Sentences with phrase «member of a minority group for»

Like McDonald, Yoshino says that he understands and doesn't criticize a member of a minority group for making the decision to cover up a stigmatized identity.

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Many large organizations have embraced such regulations, including the NFL (where «The Rooney Rule,» is named for early proponent and Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney), Pinterest, Facebook and RBC, the latter of which has a goal of granting half of new executive appointments to women and one in five to members of visible minority groups.

There is a critical need for community persons without professional accreditation to be members of the staff of community mental health centers because minority groups have been inadequately represented in the mental health professions.

To illustrate the application of this principle, a youth group followed their discussion of techniques for diminishing prejudice by role playing the experiences of minority group members.

Bishop Azariah of Dornakal, in theologically justifying the rejection of the reserved minority communal electorate offered by Britain to the Christian community in India, spoke of how the acceptance of it would be «a direct blow to the nature of the church of Christ» at two points — one, it would force the church to function «like a religious sect, a community which seeks self - protection for the sake of its own loaves and fishes» which would prevent the fruitful exercise of the calling of the church to permeate the entire society across boundaries of caste, class, language and race, a calling which can be fulfilled only through its members living alongside fellow - Indians sharing in public life with a concern for Christian principles in it; and two, it would put the church's evangelistic programme in a bad light as «a direct move to transfer so many thousands of voters from the Hindu group to the Indian Christian group» (recorded by John Webster, Dalit Christians - A History).

While it can never be fair to will that members of a disfavored class - whether the unborn, the disabled, or members of some racial or religious minority group - be excluded from legal protections one wills for oneself and those dear to one, a legislator or voter is personally responsible for no unfairness to the victims of an objectively unjust law where he supports that law precisely, and only, because the alternative is even less protective of its victims.

The Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko constituted an 8 - member investigative committee to look thoroughly into the matter amidst calls from different groups including ACEP and the minority in parliament for the Chief Executive Officer of BOST, Alfred Obeng to be interdicted.

Article 15 - A of New York State Executive Law, § § 310 - 318 (Participation by Minority Group Members and Women with Respect to State Contracts), was enacted July 19, 1988 and amended in 2011 to promote economic opportunities and equality of employment for minority group members and women in State contracting actMinority Group Members and Women with Respect to State Contracts), was enacted July 19, 1988 and amended in 2011 to promote economic opportunities and equality of employment for minority group members and women in State contracting activiGroup Members and Women with Respect to State Contracts), was enacted July 19, 1988 and amended in 2011 to promote economic opportunities and equality of employment for minority group members and women in State contracting actiMembers and Women with Respect to State Contracts), was enacted July 19, 1988 and amended in 2011 to promote economic opportunities and equality of employment for minority group members and women in State contracting actminority group members and women in State contracting activigroup members and women in State contracting actimembers and women in State contracting activities.

Mr. Quaitoo, who is also the Member of Parliament for Akim Oda, faced the scorn of the public, the National Democratic Congress Minority, and some civil society groups, for making ethnocentric comments, after saying northern farmers could not be trusted in their assessment of the damage from the army worm.

The minority group of Buffalo School Board members sent a letter to the State Education Commissioner dated July 31 calling for the ouster of majority Board Member Carl Paladino.

«Once again this highlights the need for real ethics reforms, something the Senate Democrats have been calling on for years, and really shows the absurdity that there has been no talk in this budget process of cleaning up Albany and passing the strong ethics reforms,» said Mike Murphy, a spokesman for the Senate Democratic Conference, a 23 - member group which is in the minority.

For the past 15 years, dating to when David A. Paterson was elected leader of the Senate Democrats, that position has been held by a member of a minority group.

It notes that the awards provide support «for students who are members of minority groups underrepresented in the biomedical sciences,» adding cryptically that these groups «include, but are not limited to,» the four federally designated groups.

The situation for minorities, particularly for those who are members of underrepresented groups, is tragic.

JGH is fulfilling its mission by using the data it gathers from registered members to track the science career path of minority users and to compile and analyze career trends for the group.

Just 8 % of U.S. - born innovators are Asian, African - American, Hispanic, or a member of another minority group; these groups account for 32 % of the U.S. population.

Bachelor's degree attainment was 9 percent for the minority members of the control group; it increased to 12 percentage points among those who used a voucher, an increment of 35 percent.

A U.S. court of appeals recently upheld California's Proposition 209, a statewide referendum which forbids special consideration for women or minority group members in jobs, government contracts, or university admission.

It had all the ingredients of arts education advocacy and some enticing rebelliousness as well: a caring teacher who doesn't give up on sliding students, a bad kid with a heart and a brain, a visiting artist in a tough school, and a minority group member defying administrative powers for love of theater.

In Hartford, 97 percent of students are members of racial or ethnic minority groups — in a state with a total minority student population of about 27 percent, said Thomas W. Murphy, a spokesperson for the Connecticut Department of Education.

Members of the group, a patchwork of community organizations called the Journey for Justice Movement, have filed several Title VI civil rights complaints with the Education Department Office of Civil Rights, claiming that school districts that shut schools are hurting minority students.

Another useful reference work focusing on minorities is the Directory of Special Programs for Minority Group Members, a comprehensive resource for high - school students looking toward...

But school board member James H. DeGraffenreidt said he is opposed to such a dual diploma system because he believes it would institutionalize the achievement gap for groups of students with low pass rates, including low - income, minority and special education students.

The catch, said the NCRC, is that the use of layering with FHA loans is also discriminatory because as credit score requirements are raised members of minority groups are less likely to qualify for financing.

The EEOC held a public hearing last week to consider the extent to which criminal background checks form a barrier to employment, particularly for members of minority groups.

The Employment Equity Act ensures that federally regulated employers provide equal opportunities for employment to four designated groups: women, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, and members of visible minorities.

In Breaking Through: The Making of Minority Executives in Corporate America, Dean David Thomas of Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business states that minorities in corporate settings are often overlooked for promotions because people tend to view members of their own racial groups as more promotable, and often give them higher performance ratings.

[24] Often, to ensure equal enjoyment of culture as specified in human rights standards, additional measures are necessary for the members of minority and Indigenous groups.

[71] The purpose of particular measures for the protection of minorities is to maintain basic characteristics which distinguish minorities from the majority of the population, and hence institute factual equality between members of the minority group and other individuals.

This guarantee is conferred on the members of a minority group, for the purpose of protection of their interests and not from the motive of discrimination itself.