Sentences with phrase «increased role of women»

The increased role of women in the military over the past few decades has added gender issues into the mix.

On the specific issue of «window dressing», the increased role of women in New Labour seems to me correlated not with some kind of feminist victory within what's left of the historical Labour Party (that, I think, is a myth unfortunately) but rather with the growth of «affective labour» in the workplace.

U.S. companies have been under pressure to increase the role of women and minorities on their boards and top management.

Not exact matches

The increasing availability of education, coupled with shifting roles in the home for women, is not only changing women's lives but also reworking attitudes toward gender differences and equality.

Women in certain jobs, Burn argues, particularly those in which physical appearance plays a role, «sometimes face increased levels of sexual harassment because their jobs implicitly condone their sexual objectification.

As you'd expect, men outnumber women on the list, but the 17 - to - 13 margin points to an increase in the number and quality of women pursuing leadership roles in business.

But there's increasing evidence that at least some of the pay differential between men and women in the workplace — and especially that between moms and dads — is the result of preconceptions about the traditional roles of the sexes.

Examine the reasons why so few women choose to enter or stay in venture capital roles and call on the venture capital industry to do more to recruit and promote women investors to partner level roles in order to increase the number of women investment professionals

The same applies to the husband's awareness of the unique self - esteem problems of women faced with changing sex roles, the continuing dual - standard in many areas, the increasing period of life after the children are raised and the problem of finding significance therein, and the preparation for creative widowhood which faces the vast majority of women in our culture.

Like the rest of society, the church is feeling the shaking of its foundations as women challenge their traditional roles with increasing vehemence.

Certainly in the past thirty years there has been a dramatic increase in consideration of the proper status and role of women in the various cultures of the world in general ways, and for Christians a dramatic increase in discussion and debate about the status and role of women in the Church.

Odette Kayitesi, underscored the crucial role of women in farming and the increasing demand for rice in her country during a visit to the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) recently.

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.

And, by increasing the number of women in leadership roles in community groups and cooperatives, WCF is helping women gain visibility and empowerment in the cocoa industry.

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.

Who we are The Women's Sport Trust raises the visibility and increases the impact of women's sport through role models, media coverage and funWomen's Sport Trust raises the visibility and increases the impact of women's sport through role models, media coverage and funwomen's sport through role models, media coverage and funding.

Among the reasons given for the falling rates: teens waiting longer to have intercourse, increased use of contraception and, the report posits, the recession likely played some role in holding down recent teen birth rates as it did among all other women under 40.

But even as an increasing number of women work full - time outside the home, our attachment to traditional gender roles is hard to shake.

Immediately Penny recognized the authors desire to incorporate midwives and homebirths as viable options, so Penny worked to increase the understanding of the Nurse Midwife's educational background and role in both women's health and maternity care.

Although increasing numbers of women are seeking employment outside the home, they continue their role as the primary caregivers and home - makers.

However, the CBI pointed to increasing numbers of young women rising to senior roles in business with 28 per cent of directors aged 18 - 29 being female.

And if you increase the level of civility and lower the role of money, you will get more women [in politics].»

This is important because the role of a select committee chair is a high profile, influential one; an increase in the number of female chairs has a direct impact on the visibility of women in Parliament, and may encourage more women to play a role in the committee system and politics itself.

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.

«Brief exposure to charismatic career women inspires female students to pursue same field: Easy, inexpensive experiment briefly sent inspiring role models into intro to econ classes and sharply increased college female interest in the male - dominated, well - paying field of economics.»

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.

Research has shown an increase in the frequency of anxiety in women during midlife, likely as a result of decreased levels of estrogen, which has a neuroprotective role.

The apparent protective role of a woman's weight in the new study proved a real surprise, Lukanova told Science News Online: «We went in expecting to find an increase in risk with increasing BMI.»

The reshuffle allows commission President Jean - Claude Juncker to make good on his promise to increase the number of women in senior management roles, 20 months before the end of his term.

