Sentences with phrase «gender issues because»

I wonder if I was oblivious to gender issues because I had parents that said you can do and be anything you want to be and I just ignored that fact that being a woman wasn't going to make a difference.

Firewood collection in African society is a gender issue because it is done almost exclusively by women, noted Mendum, who said inadequate sources of cooking energy contribute to food insecurity, particularly for very low income, food - insecure individuals.

Not exact matches

Gender diversity and leadership in tech is an urgent issue to address, not merely to offer balance to a male - dominated industry, but because of the strength and impact of its ripple effect.

Because next week's focus will be on gender equality, it's probably best to focus questions on issues related to that... but, of course, it's YOUR interview!

Not because I don't understand — I do very much understand — why we also need to be looking at issues related to gender, race, ethnicity, nationality, etc..

The clearest association I make, of course, is with the gender equality discussion within evangelicalism — not only because it's an issue near to my heart, but also because we are dealing with many of the same biblical texts.

From Sarah: As a clergywoman in a Christian denomination, I wonder what your journey was like — were you always accepted because you were in Reform congregations, or were there still struggles over gender issues?

Is the gender inclusion more pressing because it doesn't actually affect his own position, whereas to say the same about gender identity and sexual orientation issues would require him to lay aside his own ordination?

In the case of Psalms, there is a delicate issue of practical judgment involved because it is at least conceivable that by now millions of Catholic women — I have no way of knowing — have become so sensitive to textual phenomena such as pronoun usage that the only way to make these poems accessible to them as vehicles for prayer is to observe strict gender neutrality in the language.

The preference for a male may be unspoken or obliquely voiced by search committees, especially in liberal Protestant denominations where «it is totally unacceptable to refuse» pastor candidates because of gender, race or ethnicity and it is «frowned upon» to make age or marital status an issue, said the study, published last year as part of the Pulpit & Pew project at Duke Divinity School.

These observations also bear on the inevitable objections of today's politically correct that Niebuhr's categories are useless because he himself does not deal with issues such as gender or race, or that he deals with the thought of elites instead of what the.

I have seen too much: — an arrogant pastor that told me to leave the grounds and slammed the church door behind him; another that told me «all bisexuals are promiscuous» and thought this was not bigotry nor prejudice; — a young well - meaning pastor that was my bodyguard once, and never returned to feed the poor in their tent - villages; — a wonderful older brother that helped feed the poor but was scolded by his church too many times for being corrupted by his friendship with me; — an elder with weight identity issues that had medical intervention who talked down to me since I had gender identity issues and medical intervention (I laughed during the meeting because the hypocrisy was amazing...); — an elder that was like Jesus without condemnation towards me, and amazing... but we had to meet in my home far away from his rejecting church.

So the «immoral agenda» he alleges is that any «man» who uses a woman's rest room or shower facilities because it best fits with what the individual feels is their gender identity by «mandate of law» is not doing so out of being a civil right issue and him being criticised for expressing that view.

so just because Owen and I disagree on gender issues doesn't mean I'd try to get him blocked or banned or censored.

And when it comes to discussing gender issues in particular, things get extra challenging because where outspoken men are often described as «passionate,» «convicted,» and «strong,» outspoken women are often perceived as «shrill,» «emotional,» «whiney,» and «bitchy.»

If you are a blogger, be especially open to guest posts, interviews, and book discussions when tackling topics like abuse, mental illness, gender issues, homosexuality, poverty, and injustice... because some stories just aren't yours to tell.

I'm hoping that I don't lose them over the coming days and weeks, because a lot of the social issues I write about (like gendering children) definitely pertain to childrearing, and a lot of these folks are very socially conscious and awesome people whom I am honored to have as readers.

New York State has issued a letter that says insurance companies can not deny a claim because a consumer identifies as a gender not typically associated with a service.

«This suggests the presence of children contributes meaningfully to the gender wage gap,» the authors write in the May issue of American Economic Review, though they also note that «[t] hese results should be interpreted with caution» because of various complicating factors.

«The fact that women are capable of contributing to the nation's scientific and engineering enterprise but are impeded in doing so because of gender and racial / ethnic bias and outmoded «rules» governing academic success is deeply troubling and embarrassing,» wrote the authors of a 2007 report on women in academic science and engineering issued by the National Academies [7].

Dr Holmes» previous research with people who had received treatment for an ED showed that even when a patient specifically asks to talk about questions of gender, their request may be ignored — either because such issues are seen as a low priority, or because health professionals have little training in this sphere.

I am also keenly aware that this issue isn't just a woman issue, that people everywhere are attacked because of many things, gender being only one.

Due to some issues on gender preference, some bisexuals find are faced with some problems when it comes to dating, but not anymore because now, there are multiple bisexual dating sites that accommodate them without prejudice.

Because no issue on the internet is really an issue until someone makes an infographic about it, here is an exceptionally thorough data visualization from the New York Film Academy examining gender inequality in American cinema.

Because of our society's cultural discomfort with issues of sexuality and gender, many educators ignore the bullying behavior or don't know how to intervene.

Initially, the BOE was hesitant to speak up; one member of the school board said that because the Superintendent is female, they had tiptoed around in an effort to be sensitive to potential gender dynamics issues.

But if the gender issue is the only obstacle then I will fight for it all the way, because as a Muslim, I know well the rights of women in Islam, and MIPA was a pioneer in teaching girls of the Muslim community in the early 20th century when no one in Beirut dared to do so.

The teacher claims she was the subject of discrimination because had her future spouse been of the opposite gender, there would have been no issue with the presentation.

These issues are hardly confined to race, of course — curators of exhibitions on gender, nationality, and other aspects of identity routinely encounter artists who decline to participate because they don't want to be considered in the context of «women artists,» «Jewish artists,» and so on.

What it means is that climate is not isolated from other issues such as gender equality or economic and racial justice, because causality runs both ways: those who are oppressed in other ways are precisely those who are vulnerable to the worst effects of climate change, and precisely those who are least responsible for its occurrence.

While I applaud firms for addressing a lot of the organizational issues (GLASS CEILING) impacting gender diversity (implicit bias training, flexible work arrangements, on and off ramps, etc.) I don't see firms doing enough to support women with what we refer to as STICKY FLOOR issues: the stuff that holds us back or causes us to Lean Out because we can't see a place for ourselves in the firm.

In a case that's already made headlines because of the issue of gender in school sports, a New Jersey judge has been charged with ethics violations for allegedly acting belligerently after her daughters were expelled from their parochial school during litigation against the school.

While no one should dictate what personal career choices a person makes, the Law Society of Upper Canada asserts that «we need to make sure [lawyers] don't leave [private practice] because of gender - related issues.»

With guaranteed issue life insurance policies, because there is no medical exam or underwriting, insurance companies have no information other than the applicant's age and gender on which to base the premiums.

Guaranteed Issue Under ACA, no one can be denied coverage or charged significantly higher premiums because of past health history (pre-existing conditions) or gender.

Because parental alienation perpetuates and exacerbates gender bias against women, I believe the syndrome sheds much more darkness than light on this difficult issue.

These include: finding new life after betrayal / trauma, assessing and treating ADHD and Asperger's (especially in girls and women, because the symptoms appear differently than in men), and exploring issues of sexuality and gender identity and health.»