Sentences with phrase «more women in power»

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What's more, Ellevate will reportedly use a portion of membership fees from its network of high - profile, high - power women to invest in its own index.

Elevating more women and underrepresented minorities to positions of power is becoming a business imperative for the firm, with clients demanding diversity in their legal teams, Erickson says.

Whatever the means, the end goal ought to be equal gender representation in positions of power, and not just for optics: women make more than 80 % of consumer purchases and are responsible for more than 50 % of business procurement decisions.

In honor of International Women's Day, here are 10 leaders who discuss the power feminism and gender equality can have in not only creating more tolerant, safe workplaces, but in advancing society as a wholIn honor of International Women's Day, here are 10 leaders who discuss the power feminism and gender equality can have in not only creating more tolerant, safe workplaces, but in advancing society as a wholin not only creating more tolerant, safe workplaces, but in advancing society as a wholin advancing society as a whole.

A short video from one female executive won't change that, but hopefully a lot more women in positions of power and a growing awareness that burning the midnight oil takes a serious toll on families, relationships and even individuals (not to mention a more equitable sharing of housework and childcare between the sexes) will slowly make it safe for more of us to say to our bosses — or admit to ourselves — what Sandberg has just said publicly.

What has happened in the military is not that different from what has happened in other places of employment where men outnumber women and have more power.

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.

They are also a macho, power - hungry lot, as Linda Diebel remarked on TVO a few nights ago, and they correctly interpreted Dion's move to include more women candidates in his party as a direct attack on their status within the party.

Through having more women use their investment power to invest in the types of fund managers, leadership teams, financial returns companies they want to see more of in the world, we believe, it will drive the initial impetus to change the gender - gap in venture capital.

Such was the welcome from Lauren Underwood, a registered nurse running for Congress in Illinois» 14th district, to the crowd of more than 1,600 for the 17th Annual Ultimate Women's» Power Lunch in Chicago hosted by Illinois Democratic Congresswoman Jan Schakows

Have you forgotten we have waaaayy more women and people of color representing us, so I'm pretty sure we are just fine with women in power.

I give to you what I give to no one else, and that is my seed, my procreative power, which, united to your seed, can incarnate our love, take on flesh that will be the living fruit of our love, the proof also that we want our love to be a gift to God and to the future.1 I have expanded on this at length elsewhere.2 Holding to our present topic, let us look a bit more closely at those issues of justice involved in this divine plan of the union of man and woman in marriage.

She rightly saw the distrust between men and women as being rooted in the unequal distribution of power between them: «At any given time, the more powerful side will create an ideology suitable to help maintain its position and to make this position more acceptable to the weaker one... It is the function of such an ideology to deny or conceal the existence of a struggle.»

Also, there is nothing wrong with being sexually aroused by naked men or women, the disturbing thing with the unequal power of division (or lack of division) of power in society produces systems where women continuously lessened, by objectification (more than) men.

But what's most dangerous about this posture is that Piper seems to assume that because evangelicals aren't confronting sexual assault and abuse the way that Hollywood is, then those things must not be happening in their churches, that abuse only occurs in egalitarian communities where women have more power and influence.

We all know of instances in which racial minorities, women, and colonized countries — as soon as they have gotten into a position of independence and power — have become more oppressive than those who had oppressed them.

Instead, the gospel proposes a worldview in which men and women are the children of God, and where human growth and development is a far more important goal than the possession of any power or thing.

In Luke 15:1 - 10, then, the two points are made: the shepherd leaves the ninety - nine sheep to seek out the lost one, and rejoices when it is found; the woman drops everything else to seek out the one lost coin (the coin mentioned is probably a Greek drachma, literally worth sixteen cents, but in actual purchasing power many times more than that), and rejoices with her friends when it is founIn Luke 15:1 - 10, then, the two points are made: the shepherd leaves the ninety - nine sheep to seek out the lost one, and rejoices when it is found; the woman drops everything else to seek out the one lost coin (the coin mentioned is probably a Greek drachma, literally worth sixteen cents, but in actual purchasing power many times more than that), and rejoices with her friends when it is founin actual purchasing power many times more than that), and rejoices with her friends when it is found.

This authority structure is typically described as a series of «coverings» or «protections» but unfortunately, the effect is often the opposite, as abused women and children find they have no recourse or power, as every decision in their lives must be made by a series of men, many of whom are more invested in protecting the reputation of the ministry than the people in it.

She was called «La Popessa,» depicted as the iron lady of the Vatican, and said to have wielded more power in Rome than any woman in centuries.

In more agrarian cultures, for example, women must be skilled in a variety of occupations and may share manual labor and earning power with their spouseIn more agrarian cultures, for example, women must be skilled in a variety of occupations and may share manual labor and earning power with their spousein a variety of occupations and may share manual labor and earning power with their spouses.

