Sentences with phrase «women and girls in»

The award is named after the charity's first president, Ruby Lee Minar, and honours women who have worked to improve the lives of women and girls in the community.

To all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and girls in the audience, join us over the following days — we will be running a session at the rooftop terrace tomorrow from 5.30 - 7.30 pm and then we will be in Logan this Monday 9th at 9.30 am at the Diggers Services Club.

Dr. Herb sees individuals and groups of women and girls in her private practice in Campbell, CA (near San Jose, CA).

In July 2012, the London Summit on Family Planning, led by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the British government, and the United Nations, met to promote a shared goal of providing contraceptive services, information, and supplies to millions of women and girls in some of the world's poorest countries by 2020.

Commissioner Oscar will meet with Indigenous women and girls in Brisbane, as part of the Wiyi Yani U Thangani (Women's Voices) project tomorrow.

Haley has missed an opportunity to lead by example and comment substantively on the significant barriers facing women and girls in the U.S. and worldwide.

At CSW, facing her first real test on women's rights as Ambassador, Haley has missed an opportunity to lead by example and comment substantively on the significant barriers facing women and girls in the U.S. and worldwide.

This Lions Quest project will bring positive social change and make a difference for thousands of women and girls in the Delhi area.

A Faceless Dolls workshop will be held at Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health Service on Tuesday afternoon, in remembrance of missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls in Canada.

«This is a great opportunity to elevate the needs and voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and girls in the national policy landscape.»

About Blog The Kansas City Disc Golf Divas has been dedicated to introducing women and girls in the Kansas City area of all ages to disc golf, a fun sport that offers excellent exercise and many opportunities to develop problem - solving skills and self - confidence.

About Blog I am Alice Gray, a STEMinist blogger and science writer, who hopes to raise awareness for inequality in science and address the lack of women and girls in STEM.

We are Canada's only national foundation dedicated to giving women and girls in Canada a chance for a better life.

The importance of educating women and girls in the STEM fields (science, technology, engineering and math) was made apparent by a study just published by The World Economic Forum (WEF).

The company also offers the Nation of Neighbors Program, which provides financial assistance to individuals who have a plan to either start or expand a business, organization, or group that assists women and girls in their community.

We are Canada's only national foundation dedicated to giving women and girls in Canada a chance for a better life.

Prior to joining the Faculty, she was a senior policy analyst with the Canadian HIV / AIDS Legal Network, where she worked on HIV / AIDS and immigration, legal and other barriers to harm - reduction programs for people who use illegal drugs, and law reform to promote the rights of women and girls in the context of HIV / AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa.

Missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in Canada (MMIWG, formerly MMIW) refers to a human rights crisis that has only recently become a topic of discussion within national media.

Community and Professional Involvement: Judge, Robson Hall Negotiation Competition at the University of Manitoba Law School; Learning Group Facilitator, CPLED, Law Society of Manitoba; long - time member and supporter of Manitoba W.I.S.E. (formerly LEAF Manitoba), a voluntary sector non-profit organization, which advances the equality of women and girls in Canada through legal education and progressive law based on the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

When I was a political reporter, I first wrote about Maisy and Shannon on Jan. 6, 2012 just after the United Nations Office for the High Commissioner on Human Rights signalled they were putting Canada on notice for its treatment of the then estimated 600 murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls in Canada.

Responding to Tina's death, vigils were held, bringing together Indigenous and non-Indigenous groups in a renewed call for a national commission of inquiry into the appallingly high numbers of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in Canada.

BC has taken an alarming lack of substantive action to address multiple rights infringements experienced by women and girls in provincial prisons.

Women and girls in every age group are more likely to be victims of family violence than their male counterparts.

In 2014, Amnesty presented a report to the Special Parliamentary Committee on Violence Against Indigenous Women entitled Violence against Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada: A Summary of Amnesty International's Concerns and Call to Action.

In fact, former prime minister Stephen Harper, speaking at Yukon College in Whitehorse in August 2014, following the death of 15 - year - old Tina Fontaine — who was killed after she left her foster home — stated that violence against Indigenous women and girls in Canada should not be viewed as «sociological phenomenon.»

Based in Vancouver on Unceded Coast Salish Territories and focused on issues in BC, West Coast LEAF promotes substantive equality for women and girls in the courts, in the legislature and in schools.

«Missing And Murdered Indigenous Women And Girls In Canada».

«Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada» In The Canadian Encyclopedia.

Violence against Indigenous women and girls in Canada today can not be understood without first examining the effects of Canada's deep history of settler colonialism on Indigenous families and communities.

There is a lot of disagreement about the number of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in Canada.

According to Amnesty International, this means that missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in Ontario and Québec, for example, were not included in the update.

Her writing emphasizes complex social issues impacting women such as mothers in poverty, pay equity, gender equity, national childcare, domestic violence, women forced into prostitution, and the missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls in Canada.

The IACHR also recognizes the steps already taken by the Canadian State, at both the federal and provincial levels, to address some of the particular problems and challenges that indigenous women and girls in Canada, and British Columbia specifically, must confront, a number of which have been identified in this report.

Legal Voice advocates for the rights of women and girls in the Northwest of the United states, using strategic litigation, leglislative advocacy and legal rights education.

Our CEDAW Report Card, released last week, notes repeatedly that the province is failing to make significant progress on equality for women and girls in BC, for example by failing to follow through on the recommendations of the inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and to ensure the safety and human rights of women and girls in prison.

This year's Report Card gives BC an F grade for overlooking the human rights of incarcerated women and girls, especially when it comes to the alarming over-representation of Indigenous women and girls in our provincial corrections system.

In Fall 2011, the Human Rights Clinic began working on the project of Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women and Girls in Canada with partner organizations the Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC) and the Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action (FAFIA).

BC's worst grade this year was related to women and girls in provincial prisons.

I have written of the pressing need for action to address violence against Indigenous women and girls in Canada.

Together with members of the Coalition on Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls, West Coast LEAF has written Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and several key Cabinet Ministers regarding the promised national public inquiry on violence against Indigenous women and girls in Canada.

International Day of Women and Girls in Science is a good time to reflect on the role of women in conservation, and encourage more to join the effort.

Investing in Women The rest of the session focused on finding the best ways to invest in women and girls in the developing world.

«We need to be conscious of our unconscious biases and ensure the visibility of women and girls in media and advertising is authentic and inspiring, because we believe if you can see her, you can be her,» said Shelley Zalis, CEO and founder of The Girls» Lounge, in a statement.

Beyond our exhibition program, Girls» Club offers specialized workshops for women and girls in Broward County.

This exhibition offers a moving account of the shifting fates of women and girls in a period of profound global transition.

Womenfound, is an organization dedicated to raising money and awareness for some of the most impoverished and under - served women and girls in the furthest reaches of earth, where a combination of tradition, lack of education, antiquated laws and a lack of reproductive options mire people in a debilitating cycle of misery.

By Michelle Sutherland The United States Embassy in Belize recently recognized two outstanding Belizean women for their contributions to and advocacy aimed at empowering young women and girls in their respective communities.

SBTRCs administer the USDOT Bonding Education Program (BEP), assist with identifying access to capital, and implement USDOT's Women and Girls in Transportation program (WITI).

As summarized by Margaret C. Dunkle, chairman of the National Coalition for Women and Girls in...

The recent case of Malala Yousafzai; of Pakistan, shows that women and girl children are still vulnerable due to deep rooted gender inequalities and cultural belief which place women and girls in a subordinate position.