Sentences with phrase «more equality for women»

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The rise of the numbers for women - owned businesses over the past five years is cause for cheer among those who would like to see more equality of business ownership, particularly given the stagnant numbers or declines over the previous half decade.

It's been more than 50 years since the U.S. Congress passed the Equal Pay Act, which mandates that men and women receive equal pay for equal work, but women are still fighting for compensation equality.

The Liberal government has signalled that next Tuesday's budget will include initiatives to promote gender equality, improve the economic success of women, ensure more gender equality in boardrooms and ease access to capital for female entrepreneurs.

While a majority of those surveyed believe that the pay gap is real for both women and minorities, not everyone understands that black workers — specifically women — see more obstacles to racial equality and barriers in the workplace.

Men who believe in equality need to champion the idea of women in power and, more significantly, they need to model for other men that they are respectful of and comfortable with female leaders and female bosses.

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The message of «sexual equality» and «woman power» is absolutely a message for the universe and has more relevance in the patriarchal and androcentric context of India to make a paradigm society.

Conservative Judaism was also far more open than Orthodoxy to the demands of women for gender equality.

I completely agree, especially with the idea that society has to be more accepting of men as parents; I don't think it's possible for women to have equality in traditionally male - dominated spheres unless men also have equality in traditionally female - dominated spheres.

Grantly Dick - Read, the father of the natural childbirth philosophy, was a eugenicist who was quite honest about his goal of convincing women of the «better classes» to have more children and give up those pesky demands for political and economic equality.

«I would like see more equality in terms of child care in the first couple of years of a child's life so that women don't necessarily fall far behind men when it comes to earning money and ultimately saving money for their older years,» Crowley said.

The IWD otherwise known as the United Nations (UN) Day for Women's Rights and International Peace has since gained international recognition and celebrated world wide in different forms and even gained the status of a holiday in some countries such as Ukraine The day has also been marked under various themes encompassing peace and security, human rights, gender based violence, conflicts and hunger, education, gender equality, empowerment and affirmative actions, inclusion of woman in decision making, the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) and many more.

«It is simply not good enough that forty years after the Equal Pay Act women still don't earn equal pay for equal work, and despite doing better at school and university more women end up in lower skilled and lower paid jobs than men,» Labour's shadow minister for women and equalities, Gloria De Piero said.

While 31 % is still a far cry from gender equality, it should be noted that this compares favourably to the proportion of women in the parliamentary party (20 %), indicating that Cameron is striving to present a more representative image for his party.

For instance, 40 % quotas on all electoral lists, harsher punishments for men in cases of domestic violence, special judicial and economic assistance for women who are victims of gender violence, a requirement for corporations with more than 250 employees to have their own equality plan aimed at eliminating discrimination against women, etFor instance, 40 % quotas on all electoral lists, harsher punishments for men in cases of domestic violence, special judicial and economic assistance for women who are victims of gender violence, a requirement for corporations with more than 250 employees to have their own equality plan aimed at eliminating discrimination against women, etfor men in cases of domestic violence, special judicial and economic assistance for women who are victims of gender violence, a requirement for corporations with more than 250 employees to have their own equality plan aimed at eliminating discrimination against women, etfor women who are victims of gender violence, a requirement for corporations with more than 250 employees to have their own equality plan aimed at eliminating discrimination against women, etfor corporations with more than 250 employees to have their own equality plan aimed at eliminating discrimination against women, etc..

She said it was good to see more female whips, but it would have been better to have a woman as chief whip and suggested it felt like an «afterthought» to make Amber Rudd minister for women and equalities.

Labour is more willing than the other parties to embrace special measures for achieving equality, including the Equality Act and the use of all - women shortlists.

Gloria De Piero MP, Labour's shadow minister for women and equalities, responding to the lifting of Lord Rennard's suspension, said: «Nick Clegg has sent a clear message to women voters — he is more interested in trying to salvage the Lib Dems» fading election hopes than do the right thing by the women who made these serious complaints.

READ MORE: Ban harmful cultural practices that undermine women's rights — WiLDAF The United Nation (UN) said, the idea behind this year's theme, «is to consider how to accelerate the 2030 Agenda, building momentum for the effective implementation of the new Sustainable Development Goals, especially goal number 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls; and number 4: Ensure inclusive and quality education for all and promote lifelong learning».

«This is a spot where women's equality and women's issues really matter, and the women here would call this their top issue,» county Republican chairwoman Adele Malpass told the Observer in a phone interview, noting that more than 800 people in the area voted for Cuomo on the WEP line in 2014.

