Sentences with phrase «of women no»

In the last couple decades, the growth in the number of women's businesses (up 68 percent), employment (up 11 percent), and revenues (up 72 percent) blows past the growth rates of all but the largest publicly - traded businesses, and tops growth rates among all other privately - held businesses over this period.

She also discussed some of the women's health and family policies that she would prioritize in the White House, such as paid family leave and access to birth control and safe abortion.

You're at zero,» she told him — he had all the typical concerns: the cost of women - only spaces, fears about legality, how they'd fit in.

One glaring problem is the lack of women or underrepresented minorities in tech leadership positions.

Indeed, one of the predominant themes of the budget is increasing the workforce participation of women, which many say will bring big economic benefits for Canada.

After looking at what has been reported in many publications over the last couple of days, I'm appalled and commend the courage of the women who've stepped forward to report sexual abuse or rape.

U.S. companies have been under pressure to increase the role of women and minorities on their boards and top management.

When it comes to the many grievous ways in which the accomplishments of women in tech are overlooked, this is pretty darn minor.

The number of women partners at the firm is one of the highest within the venture capital arena and the firm has actively supported women in all respects.

One of these women is Alicia Bint, a 33 - year - old freelance illustrator from Milton, Ont., who was taught to knit as a child by her grandmother.

She previously worked as a Lifestyle Writer for Romper focusing on issues of women's health.

With a stirring voiceover recording of Amelia Earhart, Visa celebrated the ability of women to soar in the ski jump.

If the night had a specific theme, it was that women in business don't just need mentors and coaches, they need sponsors to be their advocates behind the scenes and champions in their workplace that set an example of their company's attitudes toward the empowerment of women.

The number of women owning cars in the U.K. jumped 66 percent in the decade through 2016, official figures show, almost triple the rise in for men.

As The Riveter magazine's digital editorial assistant, her work has appeared in print and online covering a variety of topics within the scope of women's lives and interests.

The under - representation of women at this year's World Economic Forum in Davos has been one of the more obvious elephants in the room.

In December, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration renewed its alliance with the National Association of Women in Construction to continue to promote safe and healthful working conditions and prevent hazards that are specific to women such as a lack of personal protection equipment, sanitation and workplace intimidation.

80 % of businesses fail and 90 % of women business owners never break the 6 - figure mark.

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

Guns designed and marketed for women aren't entirely new, says Peggy Tartaro, executive editor of Women and Guns magazine.

It found 55 % of women ended up with an entry level job post-MBA, compared with 39 % of men.

• The share of women appointed to Fortune 500 boards declined last year.

Your market research, both qualitative and quantitative will be able to help you answer some of these questions, says Silverstein, who also is the author of Women Want More: How to Capture Your Share of the World's Largest, Fastest - Growing Market.

Standing before a room of women in Los Angeles, Lulu Hunt Peters wrote a word on a blackboard that she said held the keys to empowerment.

Last Saturday, hundreds of thousands of women participated in an anti-Trump rally and march, one of dozens staged across the country.

Procter & Gamble is a good example of how a company can overhaul its promotion practices to better align with inclusivity goals: Through an extensive leadership development strategy, it raised its percentage of women managers from 40 to 44 percent between 2008 and 2013.

Women who didn't have access to money — many of them women of color — were simply barred from participating.

The organization's studies show that the number of women in Canada who hold senior officer positions in the corporate sector increased just 4 % between 2002 and 2010.

The company chose HPV for its flagship efforts, says Kim, because about 25 percent of women who get cervical dysplasia as a result of HPV have immune systems strong enough to defeat the virus without outside help.

The trend is probably going to persist going forward, the economists suggest, especially as younger groups of women have become more educated — affording them the affluence to work more and spend time with their families while hiring someone else to do the dusting.

American Express» 2017 State of Women - Owned Businesses Report estimates that from 1997 to 2017, the number of women - owned firms increased by a rate of roughly more than 2.5 times the national average (114 percent vs. 44 percent).

If the leaders in attendance are any indication of future focus on the promotion of women to leadership spots, then there's plenty to be optimistic about.

Recent data from Redfin found that 46 percent of women buying alone said they first evaluate a home based on whether they love it, compared to 24 percent of men buying alone.

The remaining 54 percent of women and 76 percent of men evaluate a home based on value and cost.

«PSA Group won't convey a degrading image of anyone, neither of women or men.»

One of the women in our community was carrying a baby for her neighbor whose husband died so that the mother could carry her other baby and continue to work the fields so that their family could continue to earn an income.»

A group of women explain to CNBC how they're addressing the lack of female representation on Wall Street — by making a movie about it.

Again, it would be really easy to say, «Well, of course elite athletes have athletic bodies,» but seeing them here is enough to set aside the snark for a second and just marvel at the prowess and accomplishments of the women on America's gymnastics team.

Even before this year's Oscars show, the Academy announced plans for sweeping changes to its membership structure, promising to double its number of women and diverse members by 2020.

Last week, the Academy announced a series of changes to its membership and governance structure aimed at «doubling the number of women and diverse members of the Academy by 2020.»

«She makes a constant push toward modernization and empowerment of women — from inside the system,» he says.

As more women wait longer to have their first child, the number of women choosing to freeze their eggs has grown «exponentially,» said Dr. Alan Copperman, a fertility specialist at Mount Sinai Hospital.

«KPCB discriminates against [Ellen Pao] and other women by failing to promote them comparably to men, by compensating them less than men through lower salary, bonus and carried interest, by restricting the number of investments that women are allowed to make as compared to men, by failing to include junior women from meetings and discussions, by failing to provide equivalent sponsorship of women as of men, by failing to include junior women comparably to junior men in the interview process, and by failing to provide opportunities for visibility and success inside and outside the firm for women as compared to men.»

An outspoken supporter of women in the technology space, she isn't afraid to say that quotas and regulations may be what's necessary to get women to equal levels within the sector, much as Title IX allowed her to receive a full scholarship to college.

Meanwhile, Barra said that as CEO she is looking to address the problem of women who start viewing their positions as «jobs» rather than «careers» once they have children.

Urbaniak says historically, many of women's needs, desires and ideas have remained hidden and unspoken, so that people could feel «less troublesome and more approved of,» but she argues that paradigm is one in need of a big shift.

«These pastors were concerned about the possibility of no law passing that would protect the safety of women and children in bathrooms.»

The rate of women who had their first child between 40 and 44 has more than doubled in the past 20 years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

I'm happy that there's this huge audience of women around the world who have become active in their beauty lives.

Today, 23 percent of women earn more than their husbands, up from 4 percent who did in 1960, according to a Pew Research Center study released this week.