Sentences with phrase «for women across this country»

At elite level, the performances of our female cyclists continue to provide inspiration for women across the country — British women took home five medals from the Rio Olympics and twelve from the Paralympics, while Lizzie Deignan and Rachel Atherton have both recently won world titles in their respective disciplines.

The election of Donald Trump was a wake - up call for women across this country.

«For women across the country, we are giving loans, micro-credit loans to about 1.5 million women.

«And I believe so much in New York, and I believe that we're a real, progressive bastion here, and I have to say that for me, the election of Donald Trump was a real wakeup call, as it was a wakeup call for women across the country, that if we don't like the direction our government is going in, we have to step up and we have to get involved like never before.»

Upholding Texas's HB2 could have bolstered similar efforts in other states, making it much harder for women across the country to seek an abortion.

«I get annual letters from my dentist letting me know that I need a checkup... there's no excuse for women across this country to not get a letter from their doctor indicating that it's time for their Pap smear.

Although initially sceptical about the need for change, as the blinders are ripped from her eyes Maud realizes she must play her part to secure a brighter future for women across the country — which means equal pay, parental rights for mothers, access to education and a slew of other human rights — all of which she and other women of all social and economic classes were denied.

From courthouses to statehouses to Capitol Hill, Planned Parenthood works to protect access to health care for women across the country — taking action to ensure that women have access to care, no matter what.

We're thrilled to have someone of Dana's experience and caliber be a part of our team as we focus on expanding access to health care and making the new health care reform law a tangible reality for women across the country,» said PPFA President Cecile Richards.

«Today's long overdue passage of the Violence Against Women Act is a victory for women across the country.

The Affordable Care Act will make those decisions easier for women across the country,» Richards said.

Legislation in British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Quebec already allows pharmacists to dispense the drug without a physician's prescription; the drug's reclassification by Health Canada helps to equalize access to emergency contraception for women across the country.

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Finally, women business owners should consider joining the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), which has chapters across the country that offer peer - to - peer professional development programs for memwomen business owners should consider joining the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), which has chapters across the country that offer peer - to - peer professional development programs for memWomen Business Owners (NAWBO), which has chapters across the country that offer peer - to - peer professional development programs for members.

House Speaker Paul Ryan is adamant that Congress should be held to «high standards» and set an example for the rest of the country in how women are treated in the workplace amid a flood of recent allegations of sexual harassment both on the Hill and across the country.

Other gifts include a Christmas tree sent to a couple living in a hotel because their home was destroyed in a tornado, a travel care package sent to a woman with cancer who had to travel across the country every three weeks for treatment, and a package of new toys sent to a little girl whose own were destroyed in a fire.

The question now: What's next for women entrepreneurs and the approximately 8 million workers they employ across the country?

Last week: On Friday, hospitals and health care organizations across the country celebrated the men and women who touch and care for countless lives each year — doctors.

Shannon travels across the country speaking for some of Canada's largest corporations and universities including IBM Canada, The Canadian Women's Foundation, University of Toronto, Ryerson University and Bishops University to name a few.

Luckychair is a boutique design studio specializing in web design & development, logos & corporate identity, and graphic design for small businesses, start - ups, non-profits, women - owned businesses, and entrepreneurs across the country.

«I am proud to be part of a Cabinet that has been recognized across the country for having women in critical leadership roles.

The pay - equity policy was championed by County Executive Mark Poloncarz as a way to make sure that men and women are paid equally for doing the same work — a widely studied issue across the country.

We say a prayer for our country: that all across this land, the Lord will raise up men and women like Billy Graham to spread a message of love and hope to every precious child of God.

Girls, young women, subject matter experts from the justice, law enforcement, and information and communication technology (ICT) sectors, along with educators, parents, program workers from across the country participated in consultations to identity gaps, challenges, promising practices, and recommendations for strategies to end cyberviolence.

My own book — Sell Yourself Without Selling Your Soul ™ from HarperCollins — a best - seller itself, has become the standard for women entrepreneurs across the country.

Co-presented by Scotiabank and KPMG, the WXN awards celebrate and highlight the professional achievements of women across the country in the private, public and not - for - profit sectors at a time when corporate Canada is under growing pressure to promote more female leaders into senior management and corporate director roles.

Miley Cyrus, on the other foam hand, has for years been a good, wholesome, fun and upstanding role model for young women across the country.

