Sentences with phrase «for equal representation»

There was strong support for equal representation of women in any structure for the new National Representative Body — however it is constituted.

Granted, there's still a long way to go for equal representation, particularly for women artists of color.

The group were also activists for equal representation of women in institutional art, and highlighted artist Louise Bourgeois in their «Advantages to Being a Women artist,» poster in 1988 as one line read, «Knowing your career might not pick up till after you're 80.»

It's not known for equal representation of quality characters (not a male in sight, hypersexualized females that end up in compromising positions or with unnecessarily ripped clothing).

Another 2,096 Hispanic teachers would be needed for equal representation.

Actress Rita Wilson angled for equal representation at the Critics Choice Awards, accusing the awards ceremony for failing to show the film clips of female nominees.

She says that since arriving at Duke in 2007, she has pushed for equal representation of women on faculty search committees and has sent lists of faculty candidates back to departments because there were no women candidates on the list.

An accurate count helps ensure that congressional districts and state legislative districts are drawn for equal representation in Washington and Madison.

Time for equal representation in the leadership.

Cultural appropriation is particularly threatening with regard to Black hair because Black women have had to fight for equal representations in several industries and for our beauty to be valued by society.

Not exact matches

Whatever the means, the end goal ought to be equal gender representation in positions of power, and not just for optics: women make more than 80 % of consumer purchases and are responsible for more than 50 % of business procurement decisions.

Equal representation of the sexes is particularly key for sectors where employee engagement and satisfaction reflects directly on the quality of the product or service — financials, technology, retail, leisure and business services, among others.

The suit sought to have the cross completely removed or to have «equal representation for all religions» added to the memorial display.

In the Conference on Church and Society (Geneva, 1966), considered «the first genuinely «world» conference on social issues» because of equal representation by all the continents, there were strong demands for the churches to take a more active role in «promoting a world - wide revolutionary opposition to the capitalist political and economic system being imposed on the new nations by the Western industrial countries which was leading to new types of colonialism and oppression» (Albrecht, DEM 1991: 936).

His proposal for a federal veto of state laws went down to defeat, and most dispiriting for him, his opponents in the Constitutional Convention won equal representation of the states in the Senate.

Of course the Irish Government should have acted on behalf of all the Irish people, and ensured that funding and representation for both sides was really equal.

Citations needed for each one of these points otherwise none of them can be taken seriously and any claim could be made about false representation with equal validity to each of the points.

EQUAL CONSTITUENCIES, securing the same amount of representation for the same number of electors, instead of allowing small constituencies to swamp the votes of larger ones.

This is the fourth year of the campaign, with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport continuing to refuse equal representation on the day of remembrance.

Labour has a proud history of standing up for women, from Barbara Castle's support for the Equal Pay Act, to Harriet Harman making tackling male violence against women a priority for the party, and Diane Abbott's campaigning for BAME representation.

The principles of equal representation for the electorate and of opposition representation are undermined by these structures.

org.uk asking them to make representation to the Rt Hon Hugh Robertson MP, who has responsibility for ceremonies, to ask again for equal treatment for those humanists who are current members of the Armed Forces and those who served their country in the First and Second World Wars.

This tells us that congressional apportionment rounds up for representation, though there appears to be some considerations required to make total number of voting representatives equal to 435.

«Today's decision by Judge Devine is a victory for fundamental fairness and equal representation,» Schneiderman said in a statement.

In Reynolds v. Sims, the court ruled that «the Equal Protection Clause [of the United States Constitution] demands no less than substantially equal state legislative representation for all citizens, of all places as well as of all races.&rEqual Protection Clause [of the United States Constitution] demands no less than substantially equal state legislative representation for all citizens, of all places as well as of all races.&requal state legislative representation for all citizens, of all places as well as of all races.»

But Watford councillor, Rabi Martins, countered that the debate was «not about money - it's about representation - what we as ethnic minority members are calling for is an equal playing field to get selected into target seats».

The convention should be led by the people, not politicians, and should ensure fair and equal representation for the UK's nations and regions.

Among them were calls for a «temporary» measure on political parties to impose quotas to ensure equal representation in the House of Commons of men and women.

The ruling is a clear victory for democracy and equal representation as we continue our efforts to put elections back in your hands — the voters.

For the first time, the redistricting process includes equal representation among the four legislative leaders and appointees not of the Republican and Democratic parties.

Constitution minister Chris Skidmore said the government was «committed to ensuring fair and equal representation for the voting public across the UK is in place by the next general election».

