Sentences with phrase «women and families facing»

Nationwide About Blog Sharsheret is a national not - for - profit organization supporting young Jewish women and their families facing breast cancer.
Nationwide About Blog Sharsheret is a national not - for - profit organization supporting young Jewish women and their families facing breast cancer.
Nationwide About Blog Sharsheret is a national not - for - profit organization supporting young Jewish women and their families facing breast cancer.
Nationwide About Blog Sharsheret is a national not - for - profit organization supporting young Jewish women and their families facing breast cancer.
Offers a toll - free education and support phone line to assist women and families facing pregnancy loss.
This July, have an Afternoon Tea together and help Breast Cancer Care be there for more women and families facing breast cancer.
Our policies just haven't kept up with the challenges women and families face today.»
«In these tough economic times, and with our federal deficit already exploding, it is appalling to see politicians completely disregard the challenges women and families face in accessing affordable health services,» said Richards.

Not exact matches

The «Critical incidents among women entrepreneurs» study cited above, claims that «the main challenges they (women) face in their professional context are: difficulties concerning acceptance, lack of affective and social support, difficulty operating on the international market, problems balancing personal, family, and professional matters,» among others.
Rape isn't the only atrocity women face as a result of war; displacement also has lasting implications for women, families and communities.
After months of uncertainty and trial, the Sudanese women who once faced a death sentence for apostasy and adultery arrived in the U.S. with her family Thursday night.
If we accept the OT represents God's nature... then we must accept that He is the kind of God who will commit genocide of entire civilizations, slaughter innocent children for the sin of their parents, kill thousands of His own chosen people simply because they complained He was killing too many of them, would literally wipe out every man woman and innocent child on the face of the earth save one family and then later regret it.
The issue of women's place in the church and family provides us another illustration of the general problem facing the evangelical church in America today.
Once violated, Christian women can face shame and ostracism from their own families and communities.
Based on what various family members and friends in the medical profession who deal with pregnant young women have told me, many pregnant out - of - wedlock young women face tremendous pressure from both their parents (including the good religious folks) and the guy who got them pregnant to have an abortion.
As I reported in Women's eNews, Obama says her top concern is issues facing women in the workplace — that is, pay discrimination and difficulties women have balancing the demands of work and faWomen's eNews, Obama says her top concern is issues facing women in the workplace — that is, pay discrimination and difficulties women have balancing the demands of work and fawomen in the workplace — that is, pay discrimination and difficulties women have balancing the demands of work and fawomen have balancing the demands of work and family.
American women face a number of barriers in trying to breastfeed, including little lactation education during pregnancy, few facilities for expressing milk when they return to the workplace and, in many cases, lack of support from family members and friends.
The Blossom Method The Blossom Method is a supportive and resourceful center for women, couples, and families as they face the many hurdles of the child bearing years and beyond.
She values working with pregnant women and couples as they face difficult choices, and she appreciates the opportunity to witness the hospitious nature of adoptive parents as they welcome birth families into their lives.
Why women continue to hold on to cherished beliefs in the face of tragedy: why midwives do not fall apart when there is a poor outcome but rally around each other in solidarity, leaving the woman and her family bereft.
Add to this an already - full roster of cleaning tasks and friends and family to meet, and it's no wonder so many women face postpartum depression.
Why I Chose A Caucasion Family To Adopt My Baby — in this radio interview, Tayala, an African American birth mother, explains how she came to choose the adoptive family she did for her baby and share practical information for women who are facing an unplanned pregFamily To Adopt My Baby — in this radio interview, Tayala, an African American birth mother, explains how she came to choose the adoptive family she did for her baby and share practical information for women who are facing an unplanned pregfamily she did for her baby and share practical information for women who are facing an unplanned pregnancy.
Legislation and government should not have the authority to breach human rights — particularly in the face of obstetric experts who know better and, even more importantly, in the face of a woman and her family who have made an informed decision on how and where they want their baby to be born.
As a mom of three, doula and educator who has supported hundreds of women and families, I have a deep understanding of the emotions and struggles moms face in feeding their little ones.
Let's face it, these days, more and more women are the breadwinners for their families and the choice to become full - time stay - at - home mothers isn't an option.
In her book The Way We Never Were: American Families and the Nostalgia Trap, Author Stephanie Coontz attempts to separate the myths surrounding reminiscence of the good old days from the often harsh realities that women and children faced in the past.
This powerful presentation for men and women provides a practical approach to addressing important issues facing modern fathers and families, including:
According to their findings, published in Families Relationships and Society, women who become mothers today face more scrutiny during pregnancy and after they become mothers — especially where baby feeding is concerned.
