Sentences with phrase «gender inequalities by»

«They work to tackle racial and gender inequality by raising wages of women, black and Hispanic workers.

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Her firm was started by capitalizing on gender inequality, she added, to change the status quo in the industry.
Time's Up also aims to establish gender parity at talent agencies and studios and has urged women walking the red carpet at the Golden Globes on Sunday to raise awareness by wearing black and discussing gender inequality.
The conclusion is stark: «There are very few things, that we know of, that have such a clear effect on gender inequality as being raised by a working mother,» McGinn told Working Knowledge.
According to a report by the World Economic Forum, Saudi Arabia is one of the worst countries in the world in terms of gender inequality.
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A political, social, economic policy upheaval that will dramatically alter the playing field for millions of Americans by significantly reducing economic and gender inequality?
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Led by a feminist Prime Minister who campaigned on a promise of inclusive growth, Canada is well placed to become a global leader in tackling the twin struggles of gender and economic inequality.
There still exists inequality and oppression in the Church regarding women religious, propounded by the use of gender - specific language:
Judging by the #Justice4Janet hashtag from October, people are looking for true fairness and reconciliation between the two, in addition to bucking against what appears to be an example of racial and gender inequalities on display as a microcosm.
This approach recognizes that the family crisis is caused both by cultural changes and by social - systemic developments in areas of work, economics, child care and gender inequality.
Yes, there are patriarchal societies that have gender inequality and allow religion - based polygyny only, and people cite problems in those societies, but the problems are not caused by polygamy.
They are caused by sexism and gender inequality under the law.
The story - A woman's work is never done is based on Jacqueline Scott and Anke Plagnol's 2012 paper «Work — family conflict and well - being in Northern Europe», which was published as part of an edited collection by Jacqueline Scott, Shirley Dex and Anke Plagnol (Gendered lives: Gender Inequalities in Production and Reproduction, Edward Elgar publishers).
It will also reintroduce gender inequality in the UK pensions system by the back door, because female state pension age will not even reach 65 until 2020.
It has been asked to «investigate how people's life chances are affected by gender, race, disability, age and other important aspects of inequality such as where they were born, what kind of family they were born into, where they live and their wealth».
The study, which was published earlier this month in the International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health, compared gender inequality across Europe as measured by perceived exposure to «work - related psychosocial hazards.»
If that were true, then the Scandinavian region would show the least gender inequality, followed by the Continental and Anglo - Saxon regions, Southern Europe, and then Eastern Europe.
«This research by no means blames women for gender inequality but rather uncovers a novel environmental factor that might contribute to inequality, beyond the well - documented effects of gender biases and discrimination,» said Stephen Garcia, U-M associate professor of organizational studies and psychology.
Larger sex differences in obesity rates were reported in countries with greater gender inequality, quantitatively assessed by the global gender gap index, and the gender inequality index in multicountry ecological studies (7 — 9).
The dimension of female obesity was found to be greater in countries characterized by gender inequality, derived by social or economic data (7).
Black, Latin and Asian women are doubly impacted by gender and racial inequality in science careers.
As a mother of a boy and a girl, I've been surprised at how differently they are treated by many people and how children's toys and clothes are still labeled for boys and girls — gender differences that quickly turn into damaging inequalities.
BoF analysis of the four major fashion weeks highlights the ongoing gender inequality of the industry, with just 40 percent of womenswear brands led by female designers.
Jon summarizes his experiment by saying that while there are differences, that doesn't mean there's inequality or that either gender has an inherent disadvantage in online dating.
In January, the #MeToo movement gave way to Time's Up, a coalition of 300 (and growing) prominent women in Hollywood standing up against the systemic problem of not only sexual misconduct, but also to address the imbalance of power in the workforce confounded by issues of gender disparity in jobs and pay leading to ongoing injustice and inequality.
This problem — a systemic imbalance of power in the workforce confounded by issues of gender disparity in jobs and pay leading to ongoing injustice and inequality — is what led 300 prominent women in Hollywood, including Shonda Rhimes, Reese Witherspoon and America Ferrera, to form a coalition called Time's Up.
After a year rocked by the Harvey Weinstein scandal and a tide of sexual misconduct allegations that followed, women in the film industry highlighted gender inequality and the fight against sexual harassment at the Golden Globes.
Naomie Harris, Tessa Thompson and Gemma Arterton were among the stars joined by activists campaigning against sexual harassment and gender inequality.
