Sentences with phrase «vulnerable women who»

The Ombudsman also looks at big gaps in post-release support for prisoners, particularly housing for vulnerable women who may return to violent or offending environments or go homeless on release.
Films often portray vulnerable women who are physically forced to commit sexual acts, however, It Felt Like Love explores how society pressures people into dangerous situations.
How many want to hear how much it costs our government to contract a private company to detain hundreds of vulnerable women who have committed no criminal acts?
For me, Elizabeth I was primarily not an historical construct but a young and vulnerable woman who was taking over her father's business at a difficult time, when it was threatened by two other ambitious businesses.
Besides, Garner needs to jump out of Ben Affleck's shadow for a while and get back to what she does best: playing a vulnerable woman who's been betrayed by her peers and knows how to render a bad guy unconscious with a proper karate - kick.

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In Brazil's machismo culture, pregnant women are particularly vulnerable, and Barroso described scenarios in which women who purchased misoprostol were then harassed at the pharmacy, or forced to allow the pharmacist to vaginally insert the drug.
They are extremely vulnerable families, women and children who are fleeing for their lives.
When women like @ BethMooreLPM and @ KayWarren1 and @ JoniandFriends & so many wise sisters open their Bibles with a word about those who are vulnerable — it's worth listening:
The American Psychological Association notes that women who experience miscarriage are vulnerable to a whole host of other mental health issues such as postpartum depression, general anxiety / depression, and difficulty caring for existing children.
The fast was first announced last month by Ambassador Hall, Jim Wallis, president and CEO of Sojourners, Rev. David Beckmann, president of Bread for the World and Ritu Sharma, president of Women Thrive Worldwide - who asked others to join them in putting pressure on Congress to protect vulnerable programs assisting the poor and hungry.
Dorothy Dohen had something to say to the young women who today are often ashamed of their virginity, some of whom take refuge in a form of defensive lesbianism, discovering no legitimate way they can defend themselves against the importuning of aggressive (and also vulnerable) men.
How they empower women: Sari Bari is a freedom business where women in India who have been exploited in the sex trade or who are vulnerable to trafficking can experience a new life in the making.
I wish that the Church were more focused on removing pedophile priests than punishing women who often serve the most vulnerable segments of society.
People who are in submissive positions to authority, actual or perceived, including women, racial ethnic persons, as well as lesbian, gay and bi-sexual persons, are particularly vulnerable to violence.
Henri Pranzini — tall, charming, and charismatic — was a life - long petty thief who took advantage of vulnerable women in nineteenth century France, a vice that eventually destroyed him.
«For someone to prey on an innocent, vulnerable woman in this way is beyond belief and has stunned everyone who knew and loved her.
«Mission: As a residential shelter, Mothers» Home provides a safe haven for vulnerable, pregnant women in a crisis who choose life as a sacred gift.»
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and its partners are working together to develop Golden Rice as a potential new food - based approach to improve the vitamin A status of people at risk, especially children and women who are most vulnerable as they have extra need for micronutrients.
«The most vulnerable children and women in hard - to - reach areas are often missed by existing interventions that can improve vitamin A status, including vitamin A supplementation, food fortification, dietary diversification, and promotion of optimal breast - feeding,» said Ms. Nancy Haselow, HKI vice president and regional director for Asia - Pacific, who has been designing, implementing, and testing vitamin A delivery programs for more than 20 years.
One day another woman will show interest at a time when I'm vulnerable and I'm convinced that it's a strong possibility that I won't turn down someone who desires me, who wants to touch me, who wants me to touch her!
You are completely right about the people who promote these all - or - nothing ideologies adding unneeded stress on women at a very vulnerable time.
The problem I have is that your not so altruistic «concern» for women and their babies is affecting the lives vulnerable of women who haven't built up the same level of immunity to your bullshit as I have.
According to a Washington Post article entitled «The Mommy War Machine,» the so - called Mommy Wars is first and foremost a trend story — a media - generated marketing missive aimed directly at women, who as it turns out are vulnerable to suggestions analyzing and questioning not only their personhood, but their motherhood.
Women who do not have a strong social and emotional support group are also more vulnerable to postpartum depression.
These can vary from woman to woman, but lactation consultants who can anticipate times and situations where mothers might be particularly vulnerable, enhance their ability to intervene.
