of 132 companies, with more than 4.6 million employees, by Lean In, an organization founded by Sandberg to serve as a community and education platform for professional women, and management and consulting firm McKinsey & ComWomen in the Workplace 2016 survey of 132 companies, with more than 4.6 million employees, by Lean In, an organization founded by Sandberg to serve as a community and education platform for professional women, and management and consulting firm McKinsey & Companin the Workplace 2016 survey of 132 companies, with more than 4.6 million employees, by Lean In, an organization founded by Sandberg to serve as a community and education platform for professional women, and management and consulting firm McKinsey & CompanIn, an organization founded by Sandberg to serve as a community and education platform for professional women, and management and consulting firm McKinsey & Comwomen, and management and consulting firm McKinsey & Company.

X Squared — which has 22 members, more than half of whom are women — has invested up to $ 447,500 in 10 companies in the publishing, education, retail, fashion and software sectors.

-- By Shaleena Chanrai, co-founder and art director of Bella Kinesis, a sportswear brand that helps fund business education for women in rural India through customer purchases.

That's according to a new survey published by the World Economic Forum, which evaluates women's well - being in the realms of education, health, politics and the economy.

Demirors» mother came from extreme poverty in her native Turkey, and now runs a charity there that funds the education of underprivileged women.

Women, those in lower - income households and those with a lower level of education, were most likely to report having no emergency savings.

Among residents of the 27 countries of the European Union, women were less likely than men to agree with the four statements about the role of education in the development of entrepreneurial attitudes and skills, with the gap being largest for the skills to run a company.

«It is unacceptable in this day and age to have any all - male boards,» Nicky Morgan, education secretary and minister for women and equalities, said at the launch of the review.

He is also a Director of Cameco, one of the world's largest uranium producers and Chairman of the charitable organization Educating Girls of Rural China Foundation, which works to transform the lives of women and communities in rural areas of western China by providing access to education.

If women, seniors and immigrants, collectively, were employed at their level of education, earning equal pay to men born in Canada, personal incomes would increase by $ 174 billion, or an equivalent of 1.6 million more workers.

WBENC is proud to offer the Dorothy B. Brothers Scholarship to its Women's Business Enterprises (WBEs) as an opportunity to receive up to $ 11,000 in tuition to attend some of the best executive education programs in the country.

To continue to support women in business, look for charities that help aspiring women entrepreneurs and students by providing capital, grants or education opportunities, or help the NextGen of women - owned businesses by supporting education, mentorship and leadership development opportunities for girls and teens.

Among those who joined us in London: Jane Griffiths, Company Group Chairman, Janssen EMEA; Neelie Kroes, Special Envoy, Startup Delta, The Netherlands; Former European Commissioner for Digital Agenda; Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi, Minister of Tolerance, United Arab Emirates; Emma Marcegaglia, President, BusinessEurope; Chairman, Eni SpA; Vice Chairman and CEO, Marcegaglia Group; Nicola Mendelsohn, Vice President EMEA, Facebook; Nicky Morgan, MP, Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities, Department for Education, U.K.; Lubna Olayan, Chief Executive Officer, Olayan Financing Company; Mary Portas, Founder, Portas; Author, Shop Girl; and Helle Thorning - Schmidt, Former Prime Minister, Denmark and Chief Executive Officer, Save the Children International.

According to a Harvard Business Review study, women in emerging markets reinvest 90 % of every dollar earned into «human resources» — their families» education, health and nutrition — compared to only 30 to 40 % of every dollar earned by men.2 In other words, Kiva's loans have helped countless families and communities in over 80 countries escape a vicious cycle of povertin emerging markets reinvest 90 % of every dollar earned into «human resources» — their families» education, health and nutrition — compared to only 30 to 40 % of every dollar earned by men.2 In other words, Kiva's loans have helped countless families and communities in over 80 countries escape a vicious cycle of povertIn other words, Kiva's loans have helped countless families and communities in over 80 countries escape a vicious cycle of povertin over 80 countries escape a vicious cycle of poverty.

On top of that, the foundation has a number of education resources to help women find their way in the world of business.

The B.C. New Democrat Women's Caucus, along with New Democrat advanced education critic David Eby, is calling on Premier Clark to show solidarity with women in B.C.'s advanced education institutions after it became public that students at UBC's Sauder School of Business were participating in pro-rape chanting during frosh week activiWomen's Caucus, along with New Democrat advanced education critic David Eby, is calling on Premier Clark to show solidarity with women in B.C.'s advanced education institutions after it became public that students at UBC's Sauder School of Business were participating in pro-rape chanting during frosh week activiwomen in B.C.'s advanced education institutions after it became public that students at UBC's Sauder School of Business were participating in pro-rape chanting during frosh week activities.

