Sentences with phrase «great roles for women»

It's hard to complain about anything in a year with so many great roles for women, both older and younger.

But Telluride, and Venice before it, offers up so many great roles for women — so many brilliantly told films about real and imaginary women: a gay rising tennis star, a cleaning lady who falls in love with a monster, an aging movie star, a bratty teenager, a young Cambodian girl, and on and on it goes.

The «Eleanor Rigby» star talks to TheWrap about the perplexing lack of great roles for women, even when it makes financial sense

I don't mean to diminish those nine performances — but it's no accident that this happens to women three times more often than men, simply because American films have so few great roles for women.

It's certainly true, if it even needs to be said, that great roles for women are far, far less common than they are for men.

Well, there should be no shock there except for the subject matter that included not a recommendation, but perhaps Carter's wish for a greater role for women in the Catholic church (really as a side note to the purpose for his communication with the Pope, and not argued to the Pope by Carter).

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She is a role model for millions of women and an inspiring speaker,» said Anne Giardini, Chair of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade and Chancellor of Simon Fraser University.

«Michelle Obama is a role model for millions of women and youth, and an inspiring speaker,» said Anne Giardini, Chair of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade and Chancellor of Simon Fraser University.

So great and splendid is the educational ministry of Christian parents that Saint Thomas has no hesitation in comparing it with the ministry of priests: «Some only propagate and guard spiritual life by a spiritual ministry: this is the role of the sacrament of Orders; others do this for both corporal and spiritual life, and this is brought about by the sacrament of marriage, by which a man and a woman join in order to beget offspring and bring them up to worship God.

A long time for a great evil — the religion of Paul which has spread across the world encouraging persecution of dissenters, slavery, an inferior societal role for women, persecution of homosexuals and criminalization of ordinary sexual behaviors of both gay and straight people, quite a few wars, poverty and ignorance.

Part of this re-education involves pushing for women to have a greater role in the Church.»

Neville i mentioned those people only because the discussion was talking about dominionism the combination of the church and state as a governing rule all those people were government leaders all of them suffered in there own way.Its was the suffering that prepared them for the roles that they were to play and there faith in God was what helped them get through.We are made stronger in our weakness no matter how important or unimportant we may appear to others.I guess it is easy to fall into the lie about political involvement that its hard to make change but some people have had a huge impact.Really it is God who deserves the praise he is the one that creats the opportunitys to make impact on the world as in our strength we can do nothing.In hebrews the great men and woman of faith there are those that seemed unimportant to the world and many suffered for there faith Our Lord knows everyone by name and every small act of faith we do he remembers because we do it out of our love for him that is what the christian walk is about living for Jesus and sharing that love with others.brentnz.

If your view on roles were correct, Paul's greetings in his letters would have been full of chastisements of these women for stepping outside of their roles, not the laudations which he gives them for their great work within the faith.

Although the changes in male / female roles represented by the women's liberation movement will undoubtedly cause severe problems in some marriages, and therefore disturb the children, the eventual benefits for marriage, families and parent - child relationships are great.

It will be a mutation of the soul and the spirit that will span months and years; it will involve enlarging muscle mass and increasing brain power; it will include the hormonal process by which a girl becomes a woman; it will entail the spiritual journey of a gifted amateur into a professional; and, even more burdensome and fascinating, it will require Michelle to publicly assume the role for which she is being cast — the greatest women's golfer ever, a potential savior of her sport.

For him, biology and psychology were the two greatest determining factors of the role of women in society.

While second - wave feminism got so many things so very right, and made possible a great many of the career and life choices my generation of women enjoys today, many in that group of feminist thinkers got one thing fundamentally wrong, and that is this: even for those of us who are also productively employed outside the home — whether by choice, necessity or both — our most valued, fulfilling role is the one we take on as mothers to our children.

Because Beyoncé looked great despite being pregnant with twins, and was energetic while carrying that load - and appeared to have held it together, others saw her as a role model for pregnant women.

«I think that's a great fit for her, and I think she would do a great job as she has been as the public advocate representing a very diverse city, and I think she has inspired other women of color to take on large roles like that,» Bichotte said.

