Sentences with phrase «on gender inequality in»

Even if you are an Industrial Relations Executive, drawn into a sensitive discussion on gender inequality in the workplace, you still have to stay objective.
Public attention on gender inequality in Hollywood has elevated the issue to a level of crisis within the industry, even as inequality persists.
► In this week's Science Careers - produced Working Life column Mildred Dresselhaus, an 83 - year - old physicist at MIT, reflects on gender inequality in science, including changes she has observed over the years and the work that still needs to be done.
She says she will focus on gender inequality in the United States and abroad.

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Her firm was started by capitalizing on gender inequality, she added, to change the status quo in the industry.
Geena Davis Institute on Gender in the Media http://www.seejane.org/about/ The Institute is uniquely positioned to spotlight gender inequalities at every media and entertainment company through cutting - edge research, education, training, strategic guidance and advocacy proGender in the Media http://www.seejane.org/about/ The Institute is uniquely positioned to spotlight gender inequalities at every media and entertainment company through cutting - edge research, education, training, strategic guidance and advocacy progender inequalities at every media and entertainment company through cutting - edge research, education, training, strategic guidance and advocacy programs.
Led by a feminist Prime Minister who campaigned on a promise of inclusive growth, Canada is well placed to become a global leader in tackling the twin struggles of gender and economic inequality.
Josh Levene, Christian Aid's expert on gender inequality and poverty said: «In a crisis or refugee situation, one in five women of childbearing age is likely to be pregnanIn a crisis or refugee situation, one in five women of childbearing age is likely to be pregnanin five women of childbearing age is likely to be pregnant.
From Heidi: Because Rachel is such a voice for women in the blogosphere, I would love for you to address gender inequality in the church and bring a better reading to the passages that have been used as weapons on women for generations.
Judging by the #Justice4Janet hashtag from October, people are looking for true fairness and reconciliation between the two, in addition to bucking against what appears to be an example of racial and gender inequalities on display as a microcosm.
«I will not stop speaking out publicly on the issue of gender inequality in the church,» she wrote Sunday in a letter to the disciplinary council.
The story - A woman's work is never done is based on Jacqueline Scott and Anke Plagnol's 2012 paper «Work — family conflict and well - being in Northern Europe», which was published as part of an edited collection by Jacqueline Scott, Shirley Dex and Anke Plagnol (Gendered lives: Gender Inequalities in Production and Reproduction, Edward Elgar publishers).
Time's Up — an initiative and legal defense fund fighting sexual harassment and gender inequality — has called on Cuomo to open an investigation of Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance and his office after a story in New York Magazine revealed the alleged mishandling handling of a Harvey Weinstein sexual assault case.
From 6 to 8 p.m. at Fordham Law School, The Safety Net Project at the Urban Justice Center and the Women's City Club of New York will host «This Bridge Called My Back: Women of Color and the Fight for Economic Security», on «how gender intersects with economic and racial inequality in New York City.»
The controversial, ten point piece of legislation would end inequality and discrimination based on gender, among other items, and would codify federal abortion law in New York.
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV / AIDS (UNAIDS) has bluntly titled its new report Blind Spot and notes in its first sentence that focusing on boys and men may seem «counterintuitive» given the gender inequalities that often put girls and women at a disadvantage when it comes to infection and treatment.
Production began Wednesday on a new documentary about female athletes who are traveling the world to raise awareness about gender inequality in sports.
Emma Stone and Steve Carell play 1970s tennis rivals Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs in a playful look at gender inequality on and off the court
Because everyone keeps asking me... YES, the men WILL be standing in solidarity with women on this wearing - all - black movement to protest against gender inequality at this year's Golden Globes.
«Because everyone keeps asking me... YES, the men WILL be standing in solidarity with women on this wearing - all - black movement to protest against gender inequality at this year's Golden Globes,» Urbanati wrote.
With stars using the 2018 Golden Globes as a platform to speak out about the Time's Up initiative, gender inequality and sexual harassment in the workplace, all eyes will be on the SAG Awards (which will include mostly female presenters) to see if Hollywood uses the event to make the same statement.
Because no issue on the internet is really an issue until someone makes an infographic about it, here is an exceptionally thorough data visualization from the New York Film Academy examining gender inequality in American cinema.
The cascading fallout of sexual harassment scandals throughout Hollywood put particular focus on the best director category, which for many is a symbol of gender inequality in the film industry.
