Sentences with phrase «increasing number of women»

But here we have one rule about corporate diversity that's so vaguely written as to be nearly meaningless for increasing the number of women in leadership.

The sole explicit aim of the strategy is to increase the number of women on the green benches and therefore make politicians «look» better to the general public.

Some historians suggest that the right to a pain - free labor was part of the early feminist movement and also helped increase the number of women having hospital births.

By the 1900's increasing numbers of women started having their babies at hospitals.

We have already significantly increased the number of women's registrations through our substantial social media presence, as compared to 2015.

While increasing numbers of women have pursued business ownership as a labour market strategy in the past three decades, men continue to dominate self ‑ employment.

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

Parental leave policies were developed in response to increasing numbers of women participating in the labour market and out of concern for the health and well - being of both mother and infant.

Secondary objectives were to determine whether peer counselors increased the number of women providing mostly breast milk and whether peer counselors increased rates of exclusive breastfeeding.

With increasing numbers of women choosing C - sections without a clear medical need, these under - publicized risks of C - section deliveries need - well, more publicity.

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

The result of this is increased number of women looking for couples from the internet.

In particular, the ICC recognises the need to increase the number of women counsel from African countries, including those countries with situations under investigation before the ICC.

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.

The campaign's main goal is to increase the number of women who plan their pregnancies and engage in healthy behaviors before becoming pregnant.

A constructive suggestion of a good person will go a lot farther than a letter simply calling on journals to increase the number of women on their boards.

A series of safe seats have gone to male candidates, undermining the Tories» stated aim of increasing their number of women MPs in the next parliament.

During an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald, the Australian actor made a pledge to work with a female director every 18 months in a bid to help increase the number of women working in the film industry.

One reason the Coalition has been slow to adopt candidate quotas or non-quota means of increasing the number of women candidates is lack of pressure from their voters.

Some museums have initiatives dedicated to increasing the number of women artists in their collections, including the Moderna Museet in Stockholm, the Tate Modern in London, and Paris» Centre Pompidou.

Seth answered forthrightly, saying that while increasing numbers of women at fighting game events spoke to greater acceptance, both the community and Capcom had a long way to go.

Real estate values gyrate, making millions for a select few, while homeless people, now including increased numbers of women with children, crowd into church basements and temporary shelters.

Certainly Mr Cameron has taken on his own party on a range of issues, not least his strategy of increasing the number of women MPs, supporting unproven green policies and increasing international aid.

Removing funding for women's health clinics through these proposals would likely increase the spread of sexually transmitted diseases, increase the number of women with cervical and breast cancers who are not diagnosed until the cancers are in late stages, and increase unintended pregnancies among women.»

Endometriosis is now experienced by increasing number of women all over the world but the exact cause or causes are unknown.

He argues that churches may have unwittingly increased the number of women seeking terminations by the shame and secrecy surrounding unwanted pregnancies and failure to present viable alternatives.

These recommendations were put in place with a public health motive in mind: to increase the number of women breastfeeding in the United States.

The Law Society of British Columbia today is launching its Justicia Project aimed at increasing the number of women lawyers in private practice.

Law schools need to reach more students to help increase the numbers of women leaders in legal technology.

Sara Brand, founding general partner of True Wealth Ventures, proposed her solution to getting additional VC funding for female startup founders and increasing the number of women becoming VC partners during the Austin Business Journal's Face 2 Face interview.

Seventeen percent of all respondents said increasing the number of women in management positions has been an issue in their district; 86 percent said that qualified females were considered for the vacancy they filled last year.

Yarl's Wood, where foreign nationals are detained before being deported, faced criticism last month after the chief inspector of prisons, Peter Clarke, said he had found increasing numbers of women held there despite evidence they were victims of torture, rape and trafficking.

The university's board of directors, called overseers, last spring urged Harvard President Neil Rudenstine in a confidential report to take specific steps as quickly as possible to increase the number of women faculty in all departments.

«I think without question there are a number of incredible writers and directors to go along with the female producer Kathleen Kennedy who's ruling over all of Lucasfilm,» Abrams told Nerdist when asked about increasing the number of women working behind the camera on the Star Wars saga.

I don't know that you were so wrong about parasols: I have seen increasing numbers of women carrying umbrellas around in the sun this summer, and have wondered at what the tipping point would be to make this popular.

In the early 1970s, U.S. Secretary of Labor George Shultz told universities that if they didn't at least have plans for increasing the number of women on their faculties, they might lose their federal grants.

We need to promote mentorship and look at what initiatives can make an impact, like slashing the wage gap and increasing the number of women executives.»

Generous daycare subsidies might be the smartest thing governments can do: Extensive research shows the most effective way to increase the number of women taking part in the economy is to ensure reliable, affordable child care.

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

I was outraged about U.S. imperialism; hurt and angry about how women and gay and lesbian people are treated everywhere, especially in the church; horrified by the blatantly racist practices of the Reagan administration; immensely saddened by the death of my father; frightened by a breast cancer scare; working too hard in a seminary that drains its feminist professors to meet the demands of increasing numbers of women students; and just plain tired.

«Increasing numbers of women face a double blow today — violent attacks against them because of their Christian faith, and because they are women,» said Kate Ward, an organizer of an international conference that met last month to seek answers to the growing problem.

There are also increasing numbers of women sommeliers, traditionally a position held by men.

The district was trying to increase the number of women honored by park names, she said, and was researching important women in Chicago history.

[26] International organisations such as Plan International and La Leche League have helped to promote breastfeeding around the world, educating new mothers and helping the governments to develop strategies to increase the number of women exclusively breastfeeding.

It is possible that education and support for women with multiples may increase the number of women initiating breastfeeding and reduce the risk of early discontinuation.