Sentences with phrase «greater gender equity»

The initial pilot intervention, titled Dosti Ka Safar (The Journey of Friendship) is built on Lions Quest lessons and programming, and will help foster and cultivate greater gender equity among 2,000 youth in New Delhi and surrounding regions.

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 America.

While 2018 has marked a watershed moment with regard to women running for elected office, we know that there is still much work to be done to ensure greater gender equity, including more opportunities for women to have many seats at the political and business leadership table.

Not exact matches

«To get the full change to happen, we probably need not only greater representation of women, but we need to see also a cultural shift in organizations that really places greater value on gender equity in the workplace, and makes it more legitimate and acceptable for women to lend a helping hand to other women in the work place.»

The WE FOR SHE conference will play an important role in growing our provincial economy and advancing gender equity by giving students a greater understanding of their career options and potential, expanding their confidence in what they can achieve, and giving them a chance to meet dynamic and successful role models.

The UN bureaucrats, Scandinavian politicos, Clinton Administration «global affairs» mavens, radical environmentalists, feminists, and population controllers who planned the conference intended it to be nothing less than the Great Cairo Turkey Shoot: a political slaughter in which the enemies of «individual autonomy,» «sustainable growth,» «global carrying capacity,» «reproductive rights,» «gender equity,» abortion - on - demand, and the sexual revolution would be utterly, decisively routed.

Any cost to employers or government would likely be offset by reduced costs through better retention of working mothers and the greater likelihood of their working to their education / skills levels: Goldman Sachs have estimated an economic boost of 13 % in Europe were gender equity achieved within the workplace.

PRE-SCHOOL THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL Almaden Country School, San Jose, CA The Berkeley School, Berkeley, CA The Blake School, Minneapolis, MN Canadian Teachers Federation, National Status of Women Conference, Ottowa, Ontario Catlin Gabel School Family Montessori School, El Cerrito, CA Gender Equity Council, Dade County, FL Georgetown Day School, Washington, DC Greater Edmonton Teachers Convention Association, Edmonton, Alberta The Laurel School for Girls, Cleveland, OH Head Royce School, Oakland, CA Educational Leadership Association, Toledo OH Epiphany School, Seattle, WA The Julia Morgan School for Girls, Oakland, CA Katherine Delmar Burke School, San Francisco, CA Lexington Community Education, Lexington, MA.

I'm speaking in a special session about women in science — highlighting the great work by members of our scientific community, but also speaking to promote gender equity in a field where, sadly, there are still wide gender gaps.

Over the years, gender equity in high school STEM classes has made great strides.

Fund (LDF) of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), highlights the continued need for greater educational equity, and warns that race and gender disparities in opportunity and academic achievement lead to high dropout rates, limited job opportunities, and increased risk of poverty for African American females.

In the quest to realize the benefits of gender diversity, integrating social equity is of great importance to driving investments in renewable energy, cutting carbon dioxide emissions and supporting environmental protection overall.

Even more thrilling is that in accepting this navigation tool Parties didn't forget about «the Great Eight» — the eight rights - related dimensions in the Paris Agreement preamble: human rights, indigenous peoples» rights, public participation, gender, just transition, ecosystem integrity and protection of biodiversity, food security, and intergenerational equity.

We have got some great tools on the ABA website for the ABA Commission on Women and the Gender Equity Task Force.

This issue of Management Solutions features two programs doing a great deal to accelerate gender equity in law firms: the Hastings Leadership Academy for Women and the Women in Law Empowerment Forum's Gold Standard Certification initiative.

In 2014, Credit Suisse released persuasive research indicating that companies with greater gender diversity on boards and in management exhibit higher returns on equity, higher valuations, and superior stock price performance.