Sentences with phrase «on issues of equality»

Notwithstanding the significant rhetorical committments and complementary actions by Canadian law societies on issues of equality, diversity and inclusion, it is clear that there is still considerable work to be done.

Following this, there will be additional self - reflections and CPD on the issues of equality, diversity and inclusion.

Professor Merritt has published widely on issues of equality, affirmative action, federalism, health and technology, legal education, tort reform, and law and social science.

The slides have notes accompanying to prompt discussion and there are opportunities to dwell on issues of equality and diversity.

Used in a group the Androgyny Test makes an excellent discussion starter on the issues of equality, sex - role stereotyping, and individual wholeness.

The black civil rights movement in the US during the 1950s pitched its whole agenda on the issue of equality.

Not exact matches

The reasons why, however, are closely tied to the overall issue of why marriage is on the decline overall: women's equality.

The disclosure comes as U.S. companies face criticism on the issue of pay equality, especially in the male - dominated technology sector.

The bottom line appears to be that the United Nations was unable to find a real life woman that would be able to champion the rights of ALL women on the issue of gender equality and the fight for their empowerment.The United Nations has decided that Wonder Woman is the role model that women and girls all round the world should look up to.

A paper co-authored by University of Ottawa Professor Michael Wolfson, one of Canada's top researchers on income and equality issues, said there was much debate of Ottawa's new program this year allowing some income splitting for couples with children, but most people don't realize income splitting has long existed for thousands of professionals such as doctors and lawyers who have been able to funnel their incomes through private companies they create to hold their income.

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.

He does not even touch on what the political scientists Valerie Hudson and Patricia Leidl have called the «Hillary Doctrine,» promulgated through the Office of Global Women's Issues established by Mrs. Clinton at the State Department, and according to which any denial of gender equality anywhere in the world is a threat to American order.

I'm a progressive Christian and liberal on 90 % of political issues including marriage equality and women's rights; however, I think that this should be seen as a tipping point for Christians everywhere.

But, more than that, they would show you, by the characters they featured and the plotlines they put forward, a new way of seeing things on issues ranging from racial equality to obesity prevention to the global fight against AIDS.

Pro-Life Lefties «Abortion», writes the political director of the Huffington Post UK, «is one of those rare political issues on which left and right seem to have swapped ideologies: right - wingers talk of equality, human rights and «defending the innocent», while left - wingers fetishise «choice», selfishness and unbridled individualism.»

Because next week's focus will be on gender equality, it's probably best to focus questions on issues related to that... but, of course, it's YOUR interview!

The Guardian: Female bishops: EU anti-discrimination law may be the CoE's salvation While the Church of England's legalism has halted progress on equality issues by voting against the ordination of female bishops this week, EU anti-discrimination law may prove its salvation.

Three books on biblical scholarship and equality that changed my mind and resulted in repentence about the «issue» of women:

Religion has consistently been on the wrong side of every social equality and fairness issue this country has ever known.

Appointed in 1986, Scalia has been on the Court long enough to have tackled virtually every important legal issue of our day: abortion, religious liberty, race and gender equality, gay rights, and separation of powers, among others.

We do not always have to pick one way as right (although King says we must do so on the issue of human equality); we can learn from each.

A politics of fairness and equality is about both (i) making an argument across the whole of society that a fairer and more equal society is in our collective enlightened self - interest, using the arguments of Richard Wilkinson, etc on issues like crime, general well - being, and that there are benefits of fairness for those at the top too.

Walker contends that the WEP's existence is prompting the Labour and Tory candidates for City Hall, Sadiq Khan and Zac Goldsmith, to focus more on the issue of gender equality.

The first hit came courtesy of state Democratic Chairman Jay Jacobs, who called on Staten Island DA Dan Donovan, the lone Republican AG candidate, to «finally publicly state whether or not he supports marriage equality, one of the defining civil rights issues of this generation.»

With all due respect, sir, your stand represents a lack of justice and equality on this issue.

Commenting on the report by Women and Equalities Commission, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «The latest report from the Women and Equalities Commission sadly reflects and confirms the issues and concerns the NASUWT has been raising with Government and employers about the treatment of women teachers for some time.

