Sentences with phrase «gender barriers of»

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Felena Hanson is smashing the gender barrier in the male - dominated world of coworking space startups.

The 91 - year - old entrepreneur smashed the gender barrier in the old boys club of produce and brought some 200 unusual edibles out of obscurity and onto our pl...

However, Morneau, who also announced the introduction of up to five weeks of parental leave for fathers or non-birth parents to encourage greater sharing of child - rearing responsibilities, did not address a question on the limits of legislation and what the government can do to address societal barriers that could contribute the gender pay gap.

In August, when Askew stepped into her role as First Captain of the U.S. Military Academy's Corps of Cadets, her leadership position broke both racial and gender barriers.

Negative attitudes toward the idea of women as senior pastors are well documented in Edward C. Lehman, Jr.'s, sociological study Women Clergy: Breaking Through Gender Barriers (Transaction, 1985) The author analyzed detailed responses from 1,720 Presbyterian lay - people and 1,143 Presbyterian clergy concerning a wide range of attitudes toward women in ministry.

There are no gender barriers because male and female, slave and free only made sense before the terror of Pentecost disrupted everything.

Gender blindness is not yet sweeping across America, but if one little boy in Pennsylvania can leap the cultural barrier, perhaps in some rosy, not too distant future, the rest of the country will follow his example.

THE MASCULINITY of the matador is sacred in Spain, but in the PBS documentary Ella Es El Matador (She Is the Matador) we meet two women trying to break that gender barrier and open the sport to all.

Gender Convergence in Domestic Work: discerning the effects of interactional and institutional barriers in large - scale data.

It is a fundamental goal of Waldorf education to bring students to an understanding and experience of the common humanity of all the world's peoples, transcending any stereotypes, prejudices, or divisive barriers of race, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, creed, religion, national origin, or ethnicity.

Some practical problems arising from the issues mentioned above in Iraq are: 1) the lack of security during and after displacement (between areas controlled by ISIS and the government controlled locations); and 2) the barriers to access basic services such as WASH, shelter, food, education, child protection and Gender Based Violence, among others.

Describing additional progress in the areas of health, gender equality, trade, investment and market access, he emphasized «we are ready to do business with the world» but stressed that regional and global markets must be free of distortions such as subsidies, tariffs and non-tariff barriers and that international community must live up to the aspirations of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Doha Agenda.

Breaking down gender barriers will bring more energy and fresh perspectives into the world of science.

From Viola Davis» inspiring Emmys speech to Ruth Bader Ginsberg's brave fight (and win) for the legalization of same - sex marriage, and from Misty Copeland breaking down race barriers in the dance world to Amy Schumer slamming gender stereotypes in her show, women have made giant leaps this year, setting exceptional examples for little girls everywhere.

Although most of their members are from the U.S., it also caters to users from across the globe, and there are no barriers for those hoping to pursue a romance with the same gender.

While challenging gender and class barriers thanks to her position of power, she also becomes romantically entangled with the court's landscape artist (Matthias Schoenaerts).

A Little Chaos should be about a lowly but talented young woman's penetration of the gender and social barriers of the 17th century but in essence it is a formulaic love story.

The reach of the action / comedy franchise extends beyond all racial, age, and gender barriers, and crosses cultural borders worldwide - which is why there's so much pressure on Feig and company to produce a high quality movie.

There are few ways to poke that proverbial bear with greater effectiveness than to argue that increasing the diversity of casting in superhero movies is a good thing; not to mention, necessary, to reflect the growing fanbase of superhero and comic book movies, which continues to break down the barriers of race and gender (case in point: just ask Tumblr how many women love Tony Stark and Loki).

This resource uses a clip from Americas Best Dance Crew, this dance troop are diverse in culture, gender and age - as the youngest is only 15, knowing small details like this can help students confidence and can go a little way to helping to break down barriers of gender and culture.

Gender based and cultural barriers to participation to sport will make up part of the new qualification, as well as ethical issues such as the increased commercialisation of sports, violence in sports and the use of performance enhancing drugs.

This attitude has evolved out of a career in which Collins has smashed through racial and gender barriers to create her own professional opportunities, and one in which she has also worked diligently for those who have come after her in pursuing their professional goals.

This 6 - session scheme of work explores barriers that women face both in and out of the workplace and asks questions which encourage all genders to consider how they and society are affected by this issue.

The project was a model where gender prospective approach enabled in understanding substantial women role in the public life of Darfur encouraging creating social relation where women and men joined together discussed the factors barriers women to play its role in public life especially cultural and socio - political barriers.

In fact, the Head of ICT Curriculum and Innovation at Good Shepherd Lutheran College on Queensland's Sunshine Coast regularly introduces his students to inspirational female role models currently working in IT, with the aim of breaking down gender barriers.