While the study focused on the judgment many women face from their own families and friends, society at large feels all - too - comfortable passing judgment: Moms are judged if they have children too early or too late in life.
Sage Parents are wise and discerning women who are likely to co-sleep with their babies, breastfeed their toddlers, forgo spanking, time outs, and reward charts in favor of a hug and face - to - face conversation to meet the underlying need, homeschool their kids, and long for family travel, seeing themselves as natural parenting rebels with big hearts who need some trusted guidance to live the family life of their dreams.
This requires that consideration not only be given to the physical needs but also to the psychological, social, cultural and geographical issues facing women, men, infants and families during this time.
Part of the difficulty with creating a new understanding of adoption - including the women who chose it, the families who adopt, and the children who are adopted - is combating archaic adoption practices that not only reinforce negative stereotypes, but also do an incredible disservice to what adoption can be - that is, adoption is a legitimate pregnancy option for all women faced with a pregnancy decision, regardless of whether they identify as «pro-life» or «pro-choice,» religious or not, conservative or liberal... In the face of a pregnancy decision, the women who choose adoption feel no more part of the political discussion around it then the women who choose abortion feel about the political rhetoric characterizing their decision.
AFTH will provide counseling, advice and support to both prospective adoptive families and women and men faced with an unplanned pregnancy.
In settings where breastfeeding is not the social norm, support can increase women's belief in breastfeeding, and give them confidence to continue breastfeeding in the face of societal and family pressures that might undermine breastfeeding.
When he announced the endorsement, the union's president, Bruce Both, said Meng had «pledged her support for our Union's effort to hold Walmart accountable for reckless corporate policies that effect the worker families, small business owners, and women that live in the 6th Congressional,» adding: «Our Union believes that Grace will help unify an ethnically diverse community around the most pressing issue facing our Unions membership: keeping New York City Walmart free.»
«The Ground Zero Mosque is an insult to all Americans and a slap in the face to the surviving families of those murdered in cold blood on September 11th and all the American and allied men and women killed and maimed in the ensuing wars.»
Here's the issue: the entire four - day message of the Convention was not about expanding Trump's base of support among minorities or women (the 2016 GOP platform says nothing about providing «equal pay for equal work»; it was not about proposing substantive solutions to problems facing the nation; it was not even about making amends with traditional conservatives and moderate Republicans to achieve party unity (the Republican governor of Ohio, John Kasich, the Bush family, and all former Republican nominees for president, except one, did not attend).
In the ensuing forty years we have supported millions of women and their families through our face - to - face, phone and online services.
Mizulina heads the Duma's committee for family, women, and children and has become the stern face of Russia's campaign against gays.
He stands up for women's rights, understands the challenges Westchester families face and is never afraid to do the hard work to solve difficult problems,» said U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.
Hundreds of girls and women freed from Boko Haram insurgents are facing stigmatisation and contempt from their family members and communities in Borno State, a United Nations report has revealed.
The roadblocks — some documented, others merely speculated — seem to be the same ones women have faced in many scientific fields: family - life and work - life balance and a real or perceived bias that prevents advancement.
«We're pleased to join in L'Oréal to work in the removal of the barriers that women face and the full recognition of women in science and engineering,» said Rush Holt, CEO of AAAS and executive publisher of the Science family of journals.
Indeed, their recent research indicates that women PhDs turn away from academic science because they face a culture that precludes time and responsibility for home, family, and life.
Overweight women gained weight when faced with common stressors such as job demands, having a tough time paying bills, and family - relationship strains, according to a study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology.
Women may experience crying spells and mood swings, have trouble concentrating or face a desire to withdraw from family and friends.
Following a young woman as she awkwardly makes her way through her senior year of high school, Lady Bird explores popularity, family issues, jealousy, and numerous other issues that teenagers face on a daily basis, so if you go into this film having already experienced those years of your life, I guarantee there will be a section of this movie that you can relate to.
The injustice is mainly aimed at women, who must cover their heads and, at a certain age, their faces whenever a man who isn't family may be present.
From director Amma Asante (Belle), A United Kingdom is the true story of Prince Seretse Khama (David Oyelowo), who marries Ruth Williams (Rosamund Pike), a white woman from London in 1947 in the face of fierce opposition from their families and the British and South African governments.
► Many armed men search for a family of 4 and capture the husband and his wife after punching her hard in the face; the man tries to fire a gun but it jams and other men grab him and place him on a stone platform (presumably preparing to behead him) and the woman on another platform where they tear her clothing, one man punches her hard in the stomach and prepares to rape her (please see the Sex / Nudity category for more details); they are distracted by two other men who come in yelling.
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