Sentences with phrase «for women in parliament»

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Reacting to the result on Wednesday, Archbishop of Sydney Dr Glenn Davies said in a video posted online: «Although this won't prevent me from continuing to teach that marriage, in God's good design, is between a men and a woman... the reality will be, in a very short period of time, our Parliament will legislate for same - sex marriage.»

«Our alumni are in leadership positions on all continents: starting schools and even universities (for example Wyoming Catholic College), running pro-life programmes and post-abortion healing programmes (in the US, throughout Europe, and even in China), entering in politics (an Austrian graduate from our MMF program, Gudrun Kugler, is now a member of the Austrian Federal Parliament and she is in charge of women's, family and human rights issues).

Men have found no better thing than this to do for kings at their crowning and for criminals going to the scaffold; for armies in triumph or for a bride and bridegroom in a little country church; for the wisdom of a Parliament or for a sick old woman afraid to die... One could fill many pages with the reasons why men have done this, and not tell a hundredth part of them.

In Parliament, Jim Dobbin campaigned for a reduction in the upper limit at which women may abort their unborn child, from 24 to 13 weekIn Parliament, Jim Dobbin campaigned for a reduction in the upper limit at which women may abort their unborn child, from 24 to 13 weekin the upper limit at which women may abort their unborn child, from 24 to 13 weeks.

A couple of examples are; that it is the church that established universities, it is the church that established hospitals, it was church people who worked to abolish slavery in the west, church people lobbied the British Parliament for an age of consent, the emancipation of women comes from Christian teaching.

«People have found no better thing than this to do for kings at their crowning and for criminals going to the scaffold; for armies in triumph or for a bride and bridegroom in a little country church; for the wisdom of a Parliament or for a sick old woman afraid to die... tremulously, by an old monk on the fiftieth anniversary of his vows; furtively by an exiled bishop who had hewn timber all day in a prison camp; gorgeously for the canonization of St Joan of Arc.»

At the centenary celebrations of the Parliament of Religions in Chicago (1993) a statement on «Global Ethic» was signed by the leaders of world religions which highlighted their commitment to a culture of solidarity and a just economic order; a culture of non-violence and respect for life; a culture of equal rights and partnership between men and women; and a culture of tolerance and truthfulness.

Certainly, the urge to get women involved some 60 years ago can not be downplayed with the involvement of Dr. Nkrumah himself in affirmative action policies and appointment of women propaganda secretaries and organisers right from inception of his government, It is remarkable that parliament under the CPP in 1960 passed Representation of the People (Women Members) Bill into law which amongst others made it possible for women to stand for parliamentary elections unopposed and subsequently saw the election of first ten female parliamentarians into the first session of the first parliawomen involved some 60 years ago can not be downplayed with the involvement of Dr. Nkrumah himself in affirmative action policies and appointment of women propaganda secretaries and organisers right from inception of his government, It is remarkable that parliament under the CPP in 1960 passed Representation of the People (Women Members) Bill into law which amongst others made it possible for women to stand for parliamentary elections unopposed and subsequently saw the election of first ten female parliamentarians into the first session of the first parliawomen propaganda secretaries and organisers right from inception of his government, It is remarkable that parliament under the CPP in 1960 passed Representation of the People (Women Members) Bill into law which amongst others made it possible for women to stand for parliamentary elections unopposed and subsequently saw the election of first ten female parliamentarians into the first session of the first parliaWomen Members) Bill into law which amongst others made it possible for women to stand for parliamentary elections unopposed and subsequently saw the election of first ten female parliamentarians into the first session of the first parliawomen to stand for parliamentary elections unopposed and subsequently saw the election of first ten female parliamentarians into the first session of the first parliament.

In the last few days, there has been a protest outside City Hall about the need to safeguard women's refuges, calls for him to deliver on his promises on cycling, and a request for a statue of a suffragette in Parliament SquarIn the last few days, there has been a protest outside City Hall about the need to safeguard women's refuges, calls for him to deliver on his promises on cycling, and a request for a statue of a suffragette in Parliament Squarin Parliament Square.

It means every workplace, including parliament, ensuring they have proper procedures in place to manage sexual harassment, and where women are not penalised or condemned for coming forward.

Better representation for women and BAME people in Parliament is not only important for their sakes, but more diverse perspectives make for better scrutiny which, in turn, yields better legislation.

A little march to and rally outside where he was staying, in support of the action being taken to preserve the eight indigenous ethnic groups, the small but very ancient and entrenched Jewish community, the Gulf's only synagogue and Jewish cemetery, the black community that is part of the East African diaspora, the fifth of the population that is non-Muslim, the half of that fifth which is Christian, the strictly optional status of the women's headscarf, the Sunni third of Bahraini Muslims, the requirement that all legislation be approved by both Houses of Parliament, the election of the Lower House by universal suffrage, the regular appointment of women to the Upper House to make up for their dearth in the elected Lower House, the presence in the Upper House of a Jewish man and a Christian woman (the latter the first woman ever to chair a Parliament in the Arab world), the present position of a Jewish woman as Ambassador to the United States, the very close ties to Britain, and the fact that all of this is perfectly acceptable even to Salafi Members of Parliament.

There is one woman who stands out more than any other in my eyes: the woman who put the SNP on the map; the woman who worked relentlessly for Scotland and its people; and the woman who reconvened the Scottish parliament in 1999.

The indicators used for the rankings were child marriage, maternal mortality, teenage pregnancy, women's representation in parliament and the rate of completion of lower - secondary school among girls.

As part of its policy to appease the Taliban and their sympathisers in the Afghan parliament, the Afghan government has in recent years adopted a number of controversial legal measures that narrow down the space for women's rights rather than expanding it further.

