Sentences with phrase «on economic equality»

Sarah Champion, shadow women and equalities minister, accused the Tories of «turning back the clock on economic equality for women».

Concretely, this points to a renewed emphasis on economic equality and collective action, albeit with a stronger role for civil society than in the past.

Not exact matches

According to the World Economic Forum, two thirds of OECD countries have introduced policies on pay equality, including requiring some employers to publish calculations every year showing the gender pay gap.

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.

(2) Those who are unwilling to take an active stance on gender equality will suffer economic consequences.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used his speech at the World Economic Forum 2018 annual meeting in Davos, eastern Switzerland on January 23, 2018 to reaffirm Canada's leadership on the issue of gender equality, both at home and at the upcoming G7 meeting, which Canada will chair.

The economy is more efficient and prosperous when economic resources are better distributed among the people - not equality of income, but equality of opportunity based on moderate levels of inequality (as we had during the Keynesian era.)

While many are willing to concede that they agree with the basic definition of feminism — «belief in the social, political and economic equality of the sexes» — debate soon moves on to the finer points of specific beliefs and campaigns.

Frank suggests» and he is far from alone in this» that the party's success depends on reaffirming its traditional identity as the agent of «equality and economic security.»

But neither group has a plan for an immigration strategy focused on civic equality and economic mobility.

Their probing focuses on two questions that are essentially moral: Can there be freedom without economic and material equality?

25) is a ringing declaration for economic equality; but the Levitical law includes canny compromises on sale prices, on differentiation between urban and rural properties, and on clerical privileges.

We can't become «all about» economic equality but we can care more about the lives of the people around us and reclaim the value Jesus placed on feeding, clothing, visiting and inviting in.

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Ghana believes in the principles that democratic societies provide individuals with the best conditions for political liberty, personal freedom, equality of opportunity and economic development under the rule of law; and therefore being committed to advancing the social and political values on which democratic societies are founded, including the basic personal freedoms and human rights, as defined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; in particular, the right of free speech, organization, assembly and non-violent dissent; the right to free elections and the freedom to organize effective parliamentary opposition to government; the right to a free and independent media; the right to religious belief; equality before the law; and individual opportunity and prosperity.

On the left the tension between economic inequality and political equality is of course a major theme in Marxist and post-Marxist work.

In the meantime, to those Tom Harris charcaters in the Labour party who want to present electoral reform as an issue of relevance only to bourgeois liberal Guardian - readers (like me), I say: how dare you oppose a system that — on the evidence of Soskice and Iversen's study — is better for social spending and economic equality?

On the other hand, the poor, dependent classes who suffered from inequality and economic domination had a self - interest in republican equality.

For instance, 40 % quotas on all electoral lists, harsher punishments for men in cases of domestic violence, special judicial and economic assistance for women who are victims of gender violence, a requirement for corporations with more than 250 employees to have their own equality plan aimed at eliminating discrimination against women, etc..

Robin's platform will focus on single payer health care, economic equality, police and criminal justice reform, housing for all, humane immigration reform, better public education, LGBTQ rights and ending the influence of money on politics.

Her record on reproductive freedom, minimum wage, and economic equality is consistent with our progressive values as an organization committed to ensuring the rights of women and families are protected.»

«The governor has phenomenal track record of success here in New York, in terms of on - time budgets, investment in economic development, reforming the criminal justice system, ushering into law the passage of marriage equality.

Thus, the most pressing and overwhelming challenge facing the next Labour leader and shadow chancellor will be in devising a compelling economic narrative of progressive fiscal responsibility, whilst resolutely holding on to our core principles of self - improvement, fairness and equality of opportunity.

Even where schools do legally discriminate on religious grounds, this can lead to ethnic, socio - economic and religious segregation of pupils in practice and create wider problems for social cohesion and equality.

The research project is the springboard for a workshop on LGBT equalities, which will take place in London on November 6 as part of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Festival of Social Science.

While middle and working class Americans have been devastated by Great Recession, the wealthiest have done just fine, while their tax burden remains the lowest it's been in over 40 years.The last few months have seen the emergence of a counter-narrative which focuses attention on economic inequality and a tax system in New York State out of kilter with notions of fairness and equality.

«The Charter of the United Nations is built on the bedrock of the sovereign equality and independence of its members, without distinction as to their geographical size, economic might, or any other endowments or qualifications».