According to Joe Costello, Minister for Trade and Development, «The Review of the White Paper, and the Irish Presidency of the EU in the first half of 2013, present us with an opportunity to draw from [the Busan, Rio +20 and MDG Review] processes, and — critically — to bring the various strands together — breaking down any artificial barriers that exist between sustainable development, hunger, climate change, human rights, gender and other priority issues.»

And, in the aftermath of England's success in the Fifa Women's World Cup, there will be an opportunity to discuss gender - based and cultural barriers to participation in sport.

We place special emphasis on eliminating the racial, class, gender, and cultural barriers to equal opportunity posed by standardized tests, and preventing their damage to the quality of education.

This issue will explore how educators can address the barriers that create opportunity gaps for students on the basis of their socioeconomic level, race, ethnicity, and gender.

Julayne Virgil is the CEO of Girls Inc. of Alameda County where she leads the investment in thousands of girls in grades K - 12 in the East Bay as they navigate gender, economic, social and racial barriers to realize their full potential and to become the strong, smart and bold leaders of tomorrow.

Factors such as race, gender, ethnicity, level of English proficiency, socioeconomic backgrounds, sexual orientation, and gender identity should not become barriers to opportunities for gifted students.

SRI understands that as long as race, class, sexual orientation, immigration status, gender, gender identity, ability, religion, and ethnicity continue to predict the future life chances of children in our nation, we must work with schools and school systems to identify related barriers and obstacles to opportunity and development, disrupt their negative impact, eliminate the persistent disparities, and implement new policies and practices that support significant learning outcomes for each and every student.

Systemic and / or historic issues such as individual and institutionalized racism and classism; language barriers; gender bias; cultural blinders and a variety of prejudices represent profound challenges and obstacles to positive parent - teacher relationships.

A visually stunning overview of international aviation pioneers, women who broke gender barriers.

«I'm non binary, and it's cool as hell to be able to nudge that gender slider one way or the other... There's something really progressive about that, because it shows a possibility of positive fat embodiment, shows the way a world could be if there weren't these artificially constructed barriers and limitations.»

In her work, Saar voices her political, racial, religious and gender concerns in an effort to «reach across the barriers of art and life, to bridge cultural diversities and forge new understandings.»

Saar voices her political, racial, religious, and gender concerns in her art so that she may «reach across the barriers of art and life, to bridge cultural diversities, and forge new understandings.»

Estelle believes art is a universal language that best communicates human emotion as it breaks down barriers regardless of idiom, race, age, culture, gender, religion, country or ethnicity.

She became a de facto member of a very small group of African American artists who broke the color barrier, and the gender barrier, and who laid claim to abstraction on their own terms long before the current trend in African American abstraction (For instance, see Amber Jamilla Musser's essay in the October 2017 Brooklyn Rail).

Through her work, Lucas casts a particularly critical view towards gender stereotypes that seek to trespass cultural barriers of the western world.

Body Art was adopted by many male artists who saw its potential for breaking down barriers between the viewer and the artist, challenging gender stereotypes and confronting difficult aspects of everyday life.

We emphasize the complexities of these types of relationships to: (1) recognize the heterogeneity of gendered and generational perspectives within and across communities, (2) acknowledge the possibilities of productive discussions that place diverse ontological and epistemological conceptualizations of human - environmental dynamics together, (3) challenge top - down solutions, institutional norms, and bureaucratic restrictions that may serve as barriers to best practices, and (4) identify multimedia and internet - based outputs that can serve both local and researcher constituents.

The emancipatory power of these online communities are further evidenced by the fact that users can overcome traditional barriers to political recognition, including race or gender, in the anonymous world of online discourse.

Their experience of disability and therefore the barriers they face differ because of their disadvantaged social and economic conditions; the additional disadvantages they may experience because of their identification with other groups, for example, ethnic groups; further disadvantages they may experience due to the status they are accorded within these groups, for example, status resulting from age, gender, and sexual orientation; the type and severity of the disabilities they experience; and other disadvantages experienced because of the way that laws are written and implemented.

The disadvantages and marginalization experienced by persons with disabilities, and therefore the barriers to accessing justice they experience, will be heightened depending upon whether they also belong to certain other groups, for example, ethnic groups, and on their status within those groups, for example, status accorded as a result of age, gender, and sexual orientation.

The policy on preventing discrimination because of gender identity and gender expression explores how to remove barriers for trans individuals and end discrimination.

Certain members within these groups may experience further barriers because of their status within these groups, for example, status accorded to them because of gender, age or sexual orientation.

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Although it may seem like a minor change, it could in fact break the initial barrier for gender equality and the idea of everyone being equal no matter what sex you describe yourself as.

Transgender people of color living in poverty are impacted by these trends in specific ways; over 50 % of Black transgender women can expect to be arrested at some point in their lives, and because the world is so gendered and hostile to people who fall outside gender norms, they face numerous barriers to returning to a stable life.