Sentences with phrase «increase gender and race»

It's no secret that the legal profession continues to figure out whether and how to increase gender and race diversity, especially as corporate clients begin to demand it.

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Increase awareness of disparities in the etiologies, treatments and outcomes of traumatic childbirth based on race / ethnicity, religious affiliation, socioeconomic status, disability, sexual orientation, gender diversity, and other underserved populations

Men dominate S&E professorships, regardless of field and race.10 Among the top 50 universities in chemistry, physics, computer science, mathematics, and engineering, at least 69 % (most times this number is much higher) of the professors are men, according to a report recently released by University of Oklahoma chemistry professor Dr. Donna Nelson.9 The lack of female professors was far greater among minority women.9 Although the number of master's degrees and doctorates increased for every racial and gender category, except for white males, 1 white — and, to a lesser extent, Asian — men constituted the clear majority of S&E graduate and faculty positions between 1990 and 1999.9

The casting for Spider - Man: Homecoming is a promising start that will hopefully continue for Asian actors as well as increased diversity in terms of all races, genders, and sexualities.

There are few ways to poke that proverbial bear with greater effectiveness than to argue that increasing the diversity of casting in superhero movies is a good thing; not to mention, necessary, to reflect the growing fanbase of superhero and comic book movies, which continues to break down the barriers of race and gender (case in point: just ask Tumblr how many women love Tony Stark and Loki).

17.18 by 2020, enhance capacity building support to developing countries, including for LDCs and SIDS, to increase significantly the availability of high - quality, timely and reliable data disaggregated by income, gender, age, race, ethnicity, migratory status, disability, geographic location and other characteristics relevant in national contexts

As states across the U.S. move to adopt standardized tests as a means to determine grade promotion and school graduation, new research presented in the Harvard Educational Review shows that sole reliance on high - stakes tests as a graduation requirement may increase inequities among students by both race and gender.

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.

However, the percent of test - takers who are eligible for free and reduced lunch has fluctuated from year to year, and NAEP results have increased not just across race, but across all subgroups such as gender, disability status, and ELL status.

Besides the increase in bullying based on race and ethnicity, Villenas finds it particularly troubling that students continue to report hearing school staff members make remarks that are sexist (21 %), homophobic (15 %), racist (14 %), or otherwise negative relating to students» gender expression (26 %), academic ability (23 %) or religion (14 %).

I'm proud of the impact we've made, but we need to double - down on our efforts at a time when so many students are being targeted or unfairly treated because of their race, religion, gender, and nation of origin; when vital funding that helps disadvantaged children is at risk; and when proven solutions that can significantly increase the number of children who read by third grade and who graduate high school career or college ready still aren't in place across our nation.

Significant investments may be required to ensure that power generation keeps up with rising demand associated with rising temperatures.38, 39 Finally, vulnerability to heat waves is not evenly distributed throughout urban areas; outdoor versus indoor air temperatures, air quality, baseline health, and access to air conditioning are all dependent on socioeconomic factors.29 Socioeconomic factors that tend to increase vulnerability to such hazards include race and ethnicity (being a minority), age (the elderly and children), gender (female), socioeconomic status (low income, status, or poverty), and education (low educational attainment).

But in employment matters, U.S. Federal law, and the law of all of the 50 United States, prohibit discrimination in decisions about, and the terms and conditions of, employment based on, among others, age, gender, race, religion, national origin, pregnancy, disability, and with increasing frequency sexual preference.

This page is connected to my research blog.I write about social justice to increase understanding of social difference (including, race, gender and sexuality).

After controlling for age, gender, race, marital status, education, lifetime depression, parental depression, income and lifetime alcohol use disorder, researchers determined that parental divorce increased the likelihood of suicide attempt by 14 percent.