Sentences with phrase «political power of women»

Earlier, a Golden Lion for lifetime achievement was awarded to the American artist Carolee Schneemann, whose paintings, performances and videos explore the boundaries of the body and the political power of women's sexuality.

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Hartmann believes that the dearth of women in positions of political power is directly related to the wage gap and their lack of power in the business world.

Published 6 times per year, their mission is to reflect and amplify the voices of entrepreneurial women; to share their stories of risk and success; to chronicle their growing political, economic and social influence and power; to celebrate their triumphs; to provide solutions to their problems; and to identify and promote a new generation of leaders, along with role models and mentors for tomorrow's leaders.

ABOUT NAWBO Founded in 1975, NAWBO propels women entrepreneurs into economic, social and political spheres of power worldwide.

Sydney Sharpe is a journalist, anthropologist, and author or co-author of eight books, including The Gilded Ghetto: Women and Political Power in Canada.

The defining aspects of Marxist - Leninist philosophy would be more focused of things like universal social welfare, the elimination of the political power of the bourgeoisie, the abolition of private property, the emancipation of women, command economy, and a single - party state.

The marginalised Dalits, tribals and women — and their struggle for dignity and justice have raised the question of power that influences our relationships with different groups who control power whether it is economic, political or cultural.

Here we find the stories of the Jungshindae (the «comfort women»), the war widows, and the workers, peasants and urban poor, exposing the nature of the political powers in the modern Korea.

* Day 1 Monday, February 22, 2016 4:00 PM -5:00 PM Registration & Networking 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM Welcome Reception & Opening Remarks Kevin de Leon, President pro Tem, California State Senate Debra McMannis, Director of Early Education & Support Division, California Department of Education (invited) Karen Stapf Walters, Executive Director, California State Board of Education (invited) 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM Keynote Address & Dinner Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl, Co-Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences * Day 2 Tuesday February 23, 2016 8:00 AM — 9:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast, & Networking 9:00 AM — 9:15 AM Opening Remarks John Kim, Executive Director, Advancement Project Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education 9:15 AM — 10:00 AM Morning Keynote David B. Grusky, Executive Director, Stanford's Center on Poverty & Inequality 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM Educating California's Young Children: The Recent Developments in Transitional Kindergarten & Expanded Transitional Kindergarten (Panel Discussion) Deborah Kong, Executive Director, Early Edge California Heather Quick, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research Dean Tagawa, Administrator for Early Education, Los Angeles Unified School District Moderator: Erin Gabel, Deputy Director, First 5 California (Invited) 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM «Political Will & Prioritizing ECE» (Panel Discussion) Eric Heins, President, California Teachers Association Senator Hannah - Beth Jackson, Chair of the Women's Legislative Committee, California State Senate David Kirp, James D. Marver Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, Chairman of Subcommittee No. 2 of Education Finance, California State Assembly Moderator: Kim Pattillo Brownson, Managing Director, Policy & Advocacy, Advancement Project 12:00 PM — 12:45 PM Lunch 12:45 PM — 1:45 PM Lunch Keynote - «How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character» Paul Tough, New York Times Magazine Writer, Author 1:45 PM — 1:55 PM Break 2:00 PM — 3:05 PM Elevating ECE Through Meaningful Community Partnerships (Panel Discussion) Sandra Guiterrez, National Director, Abriendo Purtas / Opening Doors Mary Ignatius, Statewide Organize of Parent Voices, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network Jacquelyn McCroskey, John Mile Professor of Child Welfare, University of Southern California School of Social Work Jolene Smith, Chief Executive Officer, First 5 Santa Clara County Moderator: Rafael González, Director of Best Start, First 5 LA 3:05 PM — 3:20 PM Closing Remarks Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California * Agenda Subject to Change

Was it a pride to throw bombs at the massively attended rallies of the great CPP in the 1950's for thousands of innocent men, women and children to die because of Political Power in Ghana?

As cheering as this figure might sound, at the present rate of increase, it could take another 100 years again, before we achieve an equal balance of men and women in positions of political power.

The state, and its namesake city, seem to produce more than their share of men who abuse their political power, whether for financial gain, career advancement, or the mistreatment of women.

