Sentences with phrase «support women directors»

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Froehle and Cohen along with five other CMP members joined the equity fund Gamechanger Films, which has, as Froehle explained, ``... the specific goal of supporting women directors making commercially viable films.»

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The Time's Up Women of Color committee, which includes director Ava DuVernay and television mogul Shonda Rhimes, asked on Monday that the music industry cut ties with the hit singer and songwriter while also seeking support for the #MuteRKelly movement that was started in 2017.

Their first test case is in support of a small business owner named Melanie Kohler, one of the first #MeToo women to post allegations of assault against director Brett Ratner.

Denise Feriozzi, deputy executive director for Emily's List, said that millennial women are a «hugely powerful group of voters,» and that the ad campaigns are specifically targeted toward building long - term support through brands and outlets that they identify with.

Store associates from around the world, home office colleagues, members of the Walmart board of directors and Walmart senior leaders watched as McMillon was recognized for his significant leadership role in supporting the strategies of the Women's Economic Empowerment team and Walmart's role in launching the Women Owned Logo across Walmart globally.

The Atlantic Chapter is pleased to support Global Affairs, Women Influencers — An Evening in Conversation between: Laura Dawson, Director of the Canada Institute at the Wilson Center, Washington, DC and Karen Oldfield, President and CEO, Halifax Port Authority.

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.

«We have seen the rates of NEC decline from 8 - 10 percent to less than one percent since 2009, when we began requiring pasteurized donor breast milk when mothers» own milk is not available for our infants,» says Nancy Hurst, PhD, RN, IBCLC, and director of Women's Support Services at Texas Children's Hospital.

* 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

«More hospitals are opening their doors to doulas because they know women want that kind of support,» says Maureen Corry, M.P.H., executive director of the Maternity Center Association in New York City, a nonprofit organization devoted to improving maternity care.

To better understand symptoms of PPD and what can cause them, I spoke with Katherine Stone, founder and director of Postpartum Progress, a nonprofit organization that raises awareness about PPD while offering a safe place for women to find support.

Birthing from Within Advanced Mentor Retreat with Virginia Bobro, 2017 Doula Trainings International Doula Training with Jackie Davey, 2017 Creating a Culture of Breastfeeding in the NICU with BreastfeedLA, 2017 Diversity, Determinants, and Disparities in Maternal Mental Health, 2017 Hypnobirthing for Birth Professionals with Ellie Shea, 2017 (certified 2017) Working with Diverse Populations in Maternal and Child Health with Shafia Monroe, 2017 Changing the Paradigm: Social and Historical Trauma, 2017 Seeking Safety with Treatment Innovations, 2017 Holding Space for Pregnancy Loss with Amy Wright Glenn, 2017 Working with Childhood Trauma with Echo Parenting, 2017 Breastfeeding Full Circle with Dr. Jack Newman, 2016 Art of Sacred Postpartum and Mother Roasting with Sara Harkness, 2016 (certified 2017) Birth Story Medicine Part I with Pam England, 2016 Supporting Perinatal Mental Health as a Doula with Sonia Nikore, 2016 Prenatal and Postpartum Nutrition with Elizabeth Kotek, 2016 Sacred Blood Mysteries Online Class with Sacred Living, 2016 Birthing from Within Introductory Workshop with Virginia Bobro, 2016 Supporting Breastfeeding as a Doula with Kate Zachary, 2016 Homebirth Caesarean Workshop with Courtney Jarecki, 2016 Return to Zero Training for Supporting Fetal and Infant Loss with Kiley Hanish and Ivy Margulies, 2016 Acupressure for Pregnancy, Labor, Birth and Postpartum with Abigail Morgan, 2016 Becoming Dad Workshop with Darren Mattock, 2015 Diversity Roundtable for Birth Workers with Debra Langford, 2015 Babywearing for Doulas with Laura Brown, 2015 Co-leader, BabywearingLA, 2014 - 2016 DASC Director of Hospitality, 2014 - 2015 Co-leader, Silver Lake meeting of the International Caesarean Awareness Network, 2013 CAPPA Lactation Educator Training with Christy Jo Hendricks, 2013 (certified 2015, recertified 2018) Acupressure for Labor and Birth with Abigail Morgan, 2013 Essential Oils for Doulas with BluJay Hawk, 2013 Babywearing for Birthworkers with Laura Brown, 2013 Rebozo Techniques with Angela Leon, 2013 Massage Techniques for Doulas with Jenna Denning, 2013 Breeches, Twins and VBACs with Stuart Fischbein, 2013 DASC co-Director of Development, 2012 - 2013 Co-founded Two Doulas Birth, 2012 Spinning Babies Training with Gail Tully, 2012 Featured as the Doula Expert in LA Parent Magazine, 2012 Advanced Doula Training with Penny Simkin, 2012 CAPPA Postpartum Doula Training with Darla Burns, 2012 (certified 2014, recertified 2017) Yoga Instructor, Yogavidala, Los Angeles, CA, 2011 - 2012 Billings Ovulation Method Teacher Training, 2011 CAPPA Labor Doula Training with Angie Whatley, 2010 (certified 2011, recertified 2014, recertified 2017) CAPPA Childbirth Educator Training with Angie Whatley, 2010 (certified 2011, recertified 2014, recertified 2017) Neonatal Resuscitation Program Workshop with Karen Strange, 2010 (certified 2010) Herbs and Homeopathics in the Care of Women and Infants, 2010 The Farm Midwifery Center Midwife Assistant Workshop with Ina May Gaskin, 2009 Birthing from Within Introductory Workshop with Pam England, 2009 Iyengar Yoga Introductory I Assessment passed, 2010 Yoga Instructor, Eastern Sun Yoga, Memphis, TN 2008 - 2011 Yoga Instructor, Evergreen Yoga Center, Memphis, TN, 2009 - 2011 Eastern Sun Yoga Iyengar Teacher Training with Lou Hoyt, 2008 - 2011 Audubon Yoga Iyengar Teacher Training with Karin O'Bannon, 2010 - 2011