Atlanta Black LGBT Coalition: «Rev. Warren's hateful opposition to civil rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and reproductive rights for women, and his intolerance of diversity contradict the values of freedom and equality that this day represents... Bestowing Rev. Warren such a prominent role does not foster greater understanding between divided communities.

Through participation in this civic leadership development program; students will become deeply familiar with the 1st & 19th Amendments guaranteed in the US Constitution and the role each amendment played in securing greater gender equity for women and appreciate the historical significance of Seneca Falls, NY as the Birthplace of Women's Rights in Amewomen and appreciate the historical significance of Seneca Falls, NY as the Birthplace of Women's Rights in AmeWomen's Rights in America.

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There are not a lot of great tall role models in the general public and so it is a treat to see a tall woman who has dressed appropriately for her height.

Variety plays a big role in the excitement of dating, and switching up your methods for meeting women offers a great way to keep you on your toes.

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These woman are willing to get married and carry out a traditional life of antiquated gender roles, but if you're looking for a trophy wife who doesn't speak great English but is great between the sheet and cleaning your house then you've come to the right place.

Sally Hawkins (so wonderful in Happy - Go - Lucky) portrays Rita O'Grady, the Ford sewing machinist who reluctantly takes on the leadership role in the battle for equal pay for women in Great Britain.

Stiller is paired to great effect with Greta Gerwig in a breakout role as an aspiring musician with her own self - esteem issues, a woman who kind of falls for Greenberg despite his off - putting demeanor.

All the film seems willing to go to the mat for, is to tick off a laundry list off the artist's lifetime accomplishments and why the filmmaker deems her to be a great artist and a role model for Mexican women.

Released: September 29 Cast: Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood, Henry Thomas, Carel Struycken Director: Mike Flanagan (Hush) Why it's great: Like 128 Hours for BDSM amateurs, this adaptation of Stephen King's psychological novella gifts Gugino — long overlooked by Hollywood and underappreciated by her directors — the role of a lifetime, as Jessie, a woman handcuffed to a bed by her recently deceased husband who struggles to break free before starvation, dehydration or something worse sets in.

Also, continuing with the stronger role women play in this franchise, Michelle Yeoh is a great addition and partner for Bond, as they investigate the media mogul, Elliot Carver.

Yet while her schedule might be crazy, the actor is the first one to say that, considering how few great roles there are for women in Hollywood, she wouldn't trade it for the world.

At the film's recent press day, Tatum, Bomer, Manganiello, Nash, Rodriguez, Stephen «tWitch» Boss, Jada Pinkett Smith, Amber Heard, Andie MacDowell, Donald Glover, Jacobs and Carolin talked about their favorite moment from the shoot, how the first film inspired the sequel, the decision to cast Pinkett - Smith in a role originally written for a guy, why the male camaraderie was so important to the film, how they fit all the dance routines into the movie, the amazing finale with 900 extras, what they've learned about what women want, and why this is a great date movie.

For those unfamiliar, the show follows the Pfeffermans: Maura, née Mort, a former Los Angeles pater familias (the great Jeffrey Tambor, who just picked up his second consecutive Emmy for the role) who, after 20 years of secrecy, has decided to openly live her life as a woman; Maura's ex-wife; and her three adult children, who are all working through their own sex -, gender -, and identity - related questions as weFor those unfamiliar, the show follows the Pfeffermans: Maura, née Mort, a former Los Angeles pater familias (the great Jeffrey Tambor, who just picked up his second consecutive Emmy for the role) who, after 20 years of secrecy, has decided to openly live her life as a woman; Maura's ex-wife; and her three adult children, who are all working through their own sex -, gender -, and identity - related questions as wefor the role) who, after 20 years of secrecy, has decided to openly live her life as a woman; Maura's ex-wife; and her three adult children, who are all working through their own sex -, gender -, and identity - related questions as well.

