Sentences with phrase «lack of diversity as»

Afterall, a lack of diversity as seen in 5 of the 6 authors having similar politics would invalidate your research.

Still, I see the lack of diversity as an issue so wanted to write about it!

Layla Avila, CEO / executive director of Education Leaders of Color (EdLoC) says her organization sees the implications of lack of diversity as it relates to the leadership pipeline.

There were three main topics of discussion: Public education and the recent «test score debacle» (as my source put it), the «lack of diversity as it relates to the mayor's administration» and the FDNY, and MWBE contracts.

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And that lack of gender diversity encompasses not just engineering departments and founders, but venture capitalists as well.

Diversity and entrepreneurship can be a very touchy subject as TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington found out last year when he commented publically on the relative lack of minority founders in Silicon Valley.

In response to albeit leading questions posed to many of the integral players in the company who were on hand for the premiere of General Magic, most focused on climate change and lack of diversity in tech (not of the ideological kind) as major problems.

GFI aims for diversity in their hires primarily through hiring practices that are intended to help them minimize the effects of bias, such as encouraging staff to score applications anonymously, using generalized ability tests, and meeting applicants only late in the process.88 While they've hired many women, including in seven of nine director roles, they find that their team is lacking in diversity in other ways, and they've met with Encompass to discuss further steps they can take to develop their diversity strategy.89 One staff member we spoke to mentioned that they hoped GFI would be able to begin paying interns, which might help diversify their team by broadening the pool of potential interns who could afford to take a position with GFI.90, 91

Its vastness, its diversity, on the whole, its lack of discriminating judgment as to what may be called sacred — so that it includes both the highly moral and the base — make it a literature difficult for peoples of Hebrew - Christian backgrounds to appreciate fully.

As with C. frutescens, there is a lack of pod diversity with C. pubescens.

Although Blind lacks pace, he has fantastic technique, and he comes out on top when it comes to crosses per 90 minutes, owing much to the diversity of his deliveries, able to swing centres from deep as well as from the byline.

Lack of diversity in lactation field: Not only are there blatant racial disparities in breastfeeding rates, there is a blatant disparity in breastfeeding leadership as well.

The lack of attention to the diversity and particularity of thinkers in the republican tradition impoverishes it and so makes it less useful and attractive to us as a source from which we can draw contemporary political inspiration.

As Councilman Ellis pushed plans and initiatives to deal with abandoned buildings, address lack of diversity in the fire department, and create public access TV, and introduced a measure requiring city department heads to live in the city.

James further raised concerns about the party's requirement that campaigns pay for the email addresses for the 1,927 convention delegates who will vote on the endorsement for governor, as well as what she said was the lack of diversity among the rules committee members in attendance at Saturday's meeting.

Not only does it demonstrate a lack understanding of the diversity of sex workers, but it's also based on a conservative, heteronormative view of gender which casts women as passive victims and men as aggressors.

While Cuomo has been criticized for a lack of diversity in his transition process — his inner-most circle of aides still consists of white men such as Joe Percoco, Howard Glaser, Michael Del Giudice and Andrew Zambelli — the transition teams include several people of color, including NAACP President Hazel Dukes, Assembly members Hakeem Jeffries and Peter Rivera, and Elinor Tatum, the publisher of the Amsterdam News.

The wailing and gnashing of teeth that has accompanied the nomination process is not so much a reflection on the lack of diversity amongst the candidates, as indicative of the chronic lack of self - confidence and insularity of the party itself.

The councilman vowed to focus on issues such as homelessness, the city's struggling subway system, affordable housing, education, lack of diversity in state government and corruption in Albany.

«Since a lack of ethnic diversity is still characteristic of many science and technical fields, it is not as easy for ethnic minorities to find mentors who are demographically similar to them,» she says.

This lack of diversity threatens the potential of commercial chickpea stock as the conditions in which farmers attempt to grow it — hotter, with a changing palette of pests, diseases, and weather patterns — become less and less like the conditions in which it was originally domesticated.

While the increase in EPSPS gene copies has created a nonsustainable way of controlling kochia with glyphosate - only programs, Jugulam said this resistance was evolved as the result of continuous use of glyphosate and the lack of herbicide diversity in controlling this weed.

This lack of genetic diversity can lead to birth defects and other problems, making a species even more endangered as time progresses.

... an unbiased scientist shouldn't assume that dark matter isn't as interesting as ordinary matter and necessarily lacks a diversity of matter similar to our own.»