«It's the biggest obstacle to treatment,» says Wendy N. Davis, executive director of Postpartum Support International, which provides education to healthcare providers, and peer support and referrals to women and their faSupport International, which provides education to healthcare providers, and peer support and referrals to women and their fasupport and referrals to women and their families.

I joined its Board of Directors last October because I feel strongly that more mother - to - mother support is needed to help women meet their breastfeeding goals.

I am a midwife and director here at natural birthing company and my passion is to educate and support women and their partners.

Sheila is the Executive Director of Open Arms Perinatal Services, a community - based organization that provides support to low income pregnant women and families.

Barbara Bartoletti, Legislative Director of the League of Women Voters NYS, said: «Ethics reform is long overdue and overwhelmingly supported by the public.

«Research has shown that when survivors are given proper information and support their case is more likely to end in the criminal conviction of the perpetrator of sexual violence,» Emma Scott, director of Rights of Women said.

Ken Warner, upstate political director for Working Families, said Nicoletti has a long history of supporting progressive issues, including the hiring of minority and women owned businesses.

«We are proud to support three great progressive women reformers,» said Bill Lipton, the party's state director.

«The party that supported and campaigned with open arms for child sex abuser Roy Moore, that elected Grabber - in - Chief Donald Trump, and which has blocked protections for women right here in New York, does not get to lecture anyone, anywhere, anytime about sexual harassment,» said state Executive Director Geoff Berman.

WIC «Chat Rooms» Offer Nutrition / Health Education «Statewide Initiative Supports Healthy Behaviors Through Group Experience» The Oneida County Woman, Infants and Children (WIC) Supplemental Nutrition Program has begun offering education sessions designed to provide its clients a group setting in which innovative solutions to family health and nutrition issues can be developed, Dr. Gayle Jones, Director of Health announced today.

«There was a noticeable slip in support from the first night to the second night of the survey, after more damaging news came out and the National Organization for Women called for the Governor to step down,» says Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.

