Sentences with phrase «of gender parity»

The number of countries that have achieved the goal of gender parity in both primary and secondary education has risen from 36 to 62 since 2000.

Just as important: A lack of gender parity can affect businesses.

To me it's not about gender parity for the sake of gender parity.

A week on, the sentiments of gender parity and equal pay still remain strong in our hearts and minds.

The lack of gender parity was not just a political issue.

The United States, meanwhile, fell in the middle of the pack in terms of gender parity in entrepreneurship rates, ranking 31 out of the 60 countries that were surveyed.

Finally, and sadly, though not particularly surprising (at a conference trafficked by tech types and law firm leaders — worlds in which we're all familiar with the gender - balance hurdles), it didn't always feel like there was a semblance of gender parity on the panels and in the presentations and keynotes.

Exact figures are hard to come by, but the anecdotal evidence strongly suggests that while there might be a semblance of gender parity at the casual level, it fades away as one approaches the inner sanctum of obsessive birders like Sweet and Filardi.

Linda has built a formidable reputation across Scotland as a champion of gender parity in the workplace.

A new Gender Report compiled by UNESCO's EFA Global Monitoring Report (GMR) for International Day of the Girl Child, shows that fewer than half of countries — of which none in sub-Saharan Africa — have achieved the goal of gender parity in both primary and secondary education, even though all were supposed to achieve it by 2005.

Many of the European countries with the highest level of gender parity on their boards, such as France (38 percent of French board seats are held by women), Germany, and Italy, have managed to do so at least partly because they've recently been subject to quotas.

Only then can we move beyond the horizon of gender parity into a future not only where the boardroom table is rebuilt to include more seats for women, but where women themselves are the builders.

We Welcome them to the organization and look forward to collaborating with them on AWFJ projects that will advance the cause of gender parity and diversity on screen, behind the lens and in film media and journalism.

Below, ideas for learning about black history and the Kentucky Derby; exploring historical connections to a disaster in Bangladesh; and arguing ideas of gender parity via a piece about street - naming in Berlin.

In the interest of gender parity in the notoriously sexist world of gallery representation, we're each selecting one male - identified and one female - identified artist.

Maggie is herself a keen advocate of gender parity in the workplace and has grown our public sector team into a market - leading position.

Lorraine Heard, Legal Director at Bond Dickinson LLP said: «International Women's Day has thrown even more light on the issue of gender parity.

In terms of gender parity and equality, the report says child marriage and early pregnancy continue to hinder girls» progress in education, «as does the need for teacher training in gender sensitive approaches.»

In times when Hollywood curtails the glamour to address a serious crisis (like a new war for example or the lack of gender parity in Hollywood) it can come across as merely glum.

Urquhart has built a formidable reputation across Scotland as a champion of gender parity in the workplace.

With the Time's Up effort dominating the conversation this awards season, the obvious lack of gender parity in these positions and in recognizing the few women who are given the opportunity to fill these roles has been a key point in the conversation.

Seacrest's scrutiny is the latest in a string of high - profile hiccups for E!, which has come under fire in recent months for its perceived lack of gender parity.

Greta Gerwig's «Lady Bird» becomes best - reviewed film on Rotten Tomatoes, Disney finds its live - action «Mulan,» and «The Post» star Meryl Streep laments the lack of gender parity

Considering the Academy's track record — not to mention, Hollywood's lack of gender parity in general — there was no guarantee Gerwig's name would be called come Oscar nominations.

-RRB-, others are the subject of recent rediscoveries connected to a rereading of the History of Art in terms of gender parity -LRB-

Pinsent Masons has restated its gender pay gap figures to include partner data and called on fellow law firms to work together to develop a common approach to pay disclosures next year, in a bid to address the lack of gender parity in the profession.