Trends in time use going back to 1965 clearly show how
the increased participation of women in the workforce has affected the amount of time mothers devote to paid work.
These changes are brought about principally by
the increased participation of women in employment, but this has led to a cultural shift in the way men view caring for children — as women's aspirations have changed, so have men's: the desire to participate more in the lives of their children is growing in all social groups, particularly among younger parents.
The main objective of WIGB is to
increase the participation of women in international trade and investment.
In recent decades, policymakers, research organizations, and funders of science have made efforts to
increase the participation of women in science teams, leadership roles, and evaluation panels.
It practices this principle in the selection and promotion of its employees and by opening its membership to all who are interested; by encouraging its nominating committees to nominate both women, minority, and handicapped scientists and engineers for the elective positions; and by attempting to
increase the participation of women, minority, and handicapped scientists and engineers in all of its activities.
It practices this principle in the selection and promotion of its employees and by opening its membership to all who are interested; by encouraging its nominating committees to nominate women, minority, and handicapped scientists and engineers for elective positions; and by attempting to
increase the participation of women, minority, and handicapped scientists and engineers in all of its activities.
WISE Newfoundland and Labrador had its genesis in the late 1980s as part of a nonprofit, national volunteer organization dedicated to
increasing the participation of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics careers by improving awareness that these professions represent rewarding and exciting options for women.
The United Nations Climate Change Secretariat released its first ever annual report this week, in which it held up its «Gender Action Plan» as a key to
increasing the participation of women in responding to global warming.
Not exact matches
Women's participation in business and MBA programs has grown more than five-fold since the 1970s, and the increase in the number of engineering degrees granted to women has grown almost ten
Women's
participation in business and MBA programs has grown more than five-fold since the 1970s, and the
increase in the number
of engineering degrees granted to
women has grown almost ten
women has grown almost tenfold.
On her thoughts towards the opportunities in the UAE, Al Kaabi talks about the rise
of support for
women entrepreneurs, particularly in the investment space, as well as initiatives such as WOMENA, and the
increase participation for female entrepreneurship.
Indeed, one
of the predominant themes
of the budget is
increasing the workforce
participation of women, which many say will bring big economic benefits for Canada.
The percentage
of women coached by
women has declined to an all - time low, even while Title IX, which prohibits sex - based discrimination in any education program or activity that receives federal dollars, has dramatically
increased participation numbers for female athletes.
He noted the federal government's budget last month made commitments aimed at
increasing the labour - force
participation of women.
The fiscal plan tabled Tuesday in the House
of Commons was packed with billions
of dollars worth
of new investments, including measures to
increase the labour - force
participation of women.
«This report establishes a baseline against which we can measure the collective impact
of #movethedial as we continue to
increase the
participation and advancement
of women in our tech community,» says Chris Dulny, National Technology Sector Leader at PwC Canada.
We were able to grow our way out
of our debt problem after WWII because
of the huge
increase in labor
participation (16 million soldiers came home and
women entered the workforce), a world that needed our factories and the Marshall plan which financed our exports.
«Greater
participation of women in boardrooms is necessary and the way to do this is to increase the number of senior female executives from which board members can be drawn,» said Carrie Hartnell, associate director of Intellect's Women in IT F
women in boardrooms is necessary and the way to do this is to
increase the number
of senior female executives from which board members can be drawn,» said Carrie Hartnell, associate director
of Intellect's
Women in IT F
Women in IT Forum.
In particular, this means
increased focus on education, immigration, social infrastructure and the
participation of women and indigenous peoples in the economy.
The
increased differentiation
of institutions and their autonomy from religion, the expansion
of the power
of the state, the higher rates
of participation by both men and
women in the wage economy, the
increased delegation
of family functions like education, leisure and food preparation to the market and the state — all these trends weaken family functions.
WLA has a vested interest in improving the health and diversity
of the agriculture sector, and our Charter recognises the important and positive role that
women can contribute as a result
of increased participation, particularly at senior / executive levels within organisations.
The strengths
of the study include the ability to compare outcomes by the
woman's planned place
of birth at the start
of care in labour, the high
participation of midwifery units and trusts in England, the large sample size and statistical power to detect clinically important differences in adverse perinatal outcomes, the minimisation
of selection bias through achievement
of a high response rate and absence
of self selection bias due to non-consent, the ability to compare groups that were similar in terms
of identified clinical risk (according to current clinical guidelines) and to further
increase the comparability
of the groups by conducting an additional analysis restricted to
women with no complicating conditions identified at the start
of care in labour, and the ability to control for several important potential confounders.
The Title IX Education Amendment has done more for girls than simply
increase their
participation in sports, it has had a positive impact on the lives
of women.
An unintended consequence
of the
increase in sports
participation by girls and young
women over the past thirty years has been an extraordinary rise in the incidence
of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in young female athletes.
A higher proportion
of women in Cabinet has also been found to
increase women's conventional political
participation — and this effect is stronger than the effect
of more
women in Parliament.
Sobrino wrote that «under Governor Cuomo's leadership, there has been a dramatic
increase in the
participation of minority - and
women - owned businesses in state contracting from 10 percent in 2011 to more than 20 percent over the past several years.