I am no Scholar but, I believe God has the power to change prophecy the way that he did with Hezekiah, his intentions for a perfect people in the beginning changed due to disobedience so who's to say our men or intended leadership has overall been disobedient, and many women have been forced to lead and in that leading women have been more obedient.We all need each other if my husband was a pastor and I'm his help mate if he for some reason can't teach or preach who else other than myself would be the closest to him.I don't believe GOD changes he's always the same but, he does have the power to make changes and he does not need our permission to do so, instead of debating back and forth over our version of the Bible we should be sure we have the Holy Spirit and real relationship with GOD because he will reveal to us his truths but, please know he's not the author of confusion

Greenberg believes these arrangements lasted in ancient Greece until women developed more power, wealth and independence and gradually demanded an end to their husbands» extracurricular sexual activities.

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.

The Jesus of the postpatriarchal church would more likely be the central figure in a community of Jewish women and men who participated in a new style of life together, one that profoundly threatened the established patriarchal powers of both Jews and Romans.

John Piper says that «praying women exert far more power in this world than all political leaders put together» so maybe you should stay home and pray for the election.

As far as politics are concerned, Piper notes that «praying women exert far more power in this world than all political leaders put together.»

(and we aren't talking body features) Thats like comparing a wren to a hawk... In fact women posses much more than most males, like compassion, instinct for family, beauty and deep emotions... things much more valuable than strength, egos, status, power, things most men value most.

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It is, in part, that the culturally glorified image of how a woman should look and act makes women like themselves less, in part about men being afraid of a loss of control and power over women (very generalized — don't take it personally (unless the shoe fits), and the limitations that our culture puts on women — or more to the point that culture encourages women to put limits on themselves.

(i) Unable to restore the power in a few states for more than 10 + days, since a tornado passed by it (ii) Unable to restore power for 7 + days in a snowy North Eastern state, since a hurricane passed by it (iii) Having no quality in science, math and technology; depending on «imports» to uplift them (or depending on Jesus to save them)(iv) Horrible crime in downtown, ghettos of any major city (v) Unemployment of 23 % (vi) Having a president who believes that the earth is 6000 years old (vii) Having a presidential candidate which believes in subjugating women (viii) Having more than 50 % of its 2012 graduates un / under - employed (ix) No public transport, resulting in hell on earth even for a small rise in crude - oil prices (x) A crappy health care system (xi) A debt of 14Trillion, which corresponds to 50K per US resident.

But they view it as a matter of social systems that have socialized males to an extreme that favors power and control, while assigning women the more «humane» qualities but placing them in a powerless and dependent position.

Other women have more success when they do their power pumping in the morning because that is the time of day when most women naturally produce the most milk.

When a woman knows and trusts her midwife to understand her needs and those of her family, there is a shift of power toward the woman as she takes more control over her care rather than «fitting in» with the system.

However, we, as societies, need to become more aware of the benefits of breastfeeding — and do everything in our power to support women who want to breastfeed, whenever they need to, wherever they are.

Having previously used real hypnosis for other issues in my life, I realized that the power of the mind was very strong and with more effective «tools», women could give birth so much easier than I had.

Using the latest high - powered ultrasound equipment (which, in the US, can cost more than # 80,000), women can arrange to have a video of their moving fetus in 4D.

Women are less present in positions of power because they are taught, from an early age on, to shun particularly «male» careers and give priority to others, more focused on care and communication, for instance.

«I would be less concerned and I am less concerned with the internal political machinations of who has political power and I'm more interested in social change, Brian, and I'm more interested in passing the Women's Equality Act,» Cuomo said.

Even more troubling is the fact that, as long as Buhari is in power, those jets are as likely to be used against innocent and defenceless Nigerian civilians, including women and children, as they are against terrorists.

Actress Meryl Streep said she thinks that if more women were in positions of power in Hollywood then the industry would not have tolerated or enabled the behavior of influential alleged predators like Harvey Weinstein.

Working for change and women's progress «doesn't have to be dramatic — you don't have to run for office,» Clinton said during a speech in Silicon Valley, pausing for a coy smile and thunderous applause, «although if you do more power to you.»

The same is true in human societies: in places where women move to live with their husband's family, men tend to have more power and privilege.

The garbled science in this film makes fusion power even more problematic, and the beautiful but ineffectual physicist Dr. Lily Sinclair (Rachel Weisz) doesn't exactly help the cause of women in science.

The likelier scenario is a population implosion marked by increasing numbers of older, healthier citizens, and more women in positions of power, a situation that could be beneficial for child rearing, philanthropy, diplomacy, and other aspects of our civilized life.

But a low sex ratio also lowers the living standards of women and causes turmoil in relationships, mainly because men typically have more power in society, which they tend to exercise crudely when there are extra women around.

They found that self - reported power levels correlated to which spouse had more material resources, income and education, which in turn affected women's ability to stop having children when they no longer wanted any more children.

With higher wages and greater opportunity, Japanese women have ever more power in the workplace.

Do you feel women in Hollywood are embracing their power more these days?

A yoga instructor, educator and plant - powered nutrition enthusiast, Tami combines her 25 years of experience in the fields of psychology and fitness to create opportunities for women to grow and experience more joy.