And given the highly publicized effort to highlight the issues of gender inequality, sexual assault and harassment, it was nice to see a range of A-listers decked out in labels helmed by female designers, including «The Crown's» Claire Foy in a black, double - breasted Stella McCartney suit, «The Handmaid's Tale's» Samira Wiley in a black A-line Romona Keveža Collection gown, Elisabeth Moss and Natalie Portman in Dior (which tapped Maria Grazia Chiuri as its first female artistic director in 2016) and Sam Rockwell, Diane Kruger and Gary Oldman in Prada.
Given what's happened in the past few months - along with continuing gender inequality in film and TV, as further evidenced by five dudes filling out the Best Director slots in a year where Greta Gerwig, Dee Rees, Sofia Coppola, Kathryn Bigelow, Angela Robinson and Angelina Jolie all could have been worthy nominees - something as simple as a fashion trend can really get a message across.
In Pakistan, progress of educational indicators have been hampered by a range of issues like negligible budgetary allocations to education, low literacy and enrolment rates, significantly high dropout rates, and acute regional and gender inequalities (Shaikh, 2006).
In order to shed light on the precarious situation of youth in Uruguay, we argue that Uruguayan youth's decisions on their transition to adulthood are strongly determined by structural factors such as intergenerational and gender inequality.
Her reporting shows that gender inequality has much wider consequences than some might think: «Gender inequality fuels social instability, crime, and local conflict [and] women's subordination is substantially enforced by their exclusion from the money system.&gender inequality has much wider consequences than some might think: «Gender inequality fuels social instability, crime, and local conflict [and] women's subordination is substantially enforced by their exclusion from the money system.&Gender inequality fuels social instability, crime, and local conflict [and] women's subordination is substantially enforced by their exclusion from the money system.»
Therefore he could be said to have a possibly have feminist or MRA stance because he sees a gender inequality and is angered by it... that both fit is partly where the confusion a lot of people have expressed, seems to come from.
Comparing gender discrimination and inequality in indie and traditional publishing Chart: Books are cheaper in genres dominated by women Photo: pixabay.com
Just as our society is no longer willing to abide by racial discrimination and gender inequality, we're also becoming far less tolerant of the mass killing of our best friends and family members.
The film — which focuses on three women exploring their sexuality and experiencing gender inequality in New York City — was made by an all - female crew and co-directed by Kate Millett, a prominent feminist activist and writer who is best known for her 1970 book Sexual Politics.
From small non-profit art centers to major cultural institutions in the region, these partners will be highlighting gender and race inequalities, taking on stereotypes and hypocrisies, and promoting artistic expression by the often overlooked and underrepresented.
A timely addition to the 2017 exhibition calendar, the British Museum's spring blockbuster will bring together works by Jasper Johns, Ed Ruscha and Kara Walker to reveal how artists have responded to key events in US history over the last 50 years — from the assassination of JFK to the Vietnam War and the AIDS crisis, as well as their personal experiences with racism and gender inequality.
The images are complicated by her position as an artist in relationship to these institutions as well as by the constellation of race and gender inequality, agency and access that surround them.
Developing its collection of contemporary art that addresses politically charged issues, the museum has also acquired a large work on paper by Kara Walker, who is celebrated for her artistic explorations of racial inequality, and a photograph by Shirin Neshat that explores gender within post-revolutionary Iran.
An installation dedicated to the performative videos of women artists, exploring the role of the body, complexity of the mind, and inequalities fostered by both gender and political prejudice — including Marina Abramović's AAA - AAA (1978), Joan Jonas's Vertical Role (1972), and Martha Rosler's Semiotics of the Kitchen (1975).
From small non-profit art centers to major cultural institutions in the region, these partners will be highlighting gender and racial inequalities, taking on stereotypes and hypocrisies, and promoting artistic expression by the often overlooked and underrepresented.
From the 1960s to today, feminist artists have helped move art and culture forward by championing underrepresented women and protesting gender inequality.
Micol Hebron, a Los Angeles - based artist, is inspired by the work of Carolee Schneemann, a feminist artist that made art history in 1975 by performing naked to protest gender inequality in the art world.
Carlson critiques gender inequalities and the romantic notion of the (male) genius artist by creating a fictional -LSB-...]
Carlson critiques gender inequalities and the romantic notion of the (male) genius artist by creating a fictional narrative using liner notes from Classical music LPs and collaged snapshot photographs.
While Eisenman's early work overtly explored identity, gender, sexuality, family dynamics or inequality through provocative subject matter, Winter Solstice 2012 Dinner Party articulates her more recent preoccupation with portraits of individuals or groups engaged in different social activities — inspired equally by French Impressionist bourgeois café scenes, the dystopian visions of James Ensor and the casual gatherings with friends and fellow New Yorkers.
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