Sentences with phrase «roles women often»

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Numerous professional roles, including a majority of those at OFC, remain largely unavailable to women (or «ladies,» as managers at OFC often call them) because the jobs demand driving, heavy lifting, or frequent public interactions with males.

And the black women who do make it often end up in support positions rather than the operational roles that lead to CEO jobs.

Women are at the forefront of this trend, often as spouses playing a hands - on role in family philanthropy that has included scaling up some of the largest foundations created in recent years.

As president and CEO of Catalyst, an organization committed to expanding opportunities for women and business worldwide, I'm often asked why there are still so few women in senior leadership roles — like Meg Whitman, president and CEO of Hewlett Packard — and what forward - thinking men and women can do about it.

The word for «spirit» in French — l'ésprit — is feminine as well, not to mention one of the descriptions of the Holy Spirit is the «comforter», which is a role often attributed to women.

The survey suggests that while church attendance patterns over the past three and half decades have been most influenced by changes in how often Southerners, Catholics and women go to services, other factors may play a bigger role in the future, Schwadel said, noting how church attendance had stayed mostly steady despite the demographic changes.

And more often than not, it imposes upon an ancient Near Eastern text Western assumptions regarding gender roles and the nuclear family, rendering the woman celebrated in Proverbs 31, for example, into little more than a happy homemaker prototype.

We are so often taught to forget the names and roles of these women.

Moreover, in the Church the threatening schisms are often related to identity politics: race, colonial history and cultural issues such as gay marriage and the role of women.

I was pleased to see many pro-life advocates acknowledge that the story highlights the role poverty plays in abortion, admitting that the women in this case were marginalized and vulnerable, and that their needs ought to be talked about more often.

Nonetheless, many fundamentalist groups are more popular among women than among men, and women support these groups because they encourage men to take a more responsible role in heading families than is often the case in fragmented or changing social circumstances, and women often play powerful roles behind the scenes.

Whether through an arbitrary selectivity concerning which texts are treated, or through a selectivity regarding which aspects of a text are thought relevant, or through a selectivity according to the literary genre and method of presentation, evangelicals on both sides of the controversy concerning woman's rightful role have too often truncated the Scriptural message.

A predetermined understanding of woman's rightful roles too often dictates such choices, as well as the more general method of interpretation evangelicals choose.

I am speaking generally, of course, but I think Christian women wrestle with these questions most of all, perhaps because in a religious culture that often puts forth narrow and contested definitions of womanhood, young women whose interests and personalities might lead them away from the list of acceptable rules and roles are subtly punished for not exhibiting a more «gentle and quiet spirit,» for not reigning in some of that ambition and drive.

While McNamara recounts a history of repeated efforts on the part of the Church hierarchy to cloister women both from the world and male clerics, thus preventing any participation in sacramental or authoritative roles, her account also tells the story of countless women religious who endured, thrived, and often achieved renown despite such restrictive efforts.

It is true that women «appear» to have a subjugated (or lessor) role in the Bible, it is a matter of perspective, but God created and established the pecking order between men and women in their marriage relationship, and yet He often used women in leadership and life saving roles.

And being a gay man is often seen as taking on a woman's role by default, is it not?

That's because, too often, we focus on the Proverbs 31 Woman's roles as a way of reducing womanhood to marriage, motherhood, and domesticity, when really, this passage is about character that transcends both gender and circumstance.

Men often feel threatened by the intellectual and authority roles of these women and by their ability as pastors, and therefore are reluctant to initiate or share a close relationship.

In trying to understand the contribution of women to the early church, it must be recognised that the role they played in nourishing orthodoxy can not be underestimated, whether this nourishment came directly from within or, as often was the case, from the fringes, or even from «without».

There is also substantial non-literary evidence which shows that Jewish women often took initiative for their lives and activities in spite of the male orientation and domination prevalent in the culture.8 These positive roles and opportunities constitute Jewish evidence for the significance of women in ancient Judaism.

