Sentences with phrase «more women players»

In terms of the gender divide, men tend to make up the majority of online gaming users, however gaming companies are intending to attract more women players by adding more female characters into their games.

Not exact matches

A new study revealed the most diverse players in the tech sector as major companies make public efforts to hire more women and minorities.

A former pro soccer player turned NYT bestselling author of The All - Day Energy Diet and The All - Day Fat Burning Diet, his clear, science - backed advice has transformed the lives of more than 500,000 men and women and he's on a mission to help 100 million people by 2040.

And all the and women merely players — especially women — says Bobby Riggs, that near golden - ager who with his racket has found a pot of gold and something far more dear to him, the stimulating heat of the limelight and the sweet music of applause

Every player suspended for substance abuse got more time than Ray Rice did for knocking a woman out: via @SBNation pic.twitter.com/tIy 2eqehJd

What's more, three of the top five players in the 2004 NCAA women's rankings are black: Alexis Gordon of Florida (No. 2), Raquel Kops - Jones of Cal (No. 3) and Megan Bradley of Miami (No. 5).

Their Sylvia Pankhursts were their great golfers who could not fail to be imitated by other women and to be admired by the men: Mrs. Dorothy Campbell Hurd, a Scots girl, who (circa 1910) won the Scottish, British, Canadian and American championships; Cecil Leitch, the first woman who decided that there was no reason a woman shouldn't attack the ball forcefully like the best men players, and who did so with such a natural dash; the incomparable Joyce Wethered, who succeeded Miss Leitch after World War I as the queen of the British links and is remembered as the most consummate of women stylists; Glenna Collett, the pertinacious girl from Providence, the first great American champion, who won our national title six times between 1922 and 1935, and in more recent years such superb players as Patty Berg and the majestic Babe Didrikson Zaharias who «made» women's professional golf after she had become in 1947 the first American to win the British Ladies Championship.

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I'm more concerned with the epidemic of sexual assault and violence toward women that occurs throughout college sports and the covering up and protecting of players who commit these crimes.

Tom Newkirk, a civil - rights attorney in Des Moines, Iowa, said that instead of following the law to give women more opportunities to play athletics, universities will pad their female rowing rosters so they can have more football players.

She remains the only Arkansas State women's player to have scored 40 or more points in a single game, a feat she accomplished five times, including a 50 - point performance against Louisiana - Lafayette during the 1992 - 93 season.

It's been more than a quarter - century since the hit movie «A League of Their Own» brought the All - American Girls Professional Baseball League back to life, and since then, the players from that league have used the platform to create more awareness about girls and women playing baseball.

Many of us see men as being more likely than women to prefer recreational sex, to value sex over relationships, to be «players» wanting no - strings sex and to seek multiple partners — and to a certain extent and in some instances, that may be true.

As a former college lacrosse and high school field hockey player, and a member of ASTM International's subcommittee on standards for headgear and helmets, which is working with US Lacrosse on developing a new standard for headgear in women's lacrosse, I have reservations about whether requiring female lacrosse players to wear helmets will make the sports safer, or, as a result of the phenomenon called risk compensation (also called the «gladiator effect»), will actually result in more, rather than fewer, head injuries.

The higher risk obstetric wards were also really lovely, with communal sitting rooms for post-partum women and the offer of iPod players, electric tealight «candles», electric oil burners, etc. the ob wards were definitely more «sterile» than the FBCs, but at the end of the day you're staying in a hospital, not a five star hotel.

of Vermont («Sisters on a Journey: Portraits of North American Midwives»); Jess Fallon, Women's Studies, Wesleyan; Pamela Klassen, Religion, Drew University (spirituality in home birth); Maureen May, Syracuse University (midwifery politics and legislation in New York state); Christina Player (midwifery politics in Massachusetts); Melissa Denmark, University of Florida (the development of direct - entry midwifery legislation in Florida); Fern McGill, Antioch University (an investigation of feminist positions on childbirth), Kate Masley (the political economy of reproduction in Honduras and in Cleveland, Ohio), and others not listed here; and as an informal advisor to dozens more.

«It also needs to represent the game more; why is there only one woman member of the Fifa executive committee, why are there no players involved in the top table of world football as well.

In a town where one's address often means more than one's name, it should come as no surprise that some of the most influential players come from the real estate industry in Crain's list of New York's 50 most powerful women.

Data from 160,000 ranked chess players and more than 5 million chess matches suggest that women playing against men perform better than expected based on their official chess ratings, according to new findings published in Psychological Science.

Several pieces, from the petticoat to the water bra, have been created to make this possible for women of every size, but if you would like pieces that are a bit more modern than that ruffled skirt — and less scary than that water brassiere, try these other power players in curve creation.

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Because the film sticks so closely to Megan's perspective, we see the Iraqis, whose lives the U.S. military upended through their invasion of the country, as little more than Others, giving off the feeling that they're merely supporting players in this one American woman's emotional journey.