Over 180 students will discuss their work on critical issues in education: mind / brain research, religious pluralism and public education; gender inequality; gay, lesbian, and bisexual learners; and new technologies in education.
Thirdly, gender inequality - and its reflection in labor market participation of poorer women - should be in the center of the debate about youth policy, urgently focusing on the development of a care system.
In order to shed light on the precarious situation of youth in Uruguay, we argue that Uruguayan youth's decisions on their transition to adulthood are strongly determined by structural factors such as intergenerational and gender inequalitIn order to shed light on the precarious situation of youth in Uruguay, we argue that Uruguayan youth's decisions on their transition to adulthood are strongly determined by structural factors such as intergenerational and gender inequalitin Uruguay, we argue that Uruguayan youth's decisions on their transition to adulthood are strongly determined by structural factors such as intergenerational and gender inequality.
Mariam Durrani, an expert on Islamophobia and Muslim youth and a lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE), says that even if there are no Muslim students in a class, «changing educational and society - wide demographics suggest that as young people come of age, we'll have even greater need for conversations about learning across difference and about addressing systemic inequalities,» whether about religion, race, gender, sexual orientation, or other identifiers.
However, very little work has been conducted on how other inequalities in schools — particularly on the basis of gender and sexual identity — and how they affect families» understandings of what makes a desirable school.
At least one of the four panel members was from Vida - the organization that did the initial analysis highlighting the gender inequality so the conversation was very much focused on the issues they raised - so I suggest that their website would be the place to go - and perhaps this article in particular: http://www.vidaweb.org/the-count-2013/
The film — which focuses on three women exploring their sexuality and experiencing gender inequality in New York City — was made by an all - female crew and co-directed by Kate Millett, a prominent feminist activist and writer who is best known for her 1970 book Sexual Politics.
From small non-profit art centers to major cultural institutions in the region, these partners will be highlighting gender and race inequalities, taking on stereotypes and hypocrisies, and promoting artistic expression by the often overlooked and underrepresented.
From small non-profit art centers to major cultural institutions in the region, these partners will be highlighting gender and racial inequalities, taking on stereotypes and hypocrisies, and promoting artistic expression by the often overlooked and underrepresented.
A recent U.N. survey of environmental ministries worldwide showed that only four or five countries actually included gender and economic inequality concerns in their climate change policies, despite the warning from Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that the impact climate change «will fall disproportionately upon developing countries and the poor persons within all countries.»
On International Women's Day last month, a personal injury specialist called for the legal sector to #PressforProgress and address the potential for gender inequality in personal injury claims.
To date, elder law has not focused on gender and often fails to examine the ways in which sexism operates alongside ageism and other inequalities.
More recently, as the Australian Sex Discrimination Commissioner, she persuaded many of the most powerful men in the country to publicly commit to being part of a program — the Male Champions of Change — to take action on gender inequality.
Originally focused on improving race relations among youth in Greater Boston, the Foundation's mission today is to support programs addressing inequality in its various forms, including racial, ethnic and gender disparities in both Greater Boston and metropolitan Washington, D.C., and to raise awareness about these issues.
Other factors also contribute, such as: human nature; norms about gender, parenting roles, the distribution of labour in the home and the privileged insularity of the family unit; the impact of these norms on policy - and decision - makers; the stubborn persistence of women's inequality; and, the lingering tendency to treat women and children as property.
I suspect that there are a number of important interrelationships between toxic reactions to separation and the circumstances that aggravate those reactions, on the one hand, and, on the other, social norms which stipulate that committed relationships be monogamous or diamorous in nature, heteronormative stereotypes and certain social baggage relating to gender roles and inequality between women and men.
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.
Expand training of employees in federally regulated workplaces to include developing a respectful workplace and a collegial environment; using different harassment prevention strategies, such as bystander intervention; understanding the workplace policy on harassment and knowing what behaviours are not acceptable; knowing how to raise complaints of sexual harassment and the subsequent reporting process; the responsibilities of management and the employer; and recognizing inequalities in the workplace, particularly related to gender.
As a way of celebrating women, this year's International Women's Day's focus is on highlighting the combat for ending gender inequalities in the work place by promoting diversity and equal pay for female workers.
Moreover, when programs apply discipline in a discriminatory manner, they may exacerbate inequalities based on race, gender, and physical and mental disabilities.
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