Indicating the strong support in the community for such action, Poloncarz was joined by Sawrie Becker, Erie County Commissioner of Public Advocacy, Jesse L. Burnette, Director of the Erie County Office of Equal Employment Opportunity, Sheri Scavone, Executive Director of the WNY Women's Foundation, Sara Vescio, Executive Director of the Canisius College Women's Business Center, Jill Ann Robbins - Jabine, CEO of the YWCA, Donna Berry, President of the YWCA Board of Directors, and other community members as he signed the Executive Order.

«The WNY Women's Foundation supports County Executive Poloncarz» Executive Order as a first step to elimination of the wage disparity between women and men with the goal of ensuring critical income to families living in poverty in WNY,» said Sheri Scavone, Executive Director of the WNY Women's FoundaWomen's Foundation supports County Executive Poloncarz» Executive Order as a first step to elimination of the wage disparity between women and men with the goal of ensuring critical income to families living in poverty in WNY,» said Sheri Scavone, Executive Director of the WNY Women's Foundawomen and men with the goal of ensuring critical income to families living in poverty in WNY,» said Sheri Scavone, Executive Director of the WNY Women's FoundaWomen's Foundation.

Jenny is a Director of the Board and Vice President of the Eleanor Roosevelt Legacy Committee, a political action committee that trains and supports pro-choice Democratic women running for elected offices across New York State.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the new Director will also report quarterly on the current status of women both in Santa Clara County public jurisdictions and within the Santa Clara County Democratic Party and lead the compilation and publication of an annual report of the current number and percentage of women in elected office in Santa Clara County and post the report on the Party website and in an electronic communication to all members; and that the new Director will lead this effort by recruiting, training and supporting democratic women seeking public leadership positions in collaboration with the Director of Endorsements and Candidate Recruitment, the Director of Issues, the Director of Political Engagement and DAWN as well as any other interested Party Directors and clubs.

Another tidbit that supports this alternative explanation is that car accidents did not go up in pregnant women who lived in rural areas, says Rebecca Goldin, mathematician at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., and director of STATS, a nonprofit statistical watchdog group.

According to Alan Gintzler, program director of the new BIRCWH program at the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, «While other NIH programs have supported women's health - related research, supporting the training of young investigators in this pursuit is novel and should ensure that there will be adequate research interest in the pipeline.»

The results provide worrying evidence of a failure to further advance research authorship by women, as Kathryn M. Rexrode, MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine and faculty director of Office for Women's Careers at Harvard Medical School, Boston, states in an editorial accompanying The BMJ article: «Authorship is necessary for career progression and is also a symptom of success; it is the culmination of career development, mentorship, funding, and supwomen, as Kathryn M. Rexrode, MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine and faculty director of Office for Women's Careers at Harvard Medical School, Boston, states in an editorial accompanying The BMJ article: «Authorship is necessary for career progression and is also a symptom of success; it is the culmination of career development, mentorship, funding, and supWomen's Careers at Harvard Medical School, Boston, states in an editorial accompanying The BMJ article: «Authorship is necessary for career progression and is also a symptom of success; it is the culmination of career development, mentorship, funding, and support.

«This study supports earlier studies that found that women who are heavier tend to have more hot flashes, particularly close to menopause,» says Dr. JoAnn Pinkerton, NAMS executive director.

According to Gillian Batt, director of Cancer Information and Support Services, Cancer Council NSW, «The most important thing a woman can do is to be aware of her own body.

«There's a piece of grief and loss in every single aspect of [this experience],» notes Robin Hershkowitz, program director for women's cancers at CancerCare, a national nonprofit support services group based in New York City.

«Hope is helpful, even if it doesn't add a second to your life, because it adds to the quality of your life,» says Robin Hershkowitz, program director for women's cancers at CancerCare, a national nonprofit support - services group based in New York City.

Hi, my name is Sarah and I write a fitness blog, am a group ex instructor and personal trainer, work as a Fitness Director at a country club, just became a new mom, and am passionate about helping and supporting others (I am also a stylist for Trading Hope, a company that inspires change by providing jobs for women in poverty.)

«We are proud to partner with PCOS Diva to offer the Confidence Grant,» says Sasha Ottey, Executive Director of PCOS Challenge, Inc. «It is a significant step forward in addressing a neglected area of PCOS and women's health that we hope others will follow and support.

