Sentences with phrase «on behalf of women»

When are more men in leadership going to find the balls to speak up on behalf of the women who have more balls than they do?
The requirement for member companies is that they do work on behalf of women or address women's needs in some way.
Innovative and inspirational leadership on behalf of women business owners and their companies.
He has a history of recognition for activism on behalf of women's causes, including reproductive rights.
A lawsuit on behalf of the woman's estate was started two years and two days after her death (a weekend accounting for the additional two days).
It should be the activist party on behalf of women's rights and equality for women.
Before I go any further, let me apologize on behalf of women everywhere.
Our dedicated legal team is prepared to confront manufacturers on behalf of the women they have harmed.
That said, significant movements are being made in the graduate world on behalf of women.
Men, however, are taught to stand up to danger — often on behalf of a woman.
In our work on behalf of women and children, we strive to remain free from conflicts of interests.
She was honoured «for advocating on behalf of women who are marginalized, victimized or incarcerated, and for her research on women in the criminal justice system.»
Speaking on behalf of the women who participated in the event, Madam Jane Duhoe said they would take the experiences shared by the mentors very serious.
When the Hospital Has to Pay for a Doctor's Mistakes, AFTL Journal (Submitted on behalf of the Women's Caucus).
Student participation is often steeped in the experience of the clients they serve at the clinic, and results in thoughtful discussions on varied topics, such as the legal system often being a foreign culture to clients, the pursuit of effective, empowering advocacy on behalf of women with diverse experiences, and the tools available to responsibly work in community.
We're happy to announce that attorneys Martin Jaffe and Brian McClain won a $ 2,910,565 verdict against CarMax on behalf of a woman injured when she was struck by her car...
Ruth Bader Ginsburg's landmark 1970s legal arguments on behalf of women and gender equality would merit a documentary regardless of her late - in - life «notoriety.»
Professor Maathai addressed the United Nations on several occasions and spoke on behalf of women at special sessions of the General Assembly for the five - year review of the 1992 Earth Summit.
PPAV educates and lobbies on behalf of women's health and works to elect candidates who support family planning and the full range of reproductive health care.
Award recipients are selected based on their impact on the growth of WBEs; creation of policies, procedures or initiatives that increase opportunities for WBEs; and innovative and inspirational leadership on behalf of women business owners and their companies.
Lawyers Kim Pate and Janine Benedet, who intervened on behalf of the Women's Coalition for the Abolition of Prostitution — which included the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies, Canadian Association of Sexual Assault Centres, Native Women's Association of Canada and the Vancouver Rape Relief Society — were dismayed by the court ruling.
Gillibrand's supporters have defended her long history of speaking out on behalf of women against sexual assault, noting how she clashed with former Senate Armed Services Committee chairman Carl Levin (D., Mich.) back in 2013 over the issue of prosecuting sexual assaults in the military.
The other lawsuit was filed on behalf of a woman whose husband worked for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, a predecessor of BNSF Railway Co., according to the newspaper.
Attorneys are currently investigating claims on behalf of women who believe that they suffered serious or life - threatening complications after using Mirena.
As sad as I am to see Candace leave WBENC, we are enormously excited about what she will bring to WIPP as the organization embarks on this new chapter, and we so look forward to working together on behalf of women business owners.
Interpreting such stories of terror on behalf of women is surely, then, another way of challenging the patriarchy of Scripture.
Not only Itzik but Elhanan himself is permanently scarred; years later he is full of guilt for not having intervened more on behalf of the woman.
«We look forward to marching on behalf of women who share the view that women deserve the right to make their own reproductive decisions,» the group said.
The resignation is all the more stunning given Schneiderman's public persona as an activist and feminist on behalf of women's issues.
«As a lawyer, lawmaker and activist, Eric has never wavered in his commitment to protecting consumers, working for quality jobs and taking on tough fights on behalf of the women and men of New York,» Ward continued in a statement released by Schneiderman's campaign.
Hutt was one of the founder members of Welsh Women's Aid, a feminist organisation campaigning on behalf of women who are victims of domestic violence.
It went nowhere, but I will tell you right now, I am so glad to be out of that crazy institution and to have an opportunity to do something meaningful here in the state of New York on behalf of all women,» Ms. Hochul said.
Merble Reagon, Executive Director, Women's Center for Education and Career Advancement, said, «On this Equal Pay Day 2018, we applaud the Governor's progressive actions on behalf of all women across the State of New York.
The night also echoed with statements on behalf of women and female talent, none stronger than that of U.S dramatic directing winner Eliza Hittman («Beach Rats») who announced, «I think there is nothing more taboo in this country than a woman with ambition, and I am going to work my way through a system that is completely discriminatory towards women.
It's more than a question of money or strength, physical and mental: King was taking court on behalf of women all over the world, people who felt they, too, should be treated as equals.
She spoke of her real life activism on behalf of women around the world through VITAL VOICES, and her advocacy for gay rights brought home by proudly parenting her openly gay youngest son.
In 2011, Gbowee was one of three personalities winning the Nobel Peace Prize along with his compatriot Ellen Johnson - Sirleaf, the first woman to lead Liberia and Yemeni Tawakel Karman, their struggle on behalf of women's rights.
After visiting Caroline's New England lilac - surrounded heritage family home much later, Martha felt compelled to write about the New York actress and debutante who became an activist on behalf of women o
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