Sentences with phrase «of women and equalities»

Maria Miller, chair of the women and equalities committee, who argued earlier in the debate that the bill «must make sex and relationships education compulsory» if it is to achieve its aim of promoting welfare for children, tweeted that Timpson's response was «great news».

Chair of the Women and Equalities Committee, and MP for Basingstoke, Maria Miller, commented: «Parents and children know they need help and that is why I want compulsory lessons at school to help children better understand the signs of an abusive relationship, issues such as consent and the harm that is done by sexting and underage viewing of pornography.»

Delegates included current Foreign Office Minister Sir Alan Duncan, former Secretary of State for Wales and former Brexit Minister David Jones, Shadow Transport Secretary Andy McDonald, Shadow Justice Secretary Richard Burgon, Shadow Minister of Women and Equalities Sarah Champion, the SNP's Justice and Home Affairs spokesperson Joanna Cherry QC and the Liberal Democrat Shadow Secretary of State for International Development, Baroness Sheehan.

Feminists tell Chair of Women and Equalities Committee their concerns.

Rt Hon Maria Miller MP, Chair of the Women and Equalities Select Committee, said: «The findings of the Fairness in Families Index are worrying.

by Loren Cunningham I have been a longtime supporter of women and equality in the church, but kept it on the downlow for such a long time for all kinds of reasons.

Once the show began, the messages in support of women and equality didn't stop: Natalie Portman, while presenting best director with Ron Howard, noted how only men had been nominated (Lady Bird filmmaker Greta Gerwig was a high profile snub); presenters Jessica Chastain and Geena Davis, respectively, also made jokes about male acting winners giving their salary away to make up for the gender pay gap.

Not exact matches

The increasing availability of education, coupled with shifting roles in the home for women, is not only changing women's lives but also reworking attitudes toward gender differences and equality.

Whether it's leading a national conversation about gun control or fighting for girls» education and gender equality around the world, an increasing number of young women are stepping forward as change agents.

Global Citizen's latest European concert was held during the G - 20 summit in Hamburg in July, where leaders including Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appeared on stage in support of empowering women and girls in the fight for equality.

While Japan has made progress on economic participation and opportunity for women — one of the report's four gender equality measures — it's seen a reversal in women's political empowerment.

And Britain's equalities minister recently touted Christina Hendricks, the curvy star of Mad Men, as a healthy role model for young women.

This week, as it celebrates the 70th anniversary of its establishment, the women of Barnard have ignored the challenges it has faced, the threats to its existence that it has overcome, and most importantly, the legacy of equality and justice that it has bequeathed to the modern Middle East.

Olde is also a passionate global advocate for the advancement of women and gender equality and a TiFF Share Her Journey Ambassador.

A women's march was being organized in Washington, the teenager wrote, to protest the incoming administration of President - elect Donald J. Trump and to speak up for gender equality.

This fall, the company — doubtlessly aware that young people distrust brands that don't give back and eager to signal its commitment to gender equality — launched what it calls the 50/50 Founders» Fund, donating a dollar from each sale to a pool of seed money evenly distributed between startups led by men and women.

However, the company responded to comments to that effect on its Facebook page, writing, «Audi has diverse hiring practices to ensure equality across our staff and we pledge to put aggressive hiring and development strategies in place to increase the number of women in our workforce, at all levels.»

Champions of entrepreneurship and advocates of diversity, sexual equality and work force empowerment, these ground - breaking women are making a big difference in business today.

ONLY three Western Australian businesses have been named an «employer of choice for women» among a list of 98 organisations considered to promote gender equality and provide equal opportunities for women in the workplace.

Yet what some moguls might seem as liabilities DuVernay turned into strengths, using her indie training to maximize her resources, telling a black story from a black point of view, making sure that women's contributions were acknowledged and writing into the script her own passionate pleas for equality (albeit in the King style).

One of the best and easiest ways to show your support on Women's Equality Day is to learn about the women who have been fighting for gender equality since the U.S. was fouWomen's Equality Day is to learn about the women who have been fighting for gender equality since the U.S. was fouwomen who have been fighting for gender equality since the U.S. was founded.

