Sentences with phrase «women and minorities into»

But some perennial topics have acquired a different focus; for example, the question about the internet has shifted from ensuring access to cybersecurity and privacy, and the question dealing with education now focuses on attracting more women and minorities into the scientific workforce rather than on boosting overall student achievement.

«For her to become president of NAS at this time, when there is a lot of talk about getting more women and minorities into STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields, here is an exemplary role model to those who might see themselves in those realms,» McEntee said.

Córdova doesn't like the pipeline metaphor often used to describe the flow of women and minorities into and through science.

The great imperative in Silicon Valley right now is to get more women and minorities into very high - paying jobs.

The authors said even employers who do a good job of putting women and minorities into leadership development programs don't always give them room to mess up.

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Wall Street is trying to attract more women and ethnic minorities into its predominantly white, male ranks.

We can use the tech sector as an example: when asked why women and minorities are underrepresented in tech startups, 49 % of male founders say that there aren't enough women in the pipeline with another 8 % of male founders blaming low recruitment into college STEM programs.

By 2015, eight years into her tenure as the bank's chief human resources officer, women held two - fifths of those roles at RBC and visible minorities, 16 %.

These companies are also taking steps toward creating a better workplace for women and minorities to thrive, advance their careers and move into more leadership roles.

They might pretend in order to fool women, LGBTQ folk, and racial or ethnic minorities into voting for them, or they might pretend in order to make other folks feel less bad about voting for them.

She is one of two African - American women on the U.S. swim team (there has never been more than one at past Games) and hopes to use her success to bring more minorities into the sport.

We in the startup world need to continue to work on the inherent bias in current VC models, and make sure many more women and minority founders break into the game.

Big private equity firms are vying to add women and minorities to their male - dominated workplaces as they expand beyond buyouts into larger, multifaceted money managers.

What if we didn't just look for a balanced photo op to keep Twitter off our back but instead really and truly welcomed and promoted and amplified the voices and experiences of women, minorities, immigrants, refugees, or those less formally educated right into valuable positions of power and influence at our conferences?

We all know of instances in which racial minorities, women, and colonized countries — as soon as they have gotten into a position of independence and power — have become more oppressive than those who had oppressed them.

Some men in minority cultures are finding, as they move into the middle - class world through job or profession, that friendship between women and men is possible and that a companionship marriage can be more satisfying than the one they have grown up with and married into.

The large number of women and minority students has transformed the schools into new kinds of communities.

A minority of cultivated men (and a few women) went on from grammar to rhetoric, to the «encyclical studies» which included arithmetic, music and other «liberal arts», and some ventured into philosophy.

When the vp and cabinet members are being picked have a whole list of targets for LGBT people, minorities, and women, there's an issue with that, and even if I didn't fall into one of those categories I'd still give a damn because I'm a decent human being that cares about equality.

Rather, a Naxi minority woman was busily working in it, chopping up red chile peppers that were placed in brine and packed into jars, to create a local chile sauce.

«This important tax credit will help women and minority writers and directors break into the film industry here in New York City, one of the most diverse places in the world.»

And should it be used to persecute a minority that is simply seeking equal rights?If you are going to selectively use your Bible to justify hating homosexuals and our quest for marriage equality, then why do you happen to ignore many many other parts of the Bible such as: the Biblical support of slavery (Luke 12:47 - 48, Ephesians 6:5, 1 Timothy 6:1 - 2), selling your daughters into slavery (Exodus 21:7 - 11), Biblical Incest (Genosis 19:36), Biblical polygamy (1 Kings 11:3), Forbidding women to speak in church (I Cor 14:34 - 35), stoning stubborn children (Duet 21:18 - 2), stoning your daughter if she loses her virginity out of wedlock (Deut 22:20 - 21) or killing the children born out of affairs (Rev 2:22 - 2And should it be used to persecute a minority that is simply seeking equal rights?If you are going to selectively use your Bible to justify hating homosexuals and our quest for marriage equality, then why do you happen to ignore many many other parts of the Bible such as: the Biblical support of slavery (Luke 12:47 - 48, Ephesians 6:5, 1 Timothy 6:1 - 2), selling your daughters into slavery (Exodus 21:7 - 11), Biblical Incest (Genosis 19:36), Biblical polygamy (1 Kings 11:3), Forbidding women to speak in church (I Cor 14:34 - 35), stoning stubborn children (Duet 21:18 - 2), stoning your daughter if she loses her virginity out of wedlock (Deut 22:20 - 21) or killing the children born out of affairs (Rev 2:22 - 2and our quest for marriage equality, then why do you happen to ignore many many other parts of the Bible such as: the Biblical support of slavery (Luke 12:47 - 48, Ephesians 6:5, 1 Timothy 6:1 - 2), selling your daughters into slavery (Exodus 21:7 - 11), Biblical Incest (Genosis 19:36), Biblical polygamy (1 Kings 11:3), Forbidding women to speak in church (I Cor 14:34 - 35), stoning stubborn children (Duet 21:18 - 2), stoning your daughter if she loses her virginity out of wedlock (Deut 22:20 - 21) or killing the children born out of affairs (Rev 2:22 - 23).