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?

So Rick, go ahead and attack me rather than address the issue the Frank's lack of credibility on the issue and his attempt to equate democratic electoral politics with movement on equality issues.

Iain and I (and the other authors of the submission to the Government Equalities Office, if I can speak for them) appreciate your willingness to engage on these difficult issues.

It was always more likely that this measure could face more difficulty in the Lords (given the opposition of some Bishops in the earlier debates, which has been challenged by their colleagues more recently; and the traditionalist right arguments of Tebbit / Waddington on equality issues generally usually have somewhat more support in the Lords than the Commons)

However, Equalities Minister (and Secretary of State for Culture) Maria Miller pointed out on Twitter that since any vote on the issue would be a free vote, it would not technically be counted as a rebellion.

The Stonewall Democrats of WNY and another group, Outspoken for Equality, issued a joined statement thanking the singer for, as Stonewall President Bryan Ball put it, using «her power and influence to encourage Western New Yorkers to lobby our new Sen. Mark Gristanti on why it is crucial he support civil marriage equality in New York.»

Aside from their mutual support of orange men, on issues such as abortion and marriage equality both Pence and the DUP's respective views are deeply rooted in a fundamentalist interpretation of Christian scripture.

When asked for his thoughts on recent news coverage that Williams — also a member of the Progressive Caucus — does not support marriage equality and abortion rights, Johnson said those are «important issues,» but declined to declare he would absolutely reject Williams as a candidate as long as his views on those issues do not change.

Rick Santorum showed up on The View today where Raven Symoné faced him down on the issues of marriage equality and gay parenting, getting Santorum to admit that gay couples can raise children well.

Cuomo has at least one card up his sleeve to use against those who would punt on the issue of marriage equality: He can force legislators back for an emergency conference to deal with the issue.

Last night state senator Andrew Lanza from Staten Island, a reported fence - sitter on the issue of marriage equality, told reporters, «We're close on language that I believe satisfactorily addresses» religious protections for groups who do not believe in gay nuptials.

Former President Jimmy Carter spoke about his latest book, which touches on the issue of gender equality, at Yale University Tuesday afternoon.

it makes too many divisions based on spurious «identity» issues, and it obviously gives no equality of vote.

The new equalities minister has changed her mind on the issue of gay adoption, just days after accepting the post to cries of disapproval from activists.

«The Protest the Pope campaign is calling on the British government to disassociate itself from the Pope's intolerant teachings on issues such as women's rights, gay equality and the use of condoms to prevent the spread of HIV.

We are heartened that there continues to be respectful and productive dialogue on the issue of marriage equality and believe we are getting close to a vote on the Governor's marriage bill.

Though some Republicans are said to favor GENDA, if their party held an outright majority in the Senate, it is unclear whether their leader, Dean Skelos from Nassau County, would ask the full GOP conference to do what it did two years ago on marriage equality — allow a floor vote even with most of its members opposed to the issue.

Well, look, first of all, Governor Paterson supported the issue of marriage equality even before it was popular, and he's arguably one of the nation's leading advocates on this issue, and we can't thank him enough for his leadership.

«Having two such progressive candidates in support of marriage equality shows the clear progress that has been made on this issue,» the PAC's Board President Cathy Marino - Thomas Jeff Friedman wrote.

He's clearly keen to put some distance between himself and the record of the last Labour government on many issues — Iraq, equality, redistribution and tax, markets and privatisation, industrial policy, trade union rights and working hours, and civil liberties.

Long has said the issue is not Castaldi's orientation but her view on the marriage issue, as she obviously is a supporter of New York's marriage equality law.

When Gov. Cuomo on Wednesday discussed his goal of marriage equality, the 67 - year - old Diaz Sr. ripped him for «wasting valuable time... with a pure agenda issue like homosexual marriage.»

He's led the way on a whole host of issues, and particularly one of the most prominent ones right now on the national scene, and that's marriage equality.»

«One of the issues that we've been working on as a state, which is a nationwide issue... is the issue of women's rights, women's equality, women's inequality, depending on your point of view,» Cuomo said.