Lasek believes that the increased sensitivity to alcohol in the VTA when estrogen levels peak may play a significant role in the development of addiction in women.

«Preclinical studies suggest a possible benefit of estrogen therapy when combined with exercise to increase strength and performance and to prevent the loss of muscle mass, but the role of estrogen in muscle mass is not yet clear for postmenopausal women,» says Dr. JoAnn Pinkerton, executive director of NAMS.

Odette Kayitesi, underscored the crucial role of women in farming and the increasing demand for rice in her country during a visit to IRRI recently.

Other strategies that could stimulate women to stay in science are a) various forms of flexibility with federal - grant funding designed to accommodate women with young children keeping these women in the game; b) increasing the value of teaching, service, and administrative experience in the tenure / promotion evaluation process; c) providing on - campus childcare centres; d) supporting requests from partners for shared tenure lines that enable couples to better balance work and personal / caretaking roles; e) stopping the tenure clock for one year per child due to childbearing demands; f) providing fully - paid leave for giving birth for tenure track women for one semester; g) providing equal opportunity for women and men to lead committees and research groups.

NASAScience4Girls and Their Families is a multi-faceted effort, reflecting the role of the SMD Forums in increasing: the efficiency and effectiveness of the SMD E / PO program, the partnerships between NASA science education programs and libraries, and the educational events held in conjunction with Women's History Month.

A 2014 meta - analysis of 15 studies evaluating the role of coffee consumption in fracture risk suggested that daily consumption of coffee is associated with an increased risk of fractures in women in a dose dependent fashion and a contrasting decreased risk in men8.

Given the well - established role of steroid hormones in breast cancer etiology for postmenopausal women, these findings may have important health implications» Tumor growth from these hormone imbalances is also evident «A dramatic increase in estrogen - dependent malignant diseases, such as ovarian, corpus uteri, breast, testicular and prostate cancers has been recognized.

The scientists reported that the odds of diabetes diminished as antioxidant consumption increased, and noted that antioxidant capacity may play an important role in reducing the risk of diabetes in middle - aged women.

Some of the positive changes we are noticing are more women being elected in leadership roles, more women running for elected office, an increase in women starting up their own businesses and more women in college.

With Judy Greer being the current centre of the ever - increasing storm over the poor state of roles for women in Hollywood (Jurassic World and Ant - Man... they aren't exactly «Judy Greer movies»), a new trailer showcasing both Judy and Natasha Lyonne in a comedy is hopefully a defiant YES on our patented trailer - judgment scale.

Though an increasing number of women are directing movies today, film directing is still a male - dominated role in the industry particularly when it comes to big - budget studio movies.

She added that flexible working could also increase the numbers of women achieving leadership roles.

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.

Ranstad concluded that more needed to be done to encourage women to ask for pay rises and to apply for more senior roles, if the number of female head teachers is to increase.

NESLI announces a strategic framework of research, events and programs designed to increase the representation of women in school leadership roles.

Finding innovative ways to increase the number of women in key leadership roles in our schools will produce benefits for teachers, students and the overall culture and diversity of the school.

In the late 1890s and early 1900s an increasing number of women artists came to study and work at the league many of them taking on key roles.

Museum supporters Martha and Jim Sweeny have been dedicated to increasing awareness of the role of women in contemporary printmaking, and have made invaluable contributions to this collection, which is augmented by select loans for the exhibition.

It began with a simple discussion between NMWA Director Susan Fisher Sterling, Washington Post Arts Reporter Katherine Boyle, and me about the increasing number of women in leadership roles within Washington, D.C. cultural organizations.

To remedy this, she suggests encouraging more women to go into environmental fields, increasing women's representation in decision - making roles, and educating a broader spectrum of women about water issues through nontraditional methods like soap operas — which have already proven successful in other countries at boosting awareness about population and family planning.

In short, CSR moves from being a quaint notion about doing nice things to being understood as meaningful to the culture of the company when the number of women in decision - making roles increases.