Sentences with phrase «first woman spoke»

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According to Bennett, «hepeating» can be combated by creating greater gender diversity in a room and ensuring that women are heard the first time they speak.

• Speaking of Time's Up... Attorney Tina Tchen, who Bloomberg describes as «arguably the most well - connected person working in women's rights today, thanks to her six years as an assistant to President Barack Obama and as first lady Michelle Obama's chief of staff,» talks about why it was so important that Time's Up include a legal defense fund: «The fastest way to make sure that someone isn't getting bullied by a lawyer for someone rich and powerful is to make sure that person has a lawyer, too.»

Hillary's fiery commencement speech, the first ever by a Wellesley student, won her national attention — a spot in Life Magazine's feature on the class of 1969 and a speaking invitation to the League of Women Voters.

She spoke for the first time since clinching the Democratic presidential nomination, acknowledging the milestone of becoming the first woman to earn the nomination of one of the nation's major political parties.

Before reporting an incident of sexual harassment to a higher authority, Gillian Thomas, who is a senior staff attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union Women's Rights Project, says it's always best to speak with the person affected by the incident first.

In fact, this is not the first time Banks has spoken out about unfair standards put upon women in the public eye.

Every expert we spoke with agreed that the very first thing a prospective women's apparel retailer must do is decide where the «market - vendor» gaps are.

«My first reaction is that he's speaking to graduates of the US Coast Guard Academy, and these are men and women who will be on the frontlines of protecting the homeland,» Tapper said on CNN.

[01:30] Introduction [02:30] Tony welcomes Alexandra [03:40] Launching in 2007 — it came from a place of passion [04:25] Establishing clear roles among founders [05:40] Flexing her multilingual skills in business [06:25] Adjusting how you speak to someone based on their objectives [08:10] The secret to Gilt's growth [09:20] Building a business that would thrive during winter [10:20] Finding the capital to purchase inventory [10:40] Moving from venture to private equity funding [11:20] It's all about smart money [11:40] The future of traditional retail [12:20] The subscription model [12:40] Catering to the time - starved customer [12:55] Bringing services into the home [13:10] Leaving Gilt to lead Glamsquad [16:10] Glamsquad started as an app [17:10] Vetting employees [18:10] Building trust with customers [19:00] Taking massive action — now [20:20] Launching the first sale on Gilt — without a return policy [21:30] Fitz [22:00] The average person wears only 20 % of their wardrobe [23:00] Taking the time to understand your customer [23:20] Challenges as a woman in business [24:40] Advice to a female entrepreneur that's just getting started [25:25] The importance of networking [25:50] Knowing the milestones to hit along the way

Geidt, an intense young woman with long blond hair and a powerful speaking voice, was supposed to be a marketing intern, but she spent most of her first day handling customer service requests.

Rice, who grew up in the segregated South, became the second Alabama - born African - American woman (Coretta Scott King was the first) ever to speak to the Southern Baptist Convention.

Agencies and organizations didn't know how to respond at first, because until the women's movement, it wasn't spoken about.

And it is a dismissive, hurtful way to speak about women, who Piper seems to have forgotten were also created in the image of God, were appointed by God as leaders at critical times in the history of Israel and the Church, and were the first to whom Jesus appeared when he inaugurated his new Kingdom on Resurrection Day.

That cinematic slight - of - hand notwithstanding, there is a clean break in the cycle when Noah speaks of the first man and woman.

Speaking with clarity and authority, the first woman is theologian, ethicist, hermeneut and rabbi.

As a mentor and role model for women students, Joan was a top candidate to speak at the first women's reunion at YDS.

The first declaration is Matthew 13:33 which reads, «Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.»

I have been trying to understand why Genesis speaks of the woman's desire for her husband only after the first disobedience.

Piper appears to consider the first half of 1 Timothy 2:12 («a woman should not have authority») as universally applicable, but disregards the second half («she must be quiet») by encouraging women like Moore to continue speaking.

Jeremy have been asking the holy spirit for his help with this and in regards to the lame man that Jesus healed I do nt believe that sin was the issue for him just like the blind man was it his parents or did he sin the answer was neither but so that God would be glorified.What was the sin that may have been worse for him.The two situations are related of the woman caught in adultery the key words being go and sin no more only two references in the bible and will explain later the lame man we see at first his dependency on everyone else for his needs he cant do it he is in the best position to receive Gods grace but what does he do with it.Does he follow Jesus no we are told he goes to the temple and Jesus finds him now that he has his strength to do things on his own what his response to follow the way of the pharisees that is what is worse than his condition before so he is warned by go and sin no more.We get confused because we see the word sin but the giver of is speaking to him to go another way means death.Getting back to the two situations of the woman caught in adultery and the lame man here we see a picture of our hearts on the one our love for sin and on the other the desire to work out our salvation on our terms they are the two areas we have to submit to God.My experience was the self righteousness was the harder to deal with because it is linked in to our feelings of self worth and self confidence so we have to be broken so we are humble enough to realise that without God we can do nothing our flesh hates that so it is a struggle at first to change our way of thinking.brentnz