Diversity in Genomics Research Cohorts The lack of diversity within participant cohorts in genetics and genomics research limits our ability to study variation across the human genome and the genetic factors that influence health and disease, as well as our ability to ensure that every segment of the population is able to benefit from advances stemming from the Diversity in Genomics Research Cohorts The lack of diversity within participant cohorts in genetics and genomics research limits our ability to study variation across the human genome and the genetic factors that influence health and disease, as well as our ability to ensure that every segment of the population is able to benefit from advances stemming from the diversity within participant cohorts in genetics and genomics research limits our ability to study variation across the human genome and the genetic factors that influence health and disease, as well as our ability to ensure that every segment of the population is able to benefit from advances stemming from the research.

It's quite possible that many of us today lack the diversity of gut bacteria our ancestors had, and our health suffers as a result, increasing our risk for autoimmune diseases such as Hashimoto's hypothyroidism.

A lack of microbial diversity is a marker present in multiple issues such as obesity, anorexia, IBS, etc..

As a member of the leadership team of the Yoga and Body Image Coalition, she works to make yoga accessible to every body by challenging the lack of diversity in the mainstream Western yoga culture.

Researchers are finding this lack of microbiome diversity plays a role in many chronic health and brain disorders, including depression and autoimmune diseases such as Hashimoto's hypothyroidism.

As I had written earlier, I got turned off by the yoga scene for a whole host of issues, but the issues of cultural appropriation and the lack of diversity are the two primary ones which hit particularly close to home for me.

Instead, last night's show was distinctly lacking in size diversity, and at this point, it seems like the brand is running out of time to jump on the diversity train and keep their title as a leader in the world of lingerie.

This, of course, would have been a nice opportunity to hire a black model, as there aren't many jobs available for non-white models (as Jezebel pointed out, 82 percent of the models at New York Fashion Week this season were white) and some might argue (I would argue) that the lack of racial diversity in the fashion industry promotes a standard of beauty which verges on (slash is) white supremacist.

«It's almost as if Porter has been reading all those lack of diversity comments on here and bam!

Marielle has an incredible presence and an honest, intelligent, approachable way of broaching tough topics such as inclusive sizing, diversity in fashion (or lack thereof), the pursuit of self love and modern feminism.

The lack of diversity in the cast hurts it as a collection of fan favorites, and the overt similarities to Hyrule Warriors mean that it's easier to recommend Zelda over Fire Emblem unless you're a die - hard fan of the latter.

Although Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 lacks in multiplayer diversity and a story mode that makes some kind of sense, its fighting action is as enriched as ever, and the presentation knocks our socks off.

As soon as he was introduced, he welcomed everyone to the night where they celebrate the «best and whitest» in Hollywood, drawing attention to the criticism about the awards» lack of diversitAs soon as he was introduced, he welcomed everyone to the night where they celebrate the «best and whitest» in Hollywood, drawing attention to the criticism about the awards» lack of diversitas he was introduced, he welcomed everyone to the night where they celebrate the «best and whitest» in Hollywood, drawing attention to the criticism about the awards» lack of diversity.

BEST: Kevin's Hart showed his serious side as he addressed this year's lack of diversity in Hollywood.

Long time Slayer fans may find some points of the album lacking intensity, however I found the slower paced moments quite fitting and enjoyable as they not only showed diversity in the groups sound.

Looking at this year's crop of likely Best Actor contenders, it would be smart for Sony to make sure it does as there is a shocking lack of diversity in these choices.

As critics complain about the lack of diversity in the industry, few do anything to shift the tide.

As I mentioned before, it feels like the designers had a limited number of track pieces to work with and the lack of diversity actively detracted from my experience with the game.

And Stacy L. Smith, an author of blistering studies about Hollywood's lack of diversity, wrote on Twitter in a message to Mr. Iger, who has made inclusion a priority across Disney: «We have been watching; lead & supporting roles have been changing as well as behind the camera.

In terms of demographics, over the years the Academy has also gained a reputation as a stodgy entity lacking in diversity, and has recently undergone efforts to change its makeup.

The lack of diversity - related data in education kept coming up and I feared it would limit our progress as a field.

Adding to the problem is the lack of diversity among superintendents and other school administrators, such as principals who actually make hiring decisions.

The paper examines the progress — or lack of progress — made to address diversity of the teaching workforce and uses the findings as a basis for recommending change.

New data illuminate the growing problem of the lack of diversity in the teacher workforce and reframe teacher diversity as an «educational civil right» for students.

But as troubling as Hollywood's problem is, there is another, much more consequential profession with an even more striking lack of diversity: that of education leaders — in particular, state education commissioners and school district superintendents.

State and Federal laws and regulations that allow for that diversity can also lead to some lack of clarity, especially as charter schools are concurrently governed by corporate not for profit laws and are public entities under Government and Education Codes.