Sentences with phrase «lack of representation»

There has been a curious lack of representation of how people live — a question being asked about what kind of person the player becomes when placed in a real life situation.

Poor or lack of representation in a spinal cord injury lawsuit could negatively affect the outcome of your case.

They have created a situation of injustice in the representation of religious faith on the media of social communication through endorsing lack of representation of the range of religious faith.

The real issue is to challenge the systems and structures that have one of their many inevitable results be lack of representation of people of color.

But while both Emmerich and screenwriter Jon Robin Baitz are openly gay, Stonewall has already been the subject of controversy, due to a reported lack of representation for lesbians and transgender women.

De Blasio's lack of representation on the board comes as the M.T.A. is facing one of its biggest hurdles in years: how to fill a $ 14 billion hole in its $ 32 billion, five - year plan to fix, maintain and improve mass transit in, and into, New York City.

Photo: Indigenous activists protesting lack of representation in UNFCCC at last year's climate talks in Bali (AP / Ed Wray) On an intuitive level, we all know that the change has effective staying power only when all the parties involved are included in

Tallahassee, Harrisburg and Albany also face a similar lack of representation compared to the state's largest metro areas.

The White House's party brought forth an issue that has long been a sore point among people of colour trying to make a living in the travel blogging / vlogging / writing game: a general lack of representation and recognition in mainstream travel media.

The external lack of representation for these master artists in art history only aggravates and exacerbates the conditions of these shows — a snake eating its tail.

Bonkalo's cautious and common - sense proposal was a response to the crisis of lack of representation among family litigants, who are coming to court without lawyers in record numbers — 57 % across the province.

Associate Professor Ward, from the Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute in Alice Springs, is the first Indigenous person to address an international AIDS conference on Indigenous issues — an alarming lack of representation till now given that many Indigenous communities have disproportionately high rates of HIV and AIDS.

Advocating for consumers to pay fair fees is fine, but to assume lack of representation is smart is actually the opposite of what you say you stand for.

In 1986 the Guerrilla Girls, the American feminist art group that publicizes women artists» lack of representation in galleries and museums, produced a poster that grimly stated, «It's even worse in Europe.»

I'm still disappointed by the limited roster and lack of representation of jrpg characters that helped make playstation relevant during the ps1 era.

«I had so many moments as an athlete, where I didn't feel included, where I was often in spaces where there was a lack of representation.

But the letter writers and their allies argue that at the very least the Fed's lack of representation could be skewing the way policymakers view the economy.

Many companies are trying to course - correct a lack of representation by setting hiring quotas for diversity.

So I think it's reasonable to say that there is / has been a bias towards the manager on this forum, and for that reason, debates have been half - hearted, or just fizzled out because of a lack of representation.

And there's also a lack of representation of female politicians.

While he has focused on topics close to his heart, such as disability rights, motivated by the lack of representation for those like his daughter who have Downs Syndrome, he has also long been a fierce critic of corruption, especially in connection to the 2014 World Cup held in Brazil.

Meanwhile those of us who are liberals in the Rawlsian or related sense suffer at present a lack of representation by the mainstream parties.

«We have such a lack of representation of women, and also of people of color, at these state - level positions, and diversity is critical,» former City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito said.

Abuses range from forced or bonded labour, late payment, unsanitary living conditions, unfair deductions from wages, withheld passports and loss of freedom of movement, lack of representation, violence, intimidation and physical abuse.

«We have always thought that we needed to get a special election called, one because of the fact there's a lack of representation in those district, but because that would be a lift for us in getting the Dream Act passed in the Senate,» said Assemblyman Francisco Moya, a Queens Democrat who sponsored the Dream Act in the Democrat - dominated Assembly.

Rev Jackson said black and ethnic minority communities need to play a greater role in politics, criticising their lack of representation in the UK.

Alvarez also served as co-chair for the Campaign for Fair Latino Representation — a coalition of Latino community leaders who have recently criticized the de Blasio administration over the lack of representation of Latinos in city government.

-- Lack of representation, with existing political leaders catering to special interest groups that can provide bloc votes.

A: I tried to incorporate a lot of the things that people are talking about these days: how hard it is to get funding, the lack of representation of women in academia, the limited number of academic jobs available, ethical boundaries in research, among others.

From looking at my body as a system and building more security in my body, I challenged myself to advance my practice — regardless of the lack of representation in the wellness spaces I occupied.

And the lack of representation doesn't stop there.

Getting the 8 - Bit, Ocarina, and Wind Waker Links for the LoZ 30th anniversary was exciting, but there was a void left in most Zelda fans» hearts left by a lack of representation of the other major games in the series.

Meh, the lack of representation from other, arguably better FE games means this is a skip for me.

The 2016 nominations were widely criticised for a lack of representation for black film figures, with critics — including Smith — using the #OscarsSoWhite hashtag to promote a boycott of the ceremony.

Ultimately, though, this lack of representation is indicative of a larger issue.

The goal is not only to provide a setting to watch the first African - American superhero lead a film in the Marvel cinematic universe, but also empower children of color to partipate in the arts and help change the fact that of the the 100 highest - grossing films of 2016, roughly a quarter lacked any black characters (stemming from a lack of representation amongst directors, actors and screenwriters).

It's «the lack of representation of black people in film, in genre.

But this one specifically became a metaphor for the prison - industrial complex, the lack of representation of black people in film, in genre.

We'd like to hear from people working in the film industry about the lack of representation for female filmmakers on the 2018 shortlists so far, ahead of the Academy Award nominations on 23 January.

«I think there's been a lack of representation of our experience, of our voice, of our skin,» he says.

Being raised by passionate storytellers and recognizing the lack of representation from the Pacific Islander community in entertainment fueled me to share the stories of my home, Hawai'i.

The campaign has been launched along with a petition to urge the government to recognise the lack of representation.

«I think there are a lot of solutions we're not coming up with because of the lack of representation from these communities.

Pulitzer Prize winning author Junot Diaz says the lack of representation many kids of color experience can incite intense self - loathing and despair.

Fifth year teacher Samantha Swartz said she really appreciates her union's support after beginning her career in a school that lacked a union and seeing how that lack of representation affected her.

Potash cited another concern in an article last month, one that has gotten a lot less traction but that is perhaps the most valid point: «Another concern is that the merger may result in a lack of representation of the very community the IDPF was created to serve.