We knew that countless men and women across this country would welcome a version of Scripture readings for worship in...

Tough, smart, fearlessly outspoken, and possessed of an uncanny gift for strategically mobilizing her Middle American supporters (overwhelmingly women, those housewives from Peoria), she not only beat back the seemingly unstoppable ERA but played a key role in securing the presidential nominations of Barry Goldwater in 1964 and Ronald Reagan in 1980, paving the way for today's Bush presidency and Republican dominance of Congress and statehouses across the country.

During its 2014 Tour, the Truck was a supporter of the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women Movement, encouraging women across the country to live a healthier life, including eating the right foods like potaWomen Movement, encouraging women across the country to live a healthier life, including eating the right foods like potawomen across the country to live a healthier life, including eating the right foods like potatoes.

The FA WSL (Women's Super League) will feature eight teams from across the country competing for the inaugural Super League title.

My own experiences five years ago were * dismal *, and I know many women across the country who have received poor support ranging from bad advice to outright antagonism for breastfeeding exclusively to six months or - heaven forbid!

Dr. Fisher believes that dispassionate, rigorous study of birth across all settings is more important than ever given disparities in women's access to trained and licensed care providers, current and future physician workforce issues, rising costs of health care, and unacceptably high rates of adverse outcomes for mothers and infants in the U.S. compared to other industrialized countries.

(Caldwell, NJ)-- This Labor Day, as we honor the steadfast efforts of our country's workers, the Holistic Moms Network (HMN)-- a national non-profit with 130 Chapters across the U.S. — will be advocating for some of the toughest labor faced by women: childbirth.

However, across the country women are shamed for feeding their babies with their bodies.

From first - time moms to childbirth veterans, women across the country are signing on for solo deliveries.

As a result of her work at the Women's Bridget was invited to speak at the National Literacy Trust conference and as a result of this, in addition to teaching parents, she runs workshops for Health Professionals, Birth Workers and Children's Centre Staff on optimising the start for babies as well as giving regular conference talks across the country.

Additional reasons for deciding not to breastfeed can include concern about the quality and quantity of breast milk, and partner and family support, which are common across developed and developing countries.10, 11 Women who decide not to breastfeed are also more likely to have smoked during their pregnancy, be primiparous mothers (i.e., having their first child), and to have a child born low birth weight or with complex health issues such as cystic fibrosis.9, 12 Prenatal and post-natal stressful experiences may also reduce the duration of breastfeeding.13 Finally, several studies suggest that mother's who return to work within the first 6 months postpartum or anticipate an early return to full - time employment, are less likely to breastfeed.

US Senate candidate Wendy Long is trying to turn the tables on an issue Democrats including her opponent Senator Kirsten Gillibrand have been hammering across the country for the past few months — the war on women's rights.

His wife Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings was the lead organizer of the women, who offered their unalloyed support for the NDC across the country.

During her speech, she acknowledged the «thousands of women» running for office across the country, and said that she was «honored to be joining their ranks.»

She said there are 11,000 women running for office across the country in Tuesday's elections.

Congresswoman Slaughter was a longtime friend to CSEA and steadfast advocate for working men and women in New York and across the country.

According to Health Secretary Andy Burnham, «Jade's bravery and openness in her fight against cervical cancer has brought home to young women across the country the importance of regularly going for these checks.»

«As many of you know, my boss, Ann Wagner (MO - 2), and Congresswoman Diane Black (TN - 6) have worked over the last year to recruit, support and promote Republican women candidates for Congress across the country,» wrote Christian Morgan, Wagner's chief of staff.

This will translate into GH cents 27,500,000 for all the 275 Constituency Women Organisers of the party across the country.

«This is an electoral sea change led by pro-choice Democratic women who are driving the momentum for Democrats at the ballot box across the country,» said Schriock.

«We're in the midst of a watershed moment in the struggle for women's rights across this country and one of the key motivators in my decision to do this is our state's need for a champion on issues ranging from pay equity to health care and reproductive rights to freedom from sexual harassment and workplace discrimination,» Berman said in a press release.

As women prepare to protest in sister marches in Washington, D.C., New York City and across the country on Saturday, more than 6,000 nationwide have signed up to boycott everything from fake smiles to paid jobs to laundry for two days starting tomorrow.

Like other Democratic women running for office across the country, Teachout is also using the man at the top of the Republican ticket against her opponent.

She also happens to be one of hundreds of progressive women running for office across the country.