As federal Labor MP Andrew Leigh notes in his book on equality, unions in Australia remain fundamental in the struggle against growing economic inequality.

Whereas, Dr. King has had a permanent and lasting impact on the world; lauded for his efforts to achieve social, political, and economic equality, Dr. King was named Time magazine's «Man of the Year,» in 1964 and was awarded the Nobel Peace prize that same year; his ideals are highlighted annually on the federal holiday established in his honor in 1986, and his message is passed on to new generations inspired by his strength, hope, and conviction; and

He said he didn't think Cuomo got enough credit for policies on economic growth and praised him on issues like the state property tax cap and marriage equality.

Hawkin's Green State of the State spends a lot of time on racial and economic equality, which he says are linked.

Lawmakers make over economic proposal, shelve equality act BY KATHY KAHN For The Rockland Times Albany's Legislature broke for the summer on June 20, leaving Gov. Andrew Cuomo's ambitious business attraction program bruised but not battered and putting a gambling referendum on the state's November ballot.

This creates the political justification for sharpened rhetoric on equality, while the policy rationale is contained in counteracting the tendencies to inequality involved with both globalisation and technological change, the great drivers of economic transformation in our times.

«Social and economic equality empowers societies to engage in sustainable pathways, which includes, by the way, not only the sustainable use of natural resources but also slowing down population growth, to actively diminish the human footprint on the environment.»

The dictionary defines feminism as «the advocacy of women's rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men.»

However, the Finnish education system is based on «educational equality», where they aim to minimise the influence of the social and economic backgrounds of the schools.

Shanker allied with liberals on trade unionism, public schools, and economic equality, while finding common cause with conservatives on issues like standards, public school choice, racial preferences, bilingual education, and communism.

Put simply, contrary to the arguments of many White Democrats (as well as pundits such as Jonathan Chait of New York, Frank Bruni of the New York Times and academic Mark Lilla), focusing on the efforts of Black, Latino, immigrant, and low - income communities for economic, social and political equality (which has often been derisively called «identity politics»), is critical to Democrat success in winning elections as well as in winning support from younger voters who are also concerned about these matters.

While Coates doesn't touch on education policy, he essentially makes a strong historical case for why reformers (especially increasingly erstwhile conservatives in the movement) must go back to embracing accountability measures and a strong federal role in education policymaking that, along with other changes in American society, are key to helping children from poor and minority households (as well as their families and communities) attain economic and social equality.

When I served as student body president at AU and began working on the issues I had always cared about — gender equity, racial justice, opportunity regardless of economic background, and, yes, LGBTQ equality — it became clear that making a difference in the world wouldn't diminish or dilute my own pain and incompleteness.

Authors Wilkinson and Pickett work to enact the ideas they put forward in The Spirit Level on their Equality Trust website and its campaign for economic equality.

Canada ranks 25th on the World Economic Forum's ranking of countries in terms of women's equality, behind South Africa and Lesotho.

Within these communities are layers - and Topography focuses on the context of memory, individuality, community cohesion, and characteristics of social and economic (in) equalities that collectively create layers of a conceptual topographical map.

LA - based artist Kadir Nelson on his Martin Luther King Jr. cover for The New Yorker: «What happened to his dream of racial and economic equality, and what is the impact of non-violent resistance over half a century later?»

This lack of modern energy acts as a major brake on efforts to reduce poverty, improve health, education, gender equality and a range of other positive economic and social outcomes.

The 2000 - Watt Society can get us there: it's a proven framework based on global equality + local economic benefits for our neighborhood such as increased competitiveness, independence and long - term resilience.

The 2018 - 19 budget focuses on gender equality, economic growth, job creation and a strong middle class.

Canadian women still experience inequality in economic well - being, education, employment, health, housing, justice, safety, and political and social inclusion, according to a new benchmark report on gender equality from the Canadian Human Rights Commission.

SWC works to advance equality for women and to remove the barriers to women's participation in society, putting particular emphasis on increasing women's economic security and eliminating violence against women.

Article 8 of the Declaration on the Right to Development states that the realization of the right to development would ensure «equality of opportunity for all in their access to basic resources, education, health services, food, housing, employment and the fair distribution of income», achieved through appropriate economic and social reforms and the eradication of all social injustices.

An appropriate balance based on the notion of equality is not between miners, pastoralists, fishing interests, governments and Indigenous people, but between the rights - civil, political, economic, cultural and social - of Indigenous and non-Indigenous titleholders.