«The equalities minister has called on high street clothes stores to introduce plus - size and petite mannequins to promote more positive body images for women» - Sunday Times (#)

Zephyr will be a strong and persuasive voice for moving the country toward greater equality in earnings for women and the 99 %, increasing the minimum wage, and helping more citizens engage in electoral politics by supporting public funding of elections.

As an advocate for better schools and more equitable education funding all across the state, affordable housing, LGBTQ equality, clean energy, legalizing marijuana, and women's reproductive rights, Cynthia Nixon is running a grassroots campaign for governor without corporate funding.

Even more disturbing to me was the fact that some of the women said that the battle for equality is more fiercely fought at the top.

Speaking up is not easy, she said, but she often receives thanks from other women on the committees afterward — something she finds heartening and hopes will lead to more people of all backgrounds speaking up for equality in the future.

More women now than ever are feeling emboldened to raise their voices and fight for the issues that matter most to them, like sexual harassment in the workplace, paid leave, gender equality, domestic violence, health and safety to name a few.

The women of the latter half of the twentieth century had to fight for their equality in a male - predominating world more than any other generation.

* For more than 75 years since her introduction, Wonder Woman has been an enduring symbol of strength and equality.

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Creating more content for women and people of color is not only about equality; it also makes good business sense.

More women earn Oscar nominations in 2016 — but there's still room for improvement when it comes to achieving equality at the movies.

Hayek concluded her remarks by calling for more «equality, diversity, inclusion and intersectionality,» which were celebrated throughout the evening, from the visibility of Latino projects («The Shape of Water,» «Coco» and «A Fantastic Woman») and transgender artists (the actress Daniela Vega and the documentarian Yance Ford) to glorious appearances from such veterans Eva Marie Saint, Rita Moreno and screenwriter James Ivory, who became the oldest Oscar winner in history when he won the award for best adapted screenplay.

Rayner, MP for Ashton - under - Lyne, has previously held post as a shadow work and pensions minister, and more recently moved to work with the women and equalities portfolio.

Teachers from minority ethnic backgrounds were more likely to have been denied progression than other teachers, and over half of women teachers absent on maternity leave during the year who were eligible for progression had been turned down, showing that many decisions are in clear contravention of equalities law.

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Since that time, more and more women have been fighting for the equality with men.

While men have generally been making more money than women for decades, and it's not easy to change that, women can lower their chances of being paid unfairly by living in a state with greater salary equality.

5 Most men, despite lip - service to equality, are reluctant to give up this «natural» order of things in which their advantages are so great; for women, the case is further complicated by the fact that, as Mill astutely pointed out, unlike other oppressed groups or castes, men demand of her not only submission but unqualified affection as well; thus women are often weakened by the internalized demands of the male - dominated society itself, as well as by a plethora of material goods and comforts: the middle - class woman has a great deal more to lose than her chains.

Although in her later years Rosa Bonheur might have made fun of some of the more far - fetched eccentricities of the members of the community, and disapproved of the additional strain which her father's apostolate placed on her overburdened mother, it is obvious that the Saint - Simonian ideal of equality for women — they disapproved of marriage, their trousered feminine costume was a token of emancipation, and their spiritual leader, Le Père Enfantin, made extraordinary efforts to find a Woman Messiah to share his reign — made a strong impression on her as a child, and may well have influenced her future course of behavior.

We partner with leading advocates for equality and safety to improve laws, employment agreements, and corporate policies; help change the face of corporate boardrooms and the C - suite; and enable more women and men to access our legal system to hold wrongdoers accountable.

And with global activism for women's equality fuelled by movements like #MeToo, #TimesUp and more — there is a strong global momentum striving for gender parity.

The Minister for women and equalities Justine Greening has said: «We have more women in work, more women - led businesses than ever before and the highest proportion of women on the boards of our biggest companies.

Having been ingrained in the field of HR and talent acquisition for a number of years, now in the role of tech recruitment consultant, I believe wholeheartedly that we can provide our client partners with strategic consultation around the importance of not only recruiting and retaining more women in tech leadership roles, but as a means to help companies pursue diverse, truly inclusive and equality - driven cultures.

Why Fathers Matter for Child Development One of the biggest challenges to achieving full equality in the care of young children — at home or in child care settings — is the widespread belief that women are more «natural» caregivers, at least in part because women give birth to and breastfeed babies.