Sentences with phrase «on male»

Although women only accounted for 16 % of the entrepreneurs looking for angel capital, in 2012, 25 % of the women that applied for angel capital were successful, which represents a 4 % lead on male entrepreneurs.

Rather than writing a coming - of - age story based on a male model, I chose to write about how women don't come of age, but rather, how they awaken.

This also raised the aspect of «hidden history», i.e. the real history that was not largely written about by male historians, so if we focus on a male - dominated medieval setting, are we really being historically accurate after all?

He soon becomes Kinsey's first and most loyal factotum in the professor's quest to publish his now famous books on male and female sexuality.

Women buy two - thirds of books sold but magazine reviews are centred on male authors and critics — though picture is beginning to change

- Demon Love Spell: going along with the theme of demons and romance, the premise of this manga is more focused on the male protagonist (an ayakashi pervert type), but still with hilarious results.

I have no doubt that war veterans have wandered into the deserts of the American Southwest seeking escape and answers, but Kleos (with its hallucinogenic drugs, apparent focus on male war veterans only to the exclusion of family and friends, and crazy leader) could not have been beneficial to its occupants.

«Most startups are focused on male readers,» Lisa Rutherford told me.

His expert lens is most often trained on male characters, although 2001's How to Be Good is an exception, and the male protagonists in 2009's Juliet, Naked, share pages with a strong woman who goes beyond love interest.

Funded by: New York City Department of Education Amount: $ 50,000 Dates: 1/1/17 — 6/30/18 Summary: Based on pilot research that Dr. Bristol, a renowned researcher in the field of male teachers of color, conducted on NYC Men Teach, current conditions and supports from schools and the NYC Men Teach program and its impact on male teachers of color will be examined.

Today's teaching profession is the product of a mid-20th-century labor model that relied on a captive pool of female workers, assumed educators were largely interchangeable, and counted on male principals and superintendents to micromanage a female teaching workforce.

That often the sex is unrealistic, that consent is not seen negotiated, and that usually the focus is on male pleasure.

Waldo says she is particularly hopeful her lyrics will have an impact on her male listeners, who currently make up the majority of her fan base.

Adverse gender effects have an impact on both boys and girls, but that effect falls more heavily on the male half of the population in middle school, simply because most middle - school teachers are female.

It is also be the first Super Smash Bros. game to feature an Animal Crossing - related playable character, specifically Villager; whose appearance is based on the male player from the cover of Animal Crossing: City Folk.

All Sheik is, is Zelda in disquise putting on a male persona.

Whenever she «transforms» into Sheik, she just puts on a male persona.

Which may be why we have overlooked, or underestimated, the pressures aging puts on male stars.

Lastly, Andrea Riseborough will play a TV reporter in pursuit of a story on a male model with a scandalous online side job.

In January, audiences thrilled to Alex Garland's sleek, slippery sci - fi provocation Ex Machina, starring Vikander as Ava, the disarmingly sentient feminised robot who turns the tables on her male minders.

Injecting some much needed energy into their repertoire, The Bellas take on their male rivals in a campus competition.

However Emily - who married actor John Krasinski in Italy this summer - thinks being a tomboy has helped her to cope on male dominated movie sets.

Channing Tatum provides an update on the male «Ghostbusters» reboot - and expresses «hate» for Stephen Sommers» «G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra»

Sony is working on a male - driven «Ghostbusters» reboot to go with the upcoming all - women reboot, with Channing Tatum possibly starring.

It touches on the male transition to middle - age and also reinforces the old saying «you can't go home again».

Apatow's films have often focused on male slackers forced to grow up or move out of a rut — think of Steve Carell's hermetically sealed middle - aged virgin in «The 40 - Year - Old Virgin,» or Seth Rogen's pothead confronted with the terrifying reality of fatherhood in «Knocked Up.»

As the two men begin to come out of their grief in different ways, «Dean» puts a smart new spin on male - driven comedies, making his film as much about emotion as it is about humor.

After a stage light falls on his male co-star, he is forced to bring on board an obnoxious New York thespian, Mike Shiner (a very funny Edward Norton, seen earlier this year in The Grand Budapest Hotel), whose volatility proves a dangerous addition to the production.

As great a filmmaker as the acclaimed director is, and as strong a storyteller he may be, his films have almost universally focused on male protagonists.

On the male side, House star Hugh Laurie is in demand for a second straight season.

The film may sound like a date movie, but its focus on the male experience at the expense of its female characters makes this one for boys» night out.

American independent cinema hasn't wanted recently for sun - baked meditations on male adolescent angst in scenic rural surroundings.

In his latest com - doc, Mr. Spurlock takes on male grooming, enlisting the mother lode of funny guys: Judd Apatow, Paul Rudd, Zach Galifianakis and «Arrested Development» brothers Jason Bateman and Will Arnett, both of whom are executive producers.

And for every Superbad, there are four or five lesser films like Project X. And sure, occasionally you'll get a high school movie that actually has something to say about the academic and societal pressures of being a student (Justin Lin's Better Luck Tomorrow is a great example), but even that focused primarily on male characters.

On the male side, Dave Johns and Adam Driver will find admirers for «I, Daniel Blake» and «Paterson,» respectively, but those small movies will have to work hard to get voters» attention.

Such scrutiny is never placed on the male leads.

It is also the first Super Smash Bros. game to feature an Animal Crossing - related playable character, specifically Villager; whose appearance is based on the male player from the cover of Animal Crossing: City Folk.

The Oscar - winning actress is Billie Jean King, the tennis star who takes on male chauvinism in the person of Wimbledon triple - winner Bobbie Riggs (Carell)-- a clownish blowhard who thinks women belong in the kitchen or the bedroom.

For it is also a story about the willingness of a woman to take on a male establishment and win.

In this first feature from writer / director Matthew Ross, Mr. Shannon is the titular Frank, and his pained facial expressions elevate this neo-noir into a dark and intriguing exposition on male obsession and sexual jealousy.

On the male side, Matt Damon claimed the top spot coming off his work on The Martian and into this year's return to the Jason Bourne franchise.

But if there was a vote for Most Popular, among geeks and non-geeks, on the male side it was probably Tom Hiddleston's Loki.

In joining the army Mulan is required to take on male attributes to survive, such as proving her physical strength, but she also retains her more traditionally female characteristics of sympathy and sensitivity.

Cussler might have opted for a better choice for a character creation that affords an important texture to his unique variation on male bonding.

And Gerald (Tom Wilkinson), their choreographer, isn't much on male exotic dancing — ballroom dancing is more his speed.

In these films a woman's internal life and character arc are important on their own, and don't depend on the male's story arc.

On the Male Actor side we have two men with nominations on the film side as well — Mark Rylance and Idris Elba.

And most of the armor sets look awkward on male characters.

She succeeds in creating a character that is more than a beautiful waif preying on the male characters of the film.

Too bad the movie concentrates on the male point of view because it kicks to life when Zellweger is on screen.