«I would be less concerned and I am less concerned with the internal political machinations of who has political power and I'm more interested in social change, Brian, and I'm more interested in passing the Women's Equality Act,» Cuomo said.

In a year where the #MeToo movement has flexed its considerable political power, Cuomo underestimated the impact of excluding women from negotiations (resulting in a sexual harassment package, and budget, that is not even close to as strong as it could have been).

Bella Abzug, 1920 - 1998, was the most potent embodiment of women's political power when she arrived in Congress in January 1971.

THE vast majority of cultures are patriarchies, where men are more likely than women to hold positions of social, economic and political power.

These were the Social and Institutional Gender Index or SIGI (which measures discrimination against women), the Gender Inequality Index or GII (which measures health economic and power inequities), and the Gender Gap Index or GGI (a measure of economic, education, health and political power).

Leah runs, manages, directs and is the front woman of the musical group Rising Appalachia, and together with her sister Chloe and their band, they have invested their lives into using the power of the stage for political, social, and environmental justice.

It means that you must not do any scornful remarks concerning present political power talking about that, as much bad dates you were lately or doing any type of abusive comments to the women on the whole.

Washington, DC About Blog The National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) propels women entrepreneurs into economic, social and political spheres of power worldwide by strengthening the wealth creating capacity of our members and promoting economic development within the entrepreneurial commuWomen Business Owners (NAWBO) propels women entrepreneurs into economic, social and political spheres of power worldwide by strengthening the wealth creating capacity of our members and promoting economic development within the entrepreneurial commuwomen entrepreneurs into economic, social and political spheres of power worldwide by strengthening the wealth creating capacity of our members and promoting economic development within the entrepreneurial community.

To hell with the first movie's thoughtful consideration of a young woman's new political power or that a good second film would show how well she's been marinated in authority over the past 23 years: Let's rip some bodices.

It acknowledges and celebrates everything from traditional African society to African - American political debates, from the power and beauty of black women to the preservation of identity, all within the lush confines of the fictional African nation of Wakanda.

Woody Harrelson shifts gears to play the smooth, languidly charming, proudly gay escort to the rich and powerful women in Washington D.C.'s political elite in Paul Schrader's drama of politics and power and personal redemption.

Nominated for Best Political Documentary were The Reagan Show, directed by Sierra Pettengill (and Pacho Velez), and An Inconvenient Truth: Truth to Power, directed by Bonni Cohen (and Jon Shenk), as well as 11/8/16, the nationwide election day documentary that was filmed by a consortium of 18 filmmakers, seven of whom are women.

That she did so the same year Donald Trump rose to power was especially fitting, given the misogynistic overtones of his campaign and Bee's status as the only woman — and a fire - breathing liberal one, at that — fronting a late - night political show.

The Ben Achour Commission — an umbrella organization comprised of 150 members responsible for the National Constituent Assembly election (NCA)-- established a number of agreements between major political parties, including: a «process first» view that addressed only those matters necessary to return order and stability to Tunisia; a constituent assembly vote that took place prior to a vote for the president so that incentives were present to build consensuses and party platforms that were prioritized over electing a leader who might otherwise wield too much power; ensuring that women are given ample representation in writing the constitution; and the creation of an electoral commission to ensure that all parties were confident in the legitimacy of the elections.

The current activism and political landscape across the country has brought increased attention to the power of black women voters and the 2017 Atlanta and East Point mayoral elections of Keisha Lance Bottoms and Deana Holiday Ingraham were historic for black women.

This dissertation explains how, during the onslaught of racial violence and disenfranchisement in the late nineteenth - century South, black men and women used public black colleges to retain limited access to political power and to train future leaders.

«In her absorbing, window - opening book, Zoepf reveals the variety of women's lives and interests away from political headlines and conventional stereotypes, and their power, often by small steps, to transform their world.»

Mosley writes with great power here about themes that have permeated his work: institutional racism, political corruption, and the ways that both of these issues affect not only society at large but also the inner lives of individual men and women.

