Sentences with phrase «public face of the women»

At the cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Lt. Governor Kathy Hochul, who served as the public face of the Women's Equality Party during the campaign, was seated to the governor's left.

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I thought about the women at Google who are now facing a very public discussion about their abilities, sparked by one of their own co-workers.

He joins a growing list of male investors and tech executives who recently lost their jobs or faced public shaming over sexual harassment scandals as more women come forward to report incidents — a trend experts say is reshaping how Silicon Valley deals with allegations of inappropriate behavior.

David Johnston, author of Earth, Empire and Sacred Text, Christine Schirrmacher, a scholar with the Institute of Islamic Studies of the Evangelical Alliance in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, and Joseph Cumming, director of the reconciliation program at Yale Divinity School, discuss whether Christians should support laws that ban Muslim women from wearing the face veil in public.

The wearing of cosmetics was so integral to the identity of aristocratic women in France that their morning routine of painting the face and dressing the hair became an informal ceremony with an audience, known as the public toilette.

And where were the men and women of God labeling adultery, adultery when it was in the public face of all?

I've paraphrased, but if you look around you at the state of things in this country and this world, you can see the public acceptance of the degradation of women in the face of what one spouts is feminism.

Melanie Young (New York, NY)-- Chief Connector and Creative Strategist at The Connected Table, a New York - based public relations and events business, Melanie is a speaker and author of Melanie Young — Getting Things Off My Chest: A Survivor's Guide to Staying Fearless and Fabulous in the Face of Breast Cancer, which provides tips for women on how to manage their diagnosis and stay focused and in charge of their health.

It is a bad thing for football reporters who face the potential for delays on public transportation, additional headaches when walking from their hotel to the bar and the stronger likelihood of that woman from Telemundo showing up in her bikini to get stared at by 65 - year - old guys with their cell phones on a clip and a branded polo shirt they got from a gift bag.

I'm guessing it would be mostly women who would do that; women seek divorce much more than men do, fewer women don't have custody (2.4 million out of 8.6 million single moms, but that's approaching the number of single dads, 2.6 million) and they seem to face less public scrutiny or at least less outrage than cheating men do.

She agrees one of the issues facing new mothers is aggressive advertising by formula companies, but also says negative public perceptions of breastfeeding have seen women asked to cover up when feeding.

This year as we follow the 1993 theme, «Mother - Friendly Workplace Initiative,» which sadly is still a struggle many women face today, we spread the word and encourage employers and the general public to stop criticizing women for nursing in public but instead embrace the healthy and natural process of breastfeeding.

Ultimately, both candidates have refreshing views on public breastfeeding, especially in an era when women already face stigmas in all areas of life.

Ultimately though, regardless of how absurd it sounds, women are harassed for feeding their babies, asked to leave restaurants, fear meeting their child's needs in public due to public shaming, face judgment for how they feed their children, and feel pressured to feed a certain way but be invisible.

Since being elected party leader in 2005, David Cameron has proved himself relentlessly pro-female and anti-male in his public statements and policy directions, yet even he faces accusations of being biased against women because of the low number of women in his Cabinet.

David Cameron said he would support public bodies which wished to ban staff from covering their faces if they have public - facing roles but the issue has split senior politicians, with Theresa May saying it is not the role of the state to tell women what to wear.

The move comes after calls from politicians and members of the public to keep the popular new statue — which was installed facing Wall Street's iconic «Charging Bull» earlier this month by State Street Global Advisors in observance of International Women's Day.

In the Court's opinion, in view of its impact on the rights of women who wished to wear the full - face veil for religious reasons, a blanket ban on the wearing in public places of clothing designed to conceal one's face could be regarded as proportionate only in a context where there was a general threat to public safety.

At 11 a.m., the Assembly will hold a public hearing to examine the range of healthcare challenges facing the state and local correctional facilities, including the adequacy of care, treatment for communicable diseases, women's healthcare and long - term care, LOB, Hearing Room C, 198 State St., Albany.

«The adverts will be governed by strict codes ensuring that they are legal, accurate and appropriate, and will serve solely to educate the general public on the prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and the choices available to women faced with an unintended pregnancy.

Street harassment is a pervasive and public form of sexual harassment that most women face at some point in their lives.

The soiree at the Loebs» (Michael is founder and CEO of Loeb Enterprises, an investor of media and consumer marketing firms) will have food provided by chefs from the Four Seasons and include such luminaries as Oscar - nominated actress Debra Winger, who left Hollywood because of the difficulties women face there; Girl Scouts of the USA CEO Kathy Cloninger; Elinor Tatum, publisher and editor - in - chief of the Amsterdam News; and New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio.

«As a result, millions of public sector workers, many of them women, such as classroom assistants, health visitors, and nursery nurses are in the firing line and face complete uncertainty about their future pension.

«Plans to ban Muslim women from covering their faces in public areas are oppressive, the leader of the Respect party said yesterday.

UQ School of Public Health researcher Dr Mark Jones said women over 75 faced a 33 per cent higher chance of developing diabetes if they were taking statins.

In the wake of Hillary Clinton's historic nomination as the first woman presidential candidate of a major political party in the U.S., women continue to face obstacles in politics and the workplace, according to a national poll conducted by The Associated Press - NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

Women exposed to high levels of fine particulate matter specifically during pregnancy — particularly during the third trimester — may face up to twice the risk of having a child with autism than mothers living in areas with low particulate matter, according to a new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH).

