Sentences with phrase «only women of color»

Still, as one of the only women of color at her office, her experience over the years has not been positive.

Not exact matches

The number of women, African - Americans and Hispanics employed at companies such as Google, Facebook and Yahoo lag far behind the U.S. work force as a whole; meanwhile, only 3 percent of venture funding is earmarked for female founders, and founders of color claim less than 1 percent, according to U.S. chief technology officer Megan Smith.

Black - owned companies aren't the only ones that need to focus their attention on serving women of color.

Two years later, most companies are not faring much better: Consider that Facebook, which has been making an aggressive push to hire more women engineers and people of color, revealed last month that just 2 percent of its U.S. work force is black and only 4 percent is Hispanic.

«When I walk in a room and I'm the only woman, or the only person of color, I don't for a second forget that,» Saintil said.

«We're only going to be attractive if people look at us and we represent diversity of who they are — whether it's people of color or women,» Hooley says.

And venture is not alone; only 5 percent of the S&P 500 index has a female CEO; 3 percent of U.S. senior leadership teams are racially diverse; 8 percent of law firm equity partners are individuals of color; and 18 percent of the largest nonprofits ($ 50 million + budgets) are run by women, despite an overwhelmingly (75 percent) female employee base.

Female CEOs get only 2.7 percent of all venture funding, while women of color get virtually none: 0.2 percent.

What it tried to teach me when i was a kid, people of color were punished by god, women could only go to heaven if their husband invited them, there's alot to the mormon religion that has not been let out, makes one wonder.

I only wish women had the power and ability to command respect that men of color do.

thus your argument is irrelevant... and shows the true colors of the self centeredness of women who abort... they think ONLY of their own body..

(Source) Women of color represent only 4 % of Congress and 23 % of women Members of CongWomen of color represent only 4 % of Congress and 23 % of women Members of Congwomen Members of Congress.

It was an historic victory, not least of which because Douglas became not only the first African - American woman to win the gold, but the first woman of color to ever medal in the individual competition for America.

One of the best racers was a British woman named Audrey Sale - Barker, and a description of her from a contemporary account (1929) is fascinating — if only to see how this rather pale and ethereal young thing contrasts with the sturdy, hard - schussing women downhillers of today: «Audrey Sale - Barker was very tall, extremely slim... with pale honey - colored hair, a vague, dreamy expression, and when she skied I can only describe her as a sleepwalker.

There's been much talk about a lack of marriageable men, not only for those in lower socioeconomic groups, but also for educated professional women of any color.

Not only was Indra following her dream but she was clearing the path for many more women (and women of color) to follow.

And, of course, April 12 is only a best - case scenario; the pay gap is far worse for mothers and women of color.

Employing wet nurses, which had been a common practice among wealthier women, became less common as wet nursing, most often performed by poor women, immigrants, and women of color, became more stigmatized, and as safer breast milk alternatives, such as sterilized condensed milk, became available.25 Instead, during this «chemical period» in infant feeding, medical authorities took charge, partially by devising complicated «percentage» formulas only they could administer as breast milk replacements.26 As Rima Apple and others have amply shown, the result was the «medicalization of motherhood,» or «scientific motherhood.»

«It would not shock me when the next mayor [is] not only a woman but a woman of color,» he told Observer at City & State's «50 Over 50» gala on Monday night, where he received a lifetime achievement award.

The New York City public financing system has only been fully funded since about 2010, but the effect has been far more women and people of color running for office, and far more incumbents getting challenged.

Other issues for the panelists included isolation (particularly in departments where they were either the only woman or person of color), having their work on race and gender taken seriously, and balance.

I ONLY work with brands who I genuinely believe in and who support my mission to empower and encourage women of all shapes, sizes, and colors!

There are a ton of sizes left in misses, petites, woman, and woman petites, but the catch is that the only solid color available in most sizes is this sort of yellowy orange mustard.

Only a handful of women of color and plus size women have managed to break into the industry and are able to attend, which in turn limits the pool of people who get photographed.

An extremely subtle ombre look, this hairstyle is perfect for women who want low - maintenance locks and only a teensy bit of deviation from their natural hair color.

While men used to only have the exclusives and limited edition releases, women are now getting their own unique set of colors and collaborations.

Being a woman of color and have a darker skin tone only allows me to wear only particular colors that will show up.

At that time I felt like there weren't a lot of makeup options for darker skin tones available, and the makeup artists at the department store counters seemed to think that loading up the darkest shades of shadow, blush, and lipstick was the only way to go --(this is before YouTube changed the world of makeup for women of color)-- that's when I decided to take matters in to my own hands and I became sort of obsessed with playing with makeup.