Had another thought on this Go and sin no more in the first instance when the pharisees were condemning the woman Jesus says you without sin cast the first stone thats present tense when he said Go and sin no more that future tense he is letting us know that since we all are sinners deserving of death he does not condemn us but came to save us and we see him do that for the woman caught in sin as we all are.Humanly speaking none of us can walk without sinning it is impossible unless we submit ourselves to Christ and walk by faith by the holy spirit and we can do all things through Christ that strengthens us.brentnz

Problem definition is time - consuming, a deep journey into our own prejudices and hopes for a Christian faith that actually makes a difference, a horrible awakening that giants of the faith may have little faith in God and more in courts and money, that fame - seekers exist within the church system and garner friends as shields, that a man that marries a second wife may wish to destroy the first wife at any cost, and that authors can indeed write good books but run away from women speaking of their own abuse, and that prior friendships dictate the limits of Christianity....

First, there are numerous times in the book of Acts and in some of Paul's other letters where women appear to be speaking in the gatherings of the church with the approval of others, so whatever Paul is saying here, it does not seem to be a rule which he himself universally followed (Acts 16:14 - 15; Acts 18:26).

Yes women who have the gift of Teaching via God the Holy Spirit can teach but they can not take on the clearly defined «Office» Position of Pastor as defined in 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1:6, The Scripture is the first and final authority on what God has spoken, not the rhetorical babble of heretics who don't follow the word of God.

First God nor Jesus ever said woman can not preach or should not speak.

Third, the fact that women were the first people to visit the tomb and allegedly the first to see the risen Jesus speaks in favor of the authenticity of the accounts.

Enuma Okoro — Recently named one of seven top young influencers for the next generation by Catalyst, Enuma is speaking all over the world now, and in June of 2012 was honored as the first woman of African descent to preach at the historic American Church in Paris.

So Piper cites the first half of 1 Timothy 2:12 («a woman should not have authority») as universally applicable, but disregards the second half («she must be quiet») by encouraging women like Moore to continue speaking.

Perhaps he should have spoken of the Yahwist as a woman as well as the First Historian, if only as a «personal fiction.»

Why was Paul speaking specifically to the first century church at Ephesus in one breath and then to all women at all times throughout all cultures in the next?

I married a so - called Christian woman who was raised in what I've been taught to call «Charismatic» churches; those who believe that «Speaking in Tongues» is the first «evidence» of Salvation.

Yet sex and procreation are not mentioned together until after the first disobedience, when God speaks to the woman about the pain of childbirth and her desire for her husband (Gen. 3:16).

When the serpent first speaks in Genesis, the woman is eager to correct him.

Walsh was speaking at yesterday's Women in Wine Awards, which was being held in London for the first time this year, in collaboration with marketing and trade body, Wine Australia.

You can be with a healthy woman,»» Couples said at last year's British Open, the first time he spoke publicly of Bren's condition.

In the build - up to the original fixture, we spoke to Brentford Women's FC First - Team captain Lisa Grant, Development Team captain Charlotte Tanner, and Brentford FC Ticketing Executive, and former Brentford and Millwall Lionesses striker Ashley Cheatley about their footballing story.

For the first trial, half of the women had pre - and postnatal lactation consultant visits and their doctors were reminded by electronic prompts to speak to the patients about breastfeeding during office visits.

It takes a woman who is passionate about all of those things, and who unknowingly took the first steps of a journey that would ultimately lead to the founding of La Leche League International and a life devoted to speaking up and speaking out for mothers and babies around the world.

Yes, there are people out there that think the First Daughter of the United States is a beautiful, intelligent, well - spoken and stylish woman.

Putting themselves out there was probably terrifying, especially considering the pushback many women get for having abortions in the first place, but to advertise them in this way speaks volumes about the importance of women's reproductive rights.

And I think of course, you know, if you are going to breastfeed another woman's baby, you don't just want to kind of pop the mom the boob without having spoken to them about it first, I think, it is definitely something you want to have a conversation about before it happens.

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In the letter, Gleason claims he spoke with two women who had «identical» stories of abuse by Schneiderman, then in his first term as the state attorney general.

Another handle Uche jegbefume wrote: «Sincerely speaking, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, the First Lady is a strong woman.

At 2 p.m., LG Kathy Hochul speaks at the dedication of an historic site to honor the first women to cast her vote in New York, 3 West Main St., LeRoy.

Another of the women speaking up was Rep. Kathleen Rice, the first Democrat to call on Conyers to resign once the long - buried allegations against him were made public, even as other Democratic leaders, including Leader Nancy Pelosi, defended Conyers publicly.

Members of the Council, who would only speak on background, pointed out that Johnson's first round of layoffs targeted four Latina women.

Cuomo, who spoke of his girlfriend Sandra Lee's battle with breast cancer, said his legislation was the first of its kind in the United States, making both breast cancer screenings and follow - up tests free to women.

Speaking to The Daily Telegraph, the first female Muslim Cabinet minister urged Mr Cameron let her carry on so that she could help the party attract a new generation of women, working class and ethnic minority voters.