Influenza remains a major health problem in the United States, resulting each year in an estimated 36,000 deaths and 200,000 hospitalizations.4 Those who have been shown to be at high risk for the complications of influenza infection are children 6 to 23 months of age; healthy persons 65 years of age or older; adults and children with chronic diseases, including asthma, heart and lung disease, and diabetes; residents of nursing homes and other long - term care facilities; and pregnant women.4 It is for this reason that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended that these groups, together with health care workers and others with direct patient - care responsibilities, should be given priority for influenza vaccination this season in the face of the current shortage.1 Other high - priority groups include children and teenagers 6 months to 18 years of age whose underlying medical condition requires the daily use of aspirin and household members and out - of - home caregivers of infants less than 6 months old.1 Hence, in the case of vaccine shortages resulting either from the unanticipated loss of expected supplies or from the emergence of greater - than - expected global influenza activity — such as pandemic influenza, which would prompt a greater demand for vaccination5 — the capability of extending existing vaccine supplies by using alternative routes of vaccination that would require smaller doses could have important public health implications.

That same story, from National Public Radio, also reported that those screened face frightfully similar risks as women do with mammograms: a 24 percent chance of a false positive and perhaps having a needle needlessly plunged into the chest for a biopsy.

This is a woman who knew her calling from day one... she has never wavered in her desire to serve the public and her confidence in her own ability to do so, even when that flew in the face of social standards.

* In the Fade: Diane Kruger's total immersion in the pain and rage of a woman dreadfully wronged... * Second by second, the most astounding performance of the year: Cameron Britton as Ed Kemper in Mindhunter... * Get Out: TV - like image of Mrs. Armitage (Catherine Keener) receding in darkness as Chris (Daniel Kaluuya) «sinks into the floor»... * Bronze box in ebon cosmos above ocean of stars — Twin Peaks: The Return... * The Other Side of Hope: gray face pushing up out of coal bin... * Almost subliminal glimpse of Maureen (Kristen Stewart) disappearing into a boutique doorway; how longshots of public spaces somehow enhance profound interiority, Personal Shopper... * But of course: Julianne Moore a great silent - movie face, Wonderstruck...

For close to an hour before classes began, the three women met to discuss many of the top challenges facing public education and, more specifically, Garfield — one of 67 K — 5 schools in the BPS.

These women bonded together in the face of instant fame and constant public scrutiny, and the stories Koppel shares are oh - so - juicy.

The idea seems so old, almost of ancient times, and we so badly wish it was, yet alas, when we still witness misogynistic comments on a daily basis, when men continue to objectify women, even blatantly in the public, political sphere, and when women sometimes still fail to support each other against these behaviors, Minter's work serves as a voice that sheds light on these serious social issues that our world must face.

In celebration of the publication of Louise Nevelson: Light and Shadow, art historian and biographer Laurie Wilson discusses the remarkable life and art of one of the great sculptors of the 20th century in a presentation that considers the key elements of Nevelson's work, the links between her childhood experiences and adult life as an artist, the major influences on her evolving style, the challenges she faced to be taken seriously, and the relationship between her public face and the flesh - and - blood woman.

New Faces: Erica Deeman burst into public consciousness with an expansive show of innovative portraits of black women at the UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, and a simultaneous exhibition of new work at the the tiny - but - influential gallery Anthony Meier Fine Arts.

To summarize, Ms. S.A.S., a Muslim woman, filed an application to the ECHR on the ground that by criminalizing the covering of her face in areas open to public, the law violated her right to privacy (article 8), her freedom of religion (article 9), her freedom of expression (article 10), and her freedom to peaceful assembly (article 11).

Article 14 (prohibition of discrimination)-- the applicant complains that the statutory prohibition on wearing a garment designed to conceal one's face in public places gives rise to discrimination based on gender, religion and ethnic origin, to the detriment of women who, like herself, choose to wear a full - face veil

Muslim women who choose to cover their heads or bodies more fully than is customary in the Western world have faced difficulties doing so while participating in a variety of public activities such as playing sports, 33 obtaining citizenship, 34 voting, 35 testifying in court and accessing government services.

Their fundamentalist leanings meant morning prayer lasted for hours, people spoke only Yiddish, and women and girls wore a chador - like garment in public, covering everything but the oval of their face.

Through a supportive mental health network and increased awareness of the stresses that our first - responders face, we can work towards providing these services so that these men and women may return to their extremely important duty of protecting and serving the public.

«In the face of a relentless assault on women's health, including access to birth control, the Obama administration preserves funding for an essential public health program, the national family planning program,» said Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

The report is intended to shine light on the strengths and challenges faced by the nation and offer state - level data for community leaders, public health officials and policymakers to use as a roadmap to improve the health of women and children within their states.

In the mid-1980s, three developments long in the making — a dramatic increase in out - of - wedlock childbearing, the high cost of providing welfare to young poor women who become mothers, and the difficulties faced by their children — became a focus of concern among policymakers and the public alike.

Established in 2009, the Denver Women's Counseling Center provides programs and services for the public and professionals covering a variety of issues that people face in today's challenging world.

Kim is a public speaker and an Amazon # 1 Best Selling author in two books, «Shift Happens: Inspirational Stories for Finding Happiness, Achieving Success and Overcoming Obstacles - Rising From the Ashes» and «Soul Source: 23 Soulful Stories of Women Who Relied on God During Difficult Times - Facing Grief with God's Grace».