Congratulating Theresa May on becoming Prime Minister, Huw Evans, Director General of the Association of British Insurers (ABI), said: «The appointment of our second woman Prime Minister is a positive day in British public life which will hopefully encourage many more women to stand for election to Parliament.

She inspired the next generation of parliamentarians, including myself, to try to emulate such qualities, which are intrinsic to the role of a member of any parliament, and she started the process of shattering the glass ceiling, providing a role model for women in politics.

As MPs head to parliament to debate the future of funding for women's refuges, an investigation by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism reveals huge delays in promised funds and takes a closer look at the current crisis.

Seems to be the case with BBC programmes these days, anti Brexit which has been shown so many times by multi BBC programmes, I'm a woman born in 1950s and they never show anything of the women demonstrating at parliament or conservative conference for 2 examples despite many MPs of all parties supporting the WASPI campaign!!

Laptops are allowed in the Italian Parliament, where MPs have recently been filmed variously surfing scantily - clad young women, and, on another occasion, making bookings for an upcoming holiday.

The argument for fixed quotas of women in Parliament has re-emerged and been seized upon by the media and campaign groups claiming that there is serious lack of female representation in the party hierarchy.

Hence large portions of parliament whose MPs were selected in less representative times for women remain essentially blocked until those MPs decide to retire.

The table below shows the number of female Members of Parliament elected in each UK general election since 1945; the percentage of female MPs; how many women were elected from each party; and the total number of female candidates standing for election.

The Labour deputy leader will use a roundtable event in parliament to call for more steps to even up the gender gap between men and women on our television screens.

As the «women problem» perennially plagues David Cameron, whether from people defending the PM or slamming him for seemingly inching away from filling his cabinet with more women, the business secretary acknowledged: «Women are underrepresented in both sides of the coalition, and in Parliament, which should be representative of the country... We're not doing enough.&rwomen problem» perennially plagues David Cameron, whether from people defending the PM or slamming him for seemingly inching away from filling his cabinet with more women, the business secretary acknowledged: «Women are underrepresented in both sides of the coalition, and in Parliament, which should be representative of the country... We're not doing enough.&rwomen, the business secretary acknowledged: «Women are underrepresented in both sides of the coalition, and in Parliament, which should be representative of the country... We're not doing enough.&rWomen are underrepresented in both sides of the coalition, and in Parliament, which should be representative of the country... We're not doing enough.»

«It's important for women in the country to know that there are women in parliament who understand that it's difficult to juggle work and family and who will, because they've got that understanding, be determined to help make the change,» Harman said.

Rwanda is ranked fifth overall (and first globally for percentage of women in parliament) ahead of the likes of Germany (13), United Kingdom (20), Canada (35) and the United States (45).

For honourable liberal reasons, the party has opposed positive discrimination to help women advance in parliament.

She was first elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hackney North and Stoke Newington at the 1987 general election, when she became the first black woman to hold a seat in the House of Commons.

Immigration detention is once more in the news and was debated in Parliament this week, this time because of a hunger strike by women held at Yarls» Wood, the detention centre where abuse by guards was filmed undercover for Channel 4 in 2015.

On a more lighthearted note, Rudd spoke of her early days in the Commons, recalling when Newsnight rather cruelly stood her down as a guest for a discussion about women in parliament.

We expected her to at least address the issue at stake instead of insulting him back but for a member of parliament to stoop so low and attack a woman in such manner, we at least expect our parliament's privileges committee that interrogated the likes of Black Rasta for talking against the honourable house to interrogate the member of the honourable who dishonourably insult a woman and a citizen of our beloved Ghana.

Backing for that move is boosted by the findings of an enquiry by the all - party parliamentary group on women in parliament, which has called for a debate on introducing «prescriptive quotas for Westminster».

Mr. Mintah Akandoh and the NDC Member of Parliament for Ashaiman, Ernest Norgbey, went to court in February 2017, challenging the legality of Madam Otiko Djaba's appointment as Minister for Gender, Women and Children's Affairs, due to her failure to undertake the mandatory National Service.

The statue of the suffragist holding a banner reading «Courage calls for courage everywhere» will be the first of a woman in Parliament Squa

Minister of Defence and Member of Parliament for Bimbila in the Northern Region, Dominic Nitiwul has offered a GHc 10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the killers of a woman in the Bimbila township.

Physicist Athene Donald of the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom opined in The Guardian: «It is not encouraging for young female scientists to see that parliament apparently cares so little about their futures that they couldn't even come up with even that long - derided sole token woman.»

The Singaporean Minister for Social and Family Development, Desmond Lee, told Parliament yesterday that the police will start to closely watch dating platforms in which younger «sugar babies» are matched with older and wealthier men and women.

Recent moves in Europe, where the European Parliament passed a vote requiring large, listed companies ensure women hold 40 percent of non-executive board seats by 2020v, are a timely reminder of the need for companies to act.

Gillian Wearing reveals design for suffragist statue on Parliament Square The artist Gillian Wearing today unveiled her design for a statue of suffragist Millicent Fawcett in London's Parliament Square, where it will join 11 other statues of notable historical figures — the first work at this site designed by and depicting a woman.

Following Caroline Criado - Perez's campaign for a statue of a woman in Parliament Square, the Mayor announced Turner Prize - winning Gillian Wearing as the artist who will take the landmark project forward, making it the first statue created by a woman to be erected in the square.

Medals for the award were given to Anne and five other women for their various roles in society at the State Function Room, Parliament House.

First, that the BJP could not be blamed for the washout in Parliament (the Lok Sabha has lost 115 hours and the Rajya Sabha 111 hours, with Rs 169.5 crores lost on the wasted sessions), that it was the Opposition «which can not tolerate that a poor woman's son can become the PM.»