Charles Soule is a musician, attorney and theNew York Timesbestsellingauthor of numerous comics titles for Marvel, DC, Image and other publishers, with over 2.2 million individual comics sold in 2017 alone.He is best known for writingDaredevil,She - Hulk, Death of Wolverine, and variousStar Warscomics from Marvel Comics, as well as his creator - owned seriesCurse Wordsfrom Image Comics and the award - winning political sci - fi epicLetter 44from Oni Press.Letter 44was an official selection of the 2016 Festival International de la Bande Dessinée in Angoulême, France, which recognizes the finest graphic titles published in the French language.Soule also received the 2015 Stan Lee Excelsior Award forSuperman / Wonder Woman Vol.1: Power Couple.

Less commented: The book's main character is an art historian, Ms. Smith's poetic gaze on political and ecological decline intertwines with moving passages on the power of painting and the place of women in the art world.

Beginning with her early photographic series Women of Allah (1993 - 1997), and continuing through her current practice, Neshat has consistently and fluently probed issues of gender, power, displacement, protest, identity, and the space between the personal and the political with a singular and powerful aesthetic.

Previous winners of the Meadows Prize were Grammy - winning contemporary music ensemble eighth blackbird and New York - based public arts organization Creative Time (2010); playwright and performer Will Power and choreographer Shen Wei, artistic director of New York - based Shen Wei Dance Arts (2011); Tony - winning playwright and screenwriter Enda Walsh and choreographer Michael Keegan - Dolan, artistic director of Dublin - based Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre (2012); violist Nadia Sirota and socio - political artist Tania Bruguera (2013); and choreographer and founder of Urban Bush Women Jawole Willa Jo Zollar (2014).

A pioneer of Conceptual art, the Los Angeles — based artist has worked with composer Sean Griffin to translate language from four influential speeches or manifestos into musical notation: Malcolm X's last public speech, made in 1965 in Detroit's Ford Auditorium; Peace, Power, Righteousness: An Indigenous Manifesto (1999), by Canadian Mohawk scholar and activist Taiaiake Alfred; «Indocumentalismo Manifesto — an Emerging Socio - Political Ideological Identity» (2010), by Raúl Alcaraz and Daniel Carrillo; and the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen, written by French activist and writer Olympe De Gouges in 1791.

Political conversations have turned a renewed spotlight on women and their power and influence on every corner of society, including the arts.

«In Part 1 of 2, Los Angeles artist and activist Kysa Johnson talks about: the various platforms and outlets for her activism, and how donating money, signing petitions and watching protest - based movies gave way to attending the initial protest in L.A., the Women's March in Washington, a protest at LAX airport, artist political group meetings, [and] phone calls to Congress; how her «being active» was a necessary reaction to the extreme change in the political landscape, and how protests... matter because the visibility and solidarity of resistance is a key arm of resistance that lets those in power know that you're angry.»

Women are rising to great political power in societies around the world and we are just beginning to see a shift occur as more women step into positions of global leaderWomen are rising to great political power in societies around the world and we are just beginning to see a shift occur as more women step into positions of global leaderwomen step into positions of global leadership.

The busts» muteness alludes to black women's historical and contemporary marginalization and elision from political, economic, and social spheres of power.

Women are no longer subjected to political violence but represented as the country's decision makers — revolutionary leaders and holy saints — all in control of their own symbolic power.

At the same time, the connection between these artefacts and a specific culture and age unearths their political and social implications: A humble household job, mostly carried out by women and serving private needs, is the other side to an art that was fit to celebrate the wealth and power of the great European courts.

In keeping with previous Pew Research Center surveys, women tend to be less supportive of expanding nuclear power than men, even after controlling for political party.

It further occurred to me that family breakdown would be far easier to manage if: people were less devoted to the idea that romantic relationships are permanent and either monogamous diamorous, and approached separation with more equanimity; monogamous or diamorous relationships were entered into with the same degree of contemplation and intentionality as polyamorous relationships; imbalances of power, knowledge and resources were less tolerated; and, women's formal equality were accompanied by substantive political, social and economic equality.

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• Dr Vanessa Lee from the University of Sydney writes at Power to Persuade about the political determinants of health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, arguing that «Australia will never be a whole, functioning society until institutionalised oppression ceases».