The film runs more than two hours as it is, and it's more about the long game — King's determination to get equal rights for women players — than the fate of any one match.

In the movie directed by the duo who gave us «Little Mary Sunshine» — featuring women who want to get their young daughters into a beauty competition — Bobby Riggs (Steve Carell) is the kind of hustler and self - described male chauvinist pig who want to prove that since women can not beat men in athletics, the sport of tennis is justified in paying male players eight times more than women.

He says the new game aims to «show something that's more high class,» saying he wants players to look at any given heroine and «be impressed with her as a woman, not just as a pin - up.»

When President Obama called the U.S. women's soccer team this month to congratulate its players on winning the World Cup, he noted that they had topped their male counterparts in terms of TV viewership — and, «more importantly, inspired a whole new generation of young women» to go out and play.

The Family Circle Cup, a WTA Premier Event, boasts a competitive purse every year and more than ninety players battle for one of the most coveted trophies in women's tennis.

But a lot of those big players, the old men and wise women in the sales room, a decade or more from now will be made up of different people.

Addressing women's needs: As the list of automated investment advisories continues to grow (we review more than 20 of the biggest players before we highlight the top picks), Ellevest's full - on female - focused approach is certainly an eye - catching differentiator.

Players can influence decisions on issues such as women's rights, the hippie movement, child labor laws, and loads more.

- a lot of focus was put on sound effects in order to immerse players in the world of Hyrule - the development team worked with Sound Racer, a studio specialized in sound effects - this studio also worked on Xenoblade Chronicles X - they recorded more than 10 000 different sounds for the game - the team used a school bag to simulate the sound of rubbing leather - for the sound of «normal» footsteps, they mixed various kinds of sands - for the sounds of equipment, they had to search for various materials and find ways to use them - they used an actual block of ice to recreate the sound of footsteps on ice - with the ice block, it always ended up melting, or getting cracks when the staff had to walk on it - Link's footsteps were made by a woman - depending on Link's actions and the equipment he's using / wearing, the recorded sounds were separated out individually - the volume is changed as needed to make a particular sound stand out - check out sound effect samples here

For those who don't know, the free - to - play game features a collectible card mechanic and engages players in 3 - on - 3 tag - team combat in the fast paced games players build up their roster and pit a huge cast of DC Comics» most popular icons such as Batman, Superman, The Flash, Wonder Woman, Green Arrow, Aquaman and more against one another.

The God of War games, for instance, established a tradition of including mini-games that reward the player for successfully having sex with one or more women.

It occurs when women (or more often women's bodies) are employed as rewards for player actions in video games.

Also included: more than 20 customization items and player banners based on Superman, Wonder Woman, The Flash and other popular characters!

Mark Religioso, a brand manager for the video game publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment, wants more women to be involved in the professional gaming arena known as esports, where players compete in video game tournaments to win thousands of dollars in prize money.

It's hard to believe women make up anywhere close to 50/50 for the more hardcore games that require a sizeable time investment, learning curve, and are not afraid to punish the players poor foresight or rushed actions.

Women in games tend to have over-exaggerated body parts and ultra athletic physiques that make them more appealing to players (and also make me want to visit the gym more often).

«From Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space, to Alexey Leonov, the first human to perform EVA, Pixel Spill Games wants to place players in the fragile position of a cosmonaut at a time when space travel was more important for the pride of the country than for scientific endeavor.»

The Injustice: Gods Among Us mobile game features a collectible card mechanic and engages players in 3 - on - 3 tag team combat that pits many of DC Comics most popular icons such as Batman, Superman, The Flash, Wonder Woman, Green Arrow, Aquaman and more against one another.

The first big heist mission gives you the OPTION of hiring a female screw member but other than one female task giver (who is ultimately the sidekick of a more important player) there are no women operating on the level of Trevor, Michael and Franklin.

The makers of Bejeweled, Women's Murder Club, Build - A-Lot, Fairy Godmother Tycoon, Diner Dash and more will evaluate opportunities and challenges of the Red Ocean (established markets, audiences, and players) and the Blue Ocean (newly recognized or created markets addressing new segments) approaches in casual games:

He says the new game aims to «show something that's more high class,» saying he wants players to look at any given heroine and «be impressed with her as a woman, not just as a pin - up.»

Player character diversity: More interesting (and far rarer) than games that let you play as a woman are those that force you to.

Seed grants were awarded to 15 startup initiatives including projects focused on advancing labor rights for cotton pickers in Pakistan, promoting equal treatment for women soccer players in Brazil, developing an open - source, online civic participation platform, and more.

It's a piece written for the American jury trial system where, borrowing a prescient couplet from somebody more famous than I am: «All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players».

As NRDC acquired Lord & Taylor about three years after Macy's merged with Federated Department Stores and became more geared toward middle - income consumers, Lord & Taylor executives saw an opportunity to become the leading department store player for slightly more upscale, classic department store customer — the suburban woman.