Jenkins and co present a wealth of awesome women, of course (Lucy Davis is great, as are many Amazonians played by Connie Nielsen, Robin Wright, and Lisa Loven Kongsli as well as Elena Anaya's evil Dr. Maru), but there's also juicy roles for Danny Huston, David Thewlis, and Ewen Bremner.

Several decades after the Sexual Revolution swept across the United States (and around the world) during the late 1960s, it's all too easy to gloss over just how earth - shattering a change the movement for greater feminine freedom made in the lives of so many women and their families, and to women's roles in society.

Ageism has long been a hot topic in Hollywood, amid concerns writers and directors are failing to create great leading roles for mature women onscreen.

Apart from your plays, which do feature some great women's roles, your movies aren't exactly known for the complexity of the female characters, are they?

[3] This searing example of institutional disadvantage makes clear that being a great artist was not a role permitted for women and that the tiny band of women artists who earned success — many in their eighties, as the Guerilla Girls remind you — were aberrations, downright revolutionaries, who had a good deal of luck and a hell of lot of persistence to rise above their circumstances in order for their work to be seen at all — and then still labeled feminine.

Isn't this a great opportunity for Britain's sportsmen and women to take part in a whole range of artistic events and even take cameo roles in plays and films?

As the first woman on the position, Tuija Lindström was significant for the introduction of a more artistic and theoretical photography where philosophy and art history were incorporated in the training, and served as a great role model and predecessor for female photographers.

One of the greatest photographers of the late 20th century, the American camera artist Cindy Sherman is famous for her focus on the nature of reality, and for raising challenging questions concerning the role of women in society, the issue of media and culture from a feminist perspective, as well as the creation and meaning of art.

Additionally, women tend to play a greater role than men in natural resource management — farming, planting, protecting and caring for seedlings and small trees — and in ensuring nutrition and as care providers for their families.

«freedom of choice, the individual takes all, user pays, the darwinian survival of the fittest, the fundamentalism of religion, the oppression of labour to complete flexibility, the crude elevation of the entrepreneur beyond the ethics of their behaviour, the mocking of the role of the state in any service, the quest for ever lower taxes and the shrinkage of government, the failure to admit privatisation disasters, the ignoring of education and health needs for the majority, the failure to pursue greater equality for women, the worship of wealth for some at the expense of wellbeing for many, freedom to carry guns, deny climate change, the penchant for war and national might over peace time government services, and finally the deeply flawed assumption that competition prevails in any market (and every market) if you just stand back and watch it»

Let's really be direct and talk about caregiving roles and what I call the double binder, I don't call it that, it's been called that before, the double bind which is this sort of pressure to be a great worker, pressure to be very successful in your profession, and then this pressure to be very successful as a mother, a caregiver, a spouse and how that creates this situation that could be a bit of a pressure cooker and for many women they find I think that there's just often pressure to move out of either a type of legal profession or move out of the profession entirely in order to meet the pressure that is placed on so many moms.

Surely, after years and years of organized efforts, these initiatives must have led to great strides for women in our profession, with more and more women moving up the ladder to take leadership roles in their firms, right?

In working with individuals and couples, as well as children and adolescents and their families, I have great appreciation for the importance of addressing developmental milestones across the lifespan.Whether adolescent identity or women's role conflicts, the client's understanding of both developmental challenges and cultural context is central to lasting positive therapy outcomes.»

Given the role of serotonergic neurotransmission in cognitive control and impulsivity (Gorwood et al. 2000; Mann et al. 2001; Purselle and Nemeroff 2003; Retz et al. 2004; Strobel et al. 2007; Walderhaug et al. 2007; see, however, Clark et al. 2005 for negative evidence), the current findings of greater error - evoked thalamic activity in women seem to indicate a potentially useful intermediate neural phenotype to further elucidate gender differences in depression.

Despite the idea that there are more egalitarian gender roles in heterosexual relationships, this research indicates more traditional attitudes for the first date — there are higher expectations for men to initiate, plan and pay for the date.1 According to this work, the vast majority of which focuses on first date scripts held by heterosexual undergraduate students, both men and women think that men have greater sexual expectations and are more likely to make a sexual move on the first date.1, 2