Sentences with phrase «gender equality around»

Whether it's leading a national conversation about gun control or fighting for girls» education and gender equality around the world, an increasing number of young women are stepping forward as change agents.

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By allowing women around the world access to family planning tools, Gates says communities would see increased health, economic development and gender equality.

We have witnessed over the last couple of weeks a surge of conversations and activities across Canada and beyond around the issue of gender equality.

This week on Facebook, we had several powerful conversations around Anne Graham Lotz's words on gender equality and Boz Tchividjian's article about churches that support spousal abuse.

Around the world, governments are emphasizing women's participation in the labor force as a solution for economic growth, gender equality, and poverty reduction.

Lactation consultants around the world are transforming world health by helping families build a solid foundation for maternal and child health, gender equality and sustainable health care.

Related: It will take Ghana 50 years to achieve gender equality — Abantu According to the WEF, the report shows that there «remain huge differences in the opportunities for women in the best and worst performing countries around the world.»

With 90 million people watching worldwide, King prevailed in three sets (6 - 4, 6 - 3, 6 - 3), and the match became a cornerstone of second - wave feminism, putting sports at the heart of a national conversation around gender equality.

When the film premiered at Sundance last year, the world was a much different place, with the very beginning of a new presidential administration and months before the popular conversation around gender equality had reached its current cultural volume.

This year, again on the eve of Hollywood's biggest night, Arquette championed gender equality, co-hosting the first Dinner for Equality, gathering luminaries from entertainment, politics, and business to rally around the cause.

Reinforcing the frustration felt by all, the words of Marina Parvin, from the Indigenous Mundas community in Bangladesh and representing the Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD) were read by Carmen Capriles of Bolivia to bleary - eyed delegates around 3:00 AM in the closing moments of the extended negotiating session, «I have travelled all the way from Bangladesh, leaving my home and family, hoping to see a commitment to an effective and equitable new agreement that is binding, ambitious and transformative; a commitment to uphold human rights, gender equality, and the rights of future generations.»

The MDG we are focusing on today is to promote gender equality and empower women around the world.

«Until School - Related Gender - Based Violence is eliminated in and around schools across the world, many of the ambitious targets set by the global community through the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to provide safe and supportive learning environments, to achieve gender equality and to end violence against women and girls, will not be realized,» said UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo - Gender - Based Violence is eliminated in and around schools across the world, many of the ambitious targets set by the global community through the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to provide safe and supportive learning environments, to achieve gender equality and to end violence against women and girls, will not be realized,» said UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo - gender equality and to end violence against women and girls, will not be realized,» said UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo - Ngcuka

Each of the programs reinforce civic values: empathy, tolerance, gender equality, and are based around the United Nations» Sustainable Development Goals.

Each of the programs reinforce civic values: empathy, tolerance, gender equality, and are based around the...

Heifer provides support for women's groups, training in gender equality and the means to send girls to school to help empower women around the world to reach their full potential.

«Many of the societal norms Lipi and Rahman challenge within the context of their native Bangladeshi culture have deep resonances around the world — from issues of personal identity to gender equality to migration,» said Caitlín Doherty, curator of the exhibition and Deputy Director of Curatorial Affairs at the Broad MSU.

Contemporary artists aged 18 to 80 from around the world have created these artworks that were inspired by such issues as racism, sexism, discrimination, health care, climate change, transgender rights, white supremacy, gender equality, and gun control, among others.

The purpose of the Act is to promote gender equality and equal compensation between men and women through increased transparency around compensation.

Given that women's participation in the profession (thirty - seven percent) is still decades away from equaling that of men and that women have stalled at around twenty percent of partners (17 % for equity and 23 % for income partners) for many years now, it is clear that women still have a very long way to go to mirror the gender equality that law schools have enjoyed for over twenty years.

I recently wrote about how women on boards is better for financial returns, laying out a foundation for those who may be less familiar with the terminology around diversity and inclusion and providing a strong «business case» for gender equality among decision - makers based on the most recent research.

Beyond this, while the reporting doesn't measure pay equality and is intended as a motor of social change, revelations about women systemically being paid lesser salaries are bound to shine a spotlight on wider issues around discrimination on gender or minority lines.

It lays out a foundation for those less familiar with the terminology around diversity and inclusion, and provides a strong business case for gender equality among decision - makers based on the most recent research.

How to maximize being a pro athlete to facilitate conversation and action around issues such as police brutality, gender equality and gay rights.

Grants awarded to - date include: Education Development Center, Inc.: Identifying Cross-Cutting Non-Cognitive Skills for Positive Youth Development; JA Worldwide: Amplifying the Voice of Young People around the World; Komo Learning Centres: KLC Youth - Led Club Documentary Project; Restless Development: Inspire, Influence and Inform: a video series highlighting young people's role in Positive Youth Development programs; Mercy Corps: Girl Research and Learning Power (GRL Power); Waves for Change: Moving beyond data disaggregation: utilizing evaluation systems to promote gender equality in sports development for youth at scale.