According to the above Tennessee woman whose rant about leggings went viral in 2015, leggings should only be worn with shirts that cover your butt and only in colors other than white («Them's a big ol' no - no, you can see all kinds of stuff through them,» she laments).

She is a woman making gorgeous shoes for women... she understands the art of shoemaking, the work that goes into it and not only makes her shoes stand out with exquisite colors and designs, but with the fact that they are comfortable as well!

Your not the only one affected by color - ism, especially the praise and idolization of the white women, who looks Hispanic Kim Kradshain, I was feeling that way of late.

I started this blog not only for Women of Color but for anyone that just wants to try something new.

Like Patty Jenkins» Wonder Woman, Coogler's comic book movie will no doubt inspire the under - represented with its powerful depiction of a person of color who is not only a superhero, but also a leader who preaches empathy, understanding, and sincerity over cynicism and hatred.

There's been lots of talk about the underrepresentation of women and people of color as directors in the entertainment industry as a whole (see the NYT Sunday cover magazine issue, the Forbes article, the Variety article about the 7 % statistic, Jennifer Lawrence speaking out, etc) and specifically about the underrepresentation of women in the major categories at the Oscars but there is no public discourse about this also being a pervasive problem in the documentary category, this despite the fact that in the past 20 years only one female director (Laura Poitras) and one female co-director (Zana Briski) won in the Best Documentary Feature category.

Ava DuVernay's adaptation of Madeleine L'Engle's kid - lit fantasy classic not only marks a step forward for diversity — with the film, DuVernay becomes the first woman of color to direct a $ 100 million blockbuster — but for DuVernay as an artist.

It has to be about Forrest Gump and Pulp Fiction and Chungking Express (a film many of us only saw because Quentin Tarantino forced Harvey Weinstein to release it uncut and in its original language, something Weinstein is loathe to do with his Hong Kong properties to this day), not to mention Sátántangó and Ed Wood and Pom Poko and Exotica and The Shawshank Redemption and He's a Woman, She's a Man and Three Colors: Red and Drunken Master II and I Can't Sleep and Hoop Dreams and Clerks and Speed and In the Mouth of Madness and and and.

«Let me tell you something,» she continued in her own words, «the only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity.

It's also one of those rare films that passes the Bechdel test (passed only if a film shows women talking to each other about something other than men) with flying colors: Binoche is paired with rising starlet Kristen Stewart for the majority of the film, and believe me, their conversations are endlessly fascinating, with little help from men at all.

... * Ed Lachman colors of Manhattan streets, 1977 — Wonderstruck... * On Molly Bloom not being Irish: preposterous dialog between Molly (Jessica Chastain) and Downey (Chris O'Dowd), Molly's Game... * Dunkirk: pale hand of a man drowning on boat... * «They're no longer persons, only body parts» — In the Fade... * Thelma: the baby under the divan... * The opening of Wind River: young Native American woman running barefoot against moon glaze on snow... * Mother and non-reincarnated deer, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri... * In Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool, father (Kenneth Cranham) remembering Gloria Grahame from In a Lonely Place: «Gorgeous mouth.

Prior to Rose McGowan, Weinstein had only publicly denied accusations from Hayek and Lupita Nyong «o, both of them women of color.

Not only did Viola Davis» win mark the third woman of color ever to get the award, she's also the third from a Shondra Rhimes series.

In fact, prior to Rose McGowan, Weinstein had only publicly denied accusations from Hayek and Lupita Nyong» o, both of them women of color.

According to a sweeping industry study, only 31 percent of speaking roles in movies go to women (and 29 percent to actors of color), and only 4.2 percent of women get to sit in the director's chair.

Creating more content for women and people of color is not only about equality; it also makes good business sense.

For the first time EVER their acting award nominations are ONLY women and people of color.

Hollywood has only grown more dependent on these big blockbusters, which are rarely ever directed by women and people of color, in part because studios keep rewarding filmmakers — like Singer — known for erratic workplace behavior or worse.

(One additional note on Best Supporting Actress to segue into surprises: Mary J. Blige is not only the first person ever nominated for Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Song in the same year, but the first actor Oscar - nominated for a film directed by a woman of color, Mudbound's Dee Rees.)

As a writer and speaker, Davis frequently draws upon her background as a parent and woman of color to offer ideas and insight into how technology can be used in schools to not only break barriers but to provide opportunities and instruments for diverse learners» voices.

Not only are these attacks bereft of reason, they sometimes veer into harassment, like doxing poor women of color who dare voice their support of the charter schools their children attend.

In 2015, only 15 % of children's books were written by African - American or Latino authors, or focused on African - American or Latino characters» Over 80 % of public school teachers nationally are White women, though a majority of public school students are people of color.