«Almost 120 years ago, Mass Audubon was founded by two women who, outraged by the mass killing of egrets and other species for their feathers, inspired a national movement to protect vulnerable birdlife,» Tepper noted.
All obstetrician — gynecologists and other obstetric care providers should support women who have given birth to preterm and other vulnerable infants to establish a full supply of milk by providing anticipatory guidance, support, and education for women.
Women who have recently given birth can often be vulnerable and sleep deprived and may find it more difficult to discern the scientific authenticity of an article or method from the pseudoscientific claims the author (s) are making.
With your generous donations, we'll have the resources to connect with these pregnant and parenting women and couples in vulnerable situations, and our community partners who serve them.
Health care providers should aim to support women in the vulnerable postpartum period and encourage and assist women who choose to breastfeed and accept the decision of women who choose not to breastfeed.
In particular, women who do not have subsequent children may be especially vulnerable to falling through the gaps as they will not be reconnected back into primary care services.
«These women, who are so vulnerable, are suffering as a result of the council's messy bureaucracy, that is one of the things that breaks my heart the most.»
«She's a career prosecutor who has dedicated her life's work to protecting women and vulnerable victims,» a source close to Singas said this morning.
(CNN)- The female Democratic candidate who hopes to topple Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is out with a new television ad hitting him where Democrats think he is highly vulnerable - with women voters.
The spouses of service members and civilian women who live or work near military facilities are especially vulnerable to being sexually assaulted, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D - N.Y.) said in a report.
Any woman that marries a man like me, who is generally seen to be fearless and courageous and who is vulnerable to attacks by political opponents, can not afford not to have a woman with her sterling qualities as wife.
Though these coordinators didn't want to be named for confidentiality reasons, they said that, at its best, Prevent worked to «mentor and give confidence to vulnerable young men and women, who are susceptible to all forms of threats».
The Senate Democratic Majority passed a legislative package which fundamentally restructures matrimonial law to improve the process and outcome of divorce for all New Yorkers, particularly women and children who are often the most vulnerable when marriages are dissolved.
That sentiment has been echoed by Chris Huhne, Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman, who said the new measures will force these vulnerable women further underground.
«The government says that the right to rent policy will crack down on rogue landlords but this case is the perfect example of how it impacts vulnerable people,» Derek Bernardi of the Camden Community Law Centre, who is acting on behalf of the woman, says.
«That's why I am pleased to announce that we will now be working with the United Nations to identify the most vulnerable Syrian refugees - particularly women, girls and children - and those who have been subject to sexual violence in this conflict, to provide them with refuge here in Britain.»
He said the suggestion Trident could be vulnerable to drone or cyber attacks «insult those men and women for whom this is daily business and who have no means to reply».
While some people were shot dead, others were simply slaughtered; and it is easy to guess who most of the victims were — children, women and the elderly — clearly the most vulnerable.
«Particularly among the most vulnerable patients with IBD: women, individuals who are in chronic pain and those with a history of childhood sexual abuse.»
Both men and women seemed to be equally vulnerable to this change in the weather, and those at greatest risk were people aged 75 to 84 years, along with those who had previous heart troubles.
«Despite the presence of a universal health insurance system in Ontario, our research highlights the persistence of significant health disparities in breast cancer screening, particularly for women who are more vulnerable due to severe disability, multiple chronic conditions, low income and lower education,» said Dr. Guilcher, who has a PhD in Clinical Epidemiology at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto.
If a woman has an abortion, she's left with a large number of these immature cells lining her breast ducts, and she is therefore more vulnerable to cancer down the road — 30 percent more vulnerable, Brind says, than a woman who has never had an abortion.
«It's a highly vulnerable time for these women,» said Battle, who is also a psychologist at Butler Hospital and Women & Infants Hospwomen,» said Battle, who is also a psychologist at Butler Hospital and Women & Infants HospWomen & Infants Hospital.
On the other hand, Britton added, it was encouraging to see a clear benefit for women, who are generally more vulnerable to negative affect and depression, she noted.
While no studies have looked at the 40 - and 50 - something mom's susceptibility to postpartum depression, «it makes sense that older moms could be more vulnerable to this, as they may be more set in their ways and used to more personal freedom than younger women,» says Diane Sanford, PhD, a St. Louis psychologist who specializes in postpartum depression.
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