Rest assured that amidst all of the changes at the clinic, one thing will remain constant: Dr. Allen will continue to be the clinic director and will continue to provide pediatrics, women's health and lactation support.

She works full - time as a technical writer in Chicago, and serves on the board of directors and blogs for Girls With Guts, a non-profit organization to support women with IBD and / or ostomies.

«A lot of people discover aspects of themselves they didn't know existed,» says Robin Hershkowitz, program director for women's cancers at CancerCare, a national nonprofit support services group based in New York City.

Oliver Maltby, Executive Creative Director in New York, commented, «The Women's March was an important day to stand up and back a path to human equality for all, which we're proud to support.»

He hated the term woman's director but he really was one of the absolute best at bringing out high quality performances from his actresses, not just the stars but the supporting players.

The director, who currently has a juicy supporting role as Juliette Binoche's arrogant, married lover in «Let the Sunshine In,» is far more respectful and appreciative here of the many crucial roles women play.

Greta Gerwig who wrote and directed «Lady Bird,» which won Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy, noted that «it's been such an incredible year for women in film both as actors and also writers and directors and producers and people who are really coming to the forefront to tell their stories about the world as they know it from where they are standing, and I think that the response to these projects and the support that these projects have gotten and the way that audiences are going to see them or watching them in their homes, I think all of this just makes it so much easier for the next crop of filmmakers who want to tell stories about women.»

Co-written by director David Gordon Green (Joe), whose work frequently explores the pitfalls of male culture (and there's nary a woman in sight here, unless she's at a party), the script is best when it stays focused on the relationship between Brad and Brett, sometimes not bothering to fully flesh out the supporting characters.

An enduring champion of the motion picture arts, Audi nurtures new and established voices through its support of AFI FEST and beyond, including the Audi Fellowship for Women at the AFI Conservatory, a new full - tuition scholarship investing in the future of female directors in film and television.

We are interested in not just those directors who are long venerated — although there is no lack of passionate support for figures such as Robert Bresson, judging from the entries so far — but, equally, the major figures (criminally little - known as they may be) in any sector or mode or geographical region of cinema: animation (Chuck Jones), independent (Todd Haynes), film - essay (Chris Marker), «new Asian cinema» (Edward Yang), experimental, «third cinema», B - films, underground, women's cinema...

0:00 — Intro 10:20 — Headlines: Woman Sues Over Drive Trailer, Werner Herzog to Play Villain in One Shot, Disney to Re-Release Four More Movies in 3D, Tower Heist to Get Comcast VOD Release 33:45 — Review: The Ides of March 56:00 — Review: Real Steel 1:21:45 — Trailer Trash: Young Adult 1:26:55 — Other Stuff We Watched: Catching Hell, The Real Rocky, Halloween II, Blood Feast, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, The Innocents, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, Black Sunday aka The Mask of Satan, Black Sabbath, The Blair Witch Project, The Living Corpse aka Dracula in Pakistan, Horror of Dracula, The Lion King, The Beaver, The Company Men, Pee - wee's Big Adventure, Miracle, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Submarine, Mimic, George Harrison: Living in the Material World 2:23:00 — Junk Mail: Supporting Filmmakers You Like, The Disney Vault, LOTR Theatrical vs. Extended Editions, Fantasy Films Piggybacking on Harry Potter, Henry Rollins and Kobe Bryant, Mathematical Equation for Determining the Best Directors, Friend in Me Remix 2:57:40 — This Week's DVD Releases 2:59:30 — Outro

Earlier this month, director Mike Mills paid a visit to New York in support of his third narrative feature, 20th Century Women, a deeply personal coming - of - age tale about a teenage boy growing up in Carter - era Southern California with his single moth...

In this Oscar podcast the gaggle of Gold Rush Gang members (Erik, Matt M, Kenneth and Evan) dish on all things ladies; Lead Actress, Supporting Actress plus the hot Best Director race that could feature, for the first time, two women — Angelina Jolie and Ava DuVernay.