The program's staff are kicking into high gear for the fourth annual 43North week — a hectic schedule of events, mixers, and a smaller pitch competition for local minority and women - owned businesses.

Our ultimate goal here in Rockland is to plug more minority and women - owned business enterprises into the economy through access to government contracts and capital.

I would go even further than David Cameron - I would fast track even more talented women and ethnic minority candidates into the seats currently held by our Bedblocker MPs - about 25 % of the Parliamentary Party the last time I looked.

Attempts to recruit more minorities and women into the construction unions over the past decade have been largely unsuccessful.

Article 15 - A, signed into law in July 1988, approved the creation of an Office — now Division — of Minority and Women's Business Development to encourage employment and business opportunities on state contracts for minorities and wWomen's Business Development to encourage employment and business opportunities on state contracts for minorities and womenwomen.

He's also worried about minorities and women being put «into a big pot of small contracts and all of you fight over small contracts.»

Washington (CNN)- House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi tore into Anthony Weiner and San Diego Mayor Bob Filner, saying Thursday the two former House Democrats should «get a clue» as they face backlash for their questionable behavior with women.

At Wednesday's Buffalo School Board meeting, the long struggle over getting more minority and women - owned businesses among the vendors to the district system turned into a discussion about using student labor.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi tore into Anthony Weiner and San Diego Mayor Bob Filner, saying the two former House Democrats who are now taking heat for inappropriate behavior towards women should «get a clue.»

«The establishment of a priority list of candidates for target seats, with specific emphasis on getting more women and people from ethnic minorities into winnable positions.

This phenomenon needs to be understood by individuals, academic institutions, companies, and federal agencies who claim that they want to see the numbers of women and minorities going into science and engineering careers increase, because unfortunately «stereotype threat» is alive and well in the scientific community.

What is needed in order to increase the numbers of underrepresented minorities in science, engineering, and technological fields is a push for a new and concrete plan of action, with mandatory implementation guidelines, adopted at the national level which focuses on transitioning women and underrepresented minorities into positions of power.

The report also provides state - level comparisons, insights into the representation of women and minorities in science and engineering, and insight into what the public thinks about science.»

While Collins told the panel that he's worried about attracting enough smart students into science because «we have a mandate to ensure a strong pipeline,» the charge doesn't specifically discuss ways to attract minorities and women into the field.

Few U.S. college students have the necessary academic background to transfer into a STEM field, experts say, and many women and minority students who want to pursue STEM degrees are said to be frozen out by a chilly climate.

The NIH Revitalisation Act, which passed into law in June, requires researchers receiving grants from the NIH to include women and minorities in their study populations, unless they can show a scientifically valid reason why they should not.

Sastry said that integrating the programs under CUES into ESS would help address a 40 % drop since 2005 in the number of minorities and women entering the college.

The U.S. National Science Foundation has a long way to go in attracting more minority students and women into science and engineering doctoral programs, according to a new report on one of NSF's flagship training programs.

Chetty and his colleagues estimate that, if we tapped into the pool of under - used talent among women, minorities, and low - income families, «the rate of innovation in America would quadruple.»

After that, Rosemary was accepted into the John Wells Women and Minority Fellowship, where she began directing television.

Regardless of your political persuasion, this documentary about firebrand Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 85, offers an insightful peek into the life and work of someone who has dedicated her service to advocating for equal rights for women and minorities.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences invited 276 new members into the organization on Friday — 100 more than were included in the 2012 invitees — including a large number of minorities and women, such as Rosario Dawson, Lucy Liu, Sandra Oh, Jennifer Lopez, Michael Peña, Danny Trejo and Chris Tucker in the actors branch.

As an African American woman who completed doctoral - level graduate work in computer - generated art / design and digital media, my stewardship and presence in the lab models a pathway into STEM for minority groups.

Chetty and his colleagues estimate that, if we tapped into the pool of under - used talent among women, minorities, and low - income families, «the rate of innovation in America would quadruple.»

Further, mass - market paperback and e-book formats provide an entry point into publishing for new voices of every kind: women writers, writers of color and ethnic minorities, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender writers, young writers, and writers who are creating new genres.

As we all know, the people who write on the Internet about comics are a tiny, tiny, tiny portion of the audience, and while they often clamor for diversity and Marvel responds to them, is there a large influx of young women, minorities, queer, and trans people going into comics shops and buying those diverse titles or at least getting them digitally or in trade?

And a good chunk of these businesses are coming from groups that may find reaching the top level at more traditional business setups difficult: Just over one - fourth of businesses that fall into the woman - owned, minority - owned, or veteran - owned label generate a whopping 42 % of all business receipts in this country.

The exhibition, divided into five galleries, features the voices of women and sexual minorities, satirical and critical views on commercialism and reinterpretations of historical events around the world.