Part of Finance Minister Bill Morneau's spending plan is expected to emphasize gender equality and lay out efforts to boost the labour - force participation of women.

The women's professional network Levo, for instance, launched its annual #Ask4More campaign last week, opening with comments from high - profile leaders such as Chelsea Clinton and Sheryl Sandberg on the importance of demanding equal pay and equality generally.

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.

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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 whole.

In his Wednesday general audience remarks, Francis asked Catholics to consider «the Christian seed of radical equality between men and women» when discussing the reasons behind declining marriage rates around the world, according to Vatican Radio.

She describes the differences between men and women, not only contrasting their biological features, but highlighting the disparity between genders in terms of power, equality and privilege.

Teen Vogue put together this list of the women of Young Hollywood, «each of whom is breaking barriers, advocating for equality, and fighting for better representation.»

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.

WDN marshals resources for a number of issues — like reproductive justice, racial equity, and economic opportunity — but the cause closest to Hall's heart is civic equality for women.

«It is unacceptable in this day and age to have any all - male boards,» Nicky Morgan, education secretary and minister for women and equalities, said at the launch of the review.

It's a four - year project with a long - term objective of «promoting good governance and greater equality between men and women in Nepal.»

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USOW amplifies the work of organizations and individuals at the forefront of the fight for women's equality, and provides tools, access and connections that help women see and step into their power to break down the barriers that hold women back.

Among those who joined us in London: Jane Griffiths, Company Group Chairman, Janssen EMEA; Neelie Kroes, Special Envoy, Startup Delta, The Netherlands; Former European Commissioner for Digital Agenda; Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi, Minister of Tolerance, United Arab Emirates; Emma Marcegaglia, President, BusinessEurope; Chairman, Eni SpA; Vice Chairman and CEO, Marcegaglia Group; Nicola Mendelsohn, Vice President EMEA, Facebook; Nicky Morgan, MP, Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities, Department for Education, U.K.; Lubna Olayan, Chief Executive Officer, Olayan Financing Company; Mary Portas, Founder, Portas; Author, Shop Girl; and Helle Thorning - Schmidt, Former Prime Minister, Denmark and Chief Executive Officer, Save the Children International.

Nicky Morgan, MP, Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities, Department for Education, U.K.

Since eliminating the ministry of women's equality, at least three different ministries have picked up and dropped responsibility for these goals.

Also, in 2013, she created the first index that monitors gender equality and women's empowerment in the environmental arena, the Environment and Gender Index (EGI) for the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

In every part of the world, women are fighting for social and economic equality.

Now, with this essential funding commitment from the Province, We for She 2018 will continue to bring together women and B.C. students for a fifth annual one - day forum, with the ultimate goal of making gender equality in leadership a priority,» said Iain Black, CEO of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade.

Jasmine believes that empowering Jewish and Arab women with small and medium businesses in Israel is essential to strengthening the Israeli economy, facilitating gender equality and realizing the power of coexistence in Israel.

He does not even touch on what the political scientists Valerie Hudson and Patricia Leidl have called the «Hillary Doctrine,» promulgated through the Office of Global Women's Issues established by Mrs. Clinton at the State Department, and according to which any denial of gender equality anywhere in the world is a threat to American order.

These discussions about compatibility have their place, but if we spend all our time justifying which side of the gender equality debate we're on, the conversation will never truly progress and the Church will never become the advocate for women it could be.

While I believe in equality, I believe more in treating women with respect and some degree of limitation on physical contact in public events.

He fought for racial equality and voting rights, for fair wages and the reproductive rights of women.

The Civil Rights movement was about about the equality of Man (& Women) and about how everyone has the same inalienable rights and that bigotry and racism can no longer exclude an entire segment of society.

Again, sadly, the church is trailing far beyond society in equality for women, though we have come a long way from the women as property upheld in the Old Testament and still prevalent in many other parts of the world today.

Civilized society requires that all men and women have equal rights before the law, but that equality should not extend to equality of condition: that is, society is a great partnership, in which all have equal rights — but not to equal things.