This claim is frequently presented, whether implicitly or explicitly, as a correlative to the idea that Christianity often as personified by Jesus or less frequently by Paul - was «goad» for women, paid them particular attention, or at least offered them opportunities not otherwise available, to caricature, the ideal of «the Feminist Jesus».60 In an admirable and scholarly article Leonard Swidler has marshaled historical evidences to show convincingly that Jesus was a Feminist.61 The politics of such a view is self - evident, for much study of the subject has developed within a context where women were struggling to establish a proper role for themselves within the contemporary church; to this end they have sought an egalitarian past to act as model for present polity.62

This claim is often punctuated by advocacy for rigid, hierarchal gender roles based on stereotypes in which all men are described as being «wired» one way (as providers, leaders, and fighters), and all women are described as being «wired» another way (as followers, nurturers, and homemakers).

Often they are critical of women in the professional ministry, or of women challenging the traditional roles of women in the church.

Traditional gender roles are at play throughout these farming communities, and training and resources for cocoa farmers often exclude women.

, a good part of the loss for women comes from her caregiving role in the family and the (often) loss / adjustment of career that goes along with it.

Years ago, this role was often filled by mothers, grandmothers, and other women of the community.

Yet breastfeeding remains a threatened activity in many parts of the world, often because of misinformation, or because it is seen to be incompatible with other roles women choose or are forced to play.

«It's true that my many years of encouraging women to have the confidence to go for that exciting new role have taught me that women often don't go for things when they should.,,

More often than not, underrepresented minorities and women are relegated to the most trivial of roles in this society.

Although not their only barrier to career progression, it is clear that women's biological role as child bearer and, more often than not, primary care giver, is not going to change in a hurry.

Rigid gender norms and roles, according to Lundgren, are often harmful for males («real men» must provide for their families and are «less manly» if unable to do so, often resulting in violence) and females (women should maintain family harmony, even if it means accepting occasional violence).

The on - site childcare center for Penn Medicine may help female faculty better manage an extra juggling act that could limit some opportunities for professional progress: Studies show that women often have disproportionate family caregiving roles — which might cut into their available time to match male colleagues» extra hours spent in the office or lab, or networking.

Women in particular struggle with authenticity in the workplace as the role models for leadership are often male and the culture may not naturally lend itself to whole - being alignment.

(GETTY IMAGES / HEALTH) Estrogen is probably the hardest - working hormone in a womans body, but it also has a dark side: Research has determined that estrogen often plays a key role in the development of breast cancer, especially after a woman reaches menopause.

Testosterone — its role as an androgen hormone is often heralded in men, but just as important for women's health and sexual performance.

Men, just like women, need to understand that the cultural role models have to train hours to get those bodies, and in the end are often photoshopped.

While IBS occurs most often in women, age also seems to play a role in that it's more common in people under age 45.

As a Yoga teacher I have also often thought about the role of the 5th Chakra (throat) where we speak our «truth», something that is often very hard as a woman.

Where yesteryear's gender roles often meant pre-defined boxes for women, society has made important strides in equality.

Research by Jeffrey Hall has argued that «women often take a leading role in attracting men's attention through non-verbal sexual displays».1 Dating coach Kimberly Seltzer likewise emphasises the importance of female body signals, telling us «women will engage in these alluring motions to subconsciously encourage men», using «unconscious acts like shrugging the shoulders, twirling her hair, flashing the inside of the wrists and massaging her own neck» as an invitation to get closer to her.

Psychological researchers have argued that «women often take a leading role in attracting men's attention through non-verbal sexual displays.»

The dating expert explains that single women often become too self - sufficient, taking on both masculine and feminine roles.

In Russia women often play many roles in a family, including things traditionally done by men, that's why she'd not be happy if a man considers her inferior to him.

Research by Jeffrey Hall et al (2010) has argued that «women often take a leading role in attracting men's attention through non-verbal sexual displays».

Relationships in the 21st Century often involve gender role reversals with many women being more educated and earning more than their potential mates.

Part of that was surely the fact that a movie with multiple significant roles for women age 50 or older was not something that came around very often.

Black women played a seminal role in the Civil Rights Movement, but, more often than not (with the notable exception of Julie Dash's The Rosa Parks Story, 2002), its history has mostly been told by male directors.

I have never seen more women occupy important roles in a Star Wars movie, and the screen is also often full of wonderfully diverse faces serving both sides of the Force.

In addition to rarely producing, writing, or directing our own stories, transgender people don't often have the opportunity to take on leading roles (see cisgender actor Matt Bomer playing a transgender woman in «Anything,» which debuted at last year's Los Angeles Film Festival).