The Independent National Electoral Commission's (INEC) advocacy efforts for
increased women's participation in the country's political process gathered momentum on 13th April in Abuja, when a delegation of women led by the United Nations Women Representative to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Ms. Comfort Lamptey paid a courtesy visit to the commission's headquar
women's
participation in the country's political process gathered momentum on 13th April in Abuja, when a delegation
of women led by the United Nations Women Representative to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Ms. Comfort Lamptey paid a courtesy visit to the commission's headquar
women led by the United Nations
Women Representative to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Ms. Comfort Lamptey paid a courtesy visit to the commission's headquar
Women Representative to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Ms. Comfort Lamptey paid a courtesy visit to the commission's headquarters.
In an effort to
increase participation from minority -,
women - and veteran - owned businesses, the county's Office
of Minority Affairs will receive 30 days» notice
of most bid solicitations.
The wife
of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has called for
increase in the
participation of women in active politics, to improve national development.
Gov. David Paterson said this recently created position would be critical to keeping some
of his work to
increase participation by minority - and
women - owned businesses in the state, and some Hispanic leaders pressured Cuomo to fill the office with a person
of Hispanic descent.
According to him, the UN was interested in
increased participation of citizens, especially
women, youths and People Living with Disabilities (PLWDs) in the electoral process.
She noted that over the past three years, more
women have served in senior leadership roles within the mayor's office and city agencies and that more resources have been allocated to
increase participation of minority - and
women - owned businesses and enterprises.
On the other hand, the South African soccering Association has elected 3 female Executive Committee members and has announced that all National
women's teams will have female coaches, a means for encouragement
of increased girls»
participation in the sport.
All three awards share the same general objective as the POWRE program —
increasing the
participation and advancement
of women scientists and engineers in academia — but the ADVANCE Institutional Transformation Awards target policy and programs with the potential to change the culture
of science.
The NSF program seeks to enhance U.S. leadership in science and technology while
increasing participation by underrepresented groups, including
women, members
of racial and ethnic groups, persons with disabilities, and persons with low socio - economic status.
ADVANCE:
Increasing the
Participation and Advancement
of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers; NSF
Fund 2 types
of projects: (1) Institutional Transformation — for innovative & systemic organizational approaches to transform institutions
of higher education to
increase participation & advancement
of women in STEM academic careers.
ADVANCE:
Increasing the
Participation and Advancement
of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers
Alice Hogan:
Increasing the
Participation and Advancement
of Women in Academic Science and Engineering: Lessons from ADVANCE
The organization is dedicated to expanding access to computer science in schools and
increasing the
participation of traditionally underserved groups like
women and minorities.
SMB: We should take a page from the successful, ongoing efforts that address the lingering lag in girls» and
women's
participation in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields and leadership positions: 1) mentoring and role - modeling programs that involve more men in schools, particularly men who hold other than traditionally male jobs so that students see men in a variety
of careers; 2) a national fathers» reading campaign to engage more fathers in reading to their children; and 3)
increased funding for innovative programs that engage students in literacy activities in and out
of school.
Code.org is dedicated to
increase participation in computer science for
women and underrepresented students
of color by producing online course curricula that is interactive and hands - on for grades K - 5.
In this case, the charity is Code.org, a non-profit dedicated to getting more students into computer science careers and
increasing participation by
women and people
of color.
March 31 — August 26, 2018 The twentieth century was a significant time in the development
of printmaking techniques and technologies, and the
increase of women's
participation in the artistic practice.
Kuapa Kokoo, is a farmers» co-op in Ghana that trades its own cocoa, and means good cocoa growers — it has a mission to empower farmers in their efforts to gain a dignified livelihood, to
increase women's
participation in all
of Kuapa's activities, and to develop environmentally friendly cultivation
of cocoa.
Delegates at the 2018 UN Climate Conference in Bonn saw the need for more
women's
participation in delegations and negotiations and called to further
increase the numbers for the UN Climate Change Conference COP 24 at the end
of the year.
Marking the start
of an ongoing initiative, it aims to spur serious discussion and action in national and international scientific and academic communities, especially regarding the pressing needs to
increase women's
participation in S&T careers and enable sex - disaggregated data collection and rigorous research development, along with
increasing public awareness
of gender issues.
In anticipation
of an international climate change meeting to be held in the United Nations headquarters this week today, some social and environmental activists are campaigning for the
increased consideration and
participation of women in
At Doha this year, suggestions have been made for the enhancement
of gender equality to
increase women's
participation in both representation in bodies and the UNFCCC negotiations.
There is also a growing body
of research to demonstrate that smaller family sizes,
increased education and
participation of women in the workforce, and greater contribution
of men to unpaid domestic work, have all created a subtle shift in some, but certainly not all, traditional heterosexual relationships in Western countries.
To return to my opening question: Now that
women are receiving an
increasing share
of the seats on the Court, can we conclude with confidence that they have been admitted to full
participation, with a mix
of judgments — including the more significant decisions — that is fully comparable to their male colleagues?