He promised to introduce gender - equality legislation requiring an equal male / female representation in the Scottish Cabinet and on the boards of Scottish - based companies, and planned to appoint a Cabinet Minister for Women.

BUPA continues to work for equal employment benefits regardless of title, postdoc representation on university committees, and the establishment of a postdoc office.

Approximately equal numbers of women and men enter and graduate from medical school in the United States and United Kingdom.1 2 In northern and eastern European countries such as Russia, Finland, Hungary, and Serbia, women account for more than 50 % of the active physicians3; in the United Kingdom and United States, they represent 47 % and 33 % respectively.4 5 Even in Japan, the nation in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development with the lowest percentage of female physicians, representation doubled between 1986 and 2012.3 6 However, progress in academic medicine continues to lag, with women accounting for less than 30 % of clinical faculty overall and for less than 20 % of those at the highest grade or in leadership positions.7 - 9 Understanding the extent to which this underrepresentation affects high impact research is critical because of the implicit bias it introduces to the research agenda, influencing future clinical practice.10 11 Given the importance of publication for tenure and promotion, 12 women's publication in high impact journals also provides insights into the degree to which the gender gap can be expected to close.

Calculating the concentration of PCR amplicons allows equal amplicon representation in the final pooled library that is loaded onto the MiSeq for sequencing.

McDormand's pointed comment epitomizes the overall theme of the 2018 Oscars, at which presenters and award winners continually made demands for inclusion and diversity, as well as equal opportunity and representation industry - wide.

Constantly being passed over for the generic «white guy» fish eye lens, the equal gender has not had its fair share of representation behind the camera, and that isn't just saying the directing chair.

As TIME noted, «Black Panther is emblematic of the most productive responses to bigotry: rather than going for hearts and minds of racists, it celebrates what those who choose to prohibit equal representation and rights are ignoring, willfully or not.»

This worksheet contains a visual representation for each question using a stick cut into equal sections with part shaded.

9 • solve one - step problems involving multiplication and division, by calculating the answer using concrete objects, pictorial representations and arrays with the support of the teacher • recognise, find and name a half as 1 of 2 equal parts of an object, shape or quantity • recognise, find and name a quarter as 1 of 4 equal parts of an object, shape or quantity • Compare, describe and solve practical problems for: lengths and heights [for example, long / short, longer / shorter, tall / short, double / half]; mass or weight [for example, heavy / light, heavier than, lighter than]; capacity / volume [for example, full / empty, more than, less than, half, half full, quarter]; time [for example, quicker, slower, earlier, later]; • measure and begin to record the following: lengths and height; mass / weight; capacity and volume; time (hours, minutes, seconds) • recognise and know the value of different denominations of coins and notes • sequence events in chronological order using language (for example, before and after, next, first, today, yesterday, tomorrow, morning, afternoon and evening) • describe position direction and movement including whole half quarter and three quarter turns PLUS MANY MORE OBJECTIVES!

IRRTO was established with the guidance of Dr. Clay whose goal was to have an authorization body for Reading Recovery comprised of trainers, giving equal representation to each national entity with trademark status.

This issue is not so much about federal regulations or inconsistencies between state laws and RESPA so much as is about HUD recognizing agency representation for the borrower as a compensable service, fair and equal application of RESPA to all costs (including borrower's broker), and a formal acknowledgment that some brokers are intermediaries that sell access to money while others are fiduciaries.

OBJECTS 2.1 The objects of the Club shall be: a) To provide a medium for Tibetan Terrier owners and breeders to join together with equal representation regardless of location for the betterment of the breed in Canada.

The case of Vision Inspired by the People (VIP) and the Southern Belize Coalition for Equal Political Representation and Development versus the Election and Boundaries Commission was scheduled to have been heard this afternoon before Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin in the Supreme...

They also have designs to die for, charicaturish representations of each hero that brings out the most obvious aspects of their personality combined with an animation set that is both entertaining and subtle in equal measure.

Alexander also mentors for Women In Games to help create a more equal gender representation in the industry.

With this equal representation, the show takes a firm stance against the rigid grid of nationality as the framework for artistic production on the one hand.

These early, strong and varying influences set the stage for Barnet's long career and established his equal interest in and exploration of both representation and abstraction, each of which were dominant in different periods of his work.

Manipulating pictorial and sculptural conventions through fantastically hand - crafted sets and costumes that combine drawing, painting, and collage, Bress creates a disjunctive world where spaces of imagination and representation compete for equal footing.

She was a leading voice against the exhibition in 1979 at Artists Space in New York of Donald Newman's The Nigger Drawings, and also advocated for women's equal representation in galleries.