Women may be younger when they pursue business ownership, but they outshine their male counterparts in terms of education.

She was also recognized as one of YWCA's 2012 Women of Distinction in Education, and became the first college president to be inducted into the Women's Executive Network ™ Hall of Fame after being named one of Canada's Most Powerful Women in 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2014.

In particular, this means increased focus on education, immigration, social infrastructure and the participation of women and indigenous peoples in the economIn particular, this means increased focus on education, immigration, social infrastructure and the participation of women and indigenous peoples in the economin the economy.

Women are taught that their importance comes only through having a husband who holds the priesthood (which they have erroneously been denied) and having lots of children and not from obtaining their education as their career should «be solely in the home».

(i) a woman's right to choose; (ii) teaching evolution in school; (iii) medical immunization of teen girls against HPV; (iv) assisted suicide; (v) gay marriage; (vi) my right to view art and theatre deemed «offensive,» «blasphemous» or «obscene» by theists (vii) basic $ ex education for older school children; (viii) treating drug abuse as principally a medical issue; (xi) population control; (x) buying alcohol on a Sunday; (xi) use of condoms and other contraceptives (xii) stem cell research.

So, unless you are willing to accept your daughters from being excluded from education, your sons from being forced to pray to Allah in school, women being second class citizens, women being sent to prison for adultery after being raped, etc., you may want to consider what it truly means to have freedom of religion.

The demands on a woman to obtain the roundest education, the most fulfilled career, the highest promotion, the perfect relationship, and to «squeeze in two children» — all these are set against a backdrop of her diminishing fertility.

I am sorry to vent and in no way taking away from what abused women go through, but looking back, in the name of keeping peace and wanting to do a good job as an educator, I realize now, I have been bullied, mistreated and yes, even abused by the higher ups, while the level of educational quality and my joy of teaching have been robbed by all the PC guidelines that now rule education.

Not to diminish the seriousness of women's abuse by spouses, but they face the same thing in the workplace, in my case, education.

No one in seminary education can have been unaffected in the «70s by the surge of women into ministry and by the theological issues that women are raising.

Christian women of the modern era have been pioneers in areas such as education, health care, business, artistic expression, social reform, and worldwide evangelism.

, and by working to lower the occurrence of unwanted pregnancies in the first place — which means better sexual health education in schools, funding for birth control measures and education about using that birth control, promoting research into methods of safe male birth control, and creating an environment where the women in your life can come to you to discuss safe sexual choices.

Somewhat dubious, I searched for the data, which reveals the pro-lifer was right on the facts but offering an unsupported interpretation: The study showed that the maternal mortality rate declined after abortion was prohibited in 1989, but that it had already been declining for more than a decade, probably as a result of rising levels of women's education.

Over half of this is due to girls having had access to higher levels of education and achieving greater equality in the number of years spent in education between men and women.

The things I find most appalling about religion reach a new zenith in Islam --(i) a dulling down of individual thought and a dogmatic requirement to conform to the views of the masses; (ii) a stultifying ignorant education system in which anything inconsistent with the Qur» an is not just discouraged, but censored; (iii) the subjugation of women to the point of educating them to be nothing but mindless f * king, breeding machines for their insecure husbands; (iv) a political class that feeds off the religious - based ignorance it imposes on its populations; and (v) a general back - sliding against the rest of the planet because heads are buried in Dark Ages mythology.

The scholars who study Islamic culture today point out that the chief factors which have influenced contemporary Arab Muslim society are: the Western ideas which penetrated Arab society through education and increased contact with the West, socialist concepts which have spread throughout the world, communist doctrines which challenge religion in general, the expansion of university education, the admission of Muslim women to higher education, the study of ancient and modern philosophy in the universities, and the modern Muslim movements which have been so influential.

It fell to others - notably, in the 1930s, Edith Stein, later St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross - to explore this new territory of women's education and its implications at a spiritual and cultural level.

The Council wants both sexes to cooperate responsibly in this culture, and men and women of all social classes as well as all nations, whether rich or poor, to have as active a share in it as possible through education, means of communication, tourism and so forth.

But in the figure of Ma we see a strong Christian woman who leads her family in education, culture, courage, and love.