Sentences with phrase «women in states like»

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Like Rent the Runway in the United States, the business hinged on the simple proposition of allowing women to rent, rather than buy, expensive attire.

As the American Association of University Women notes in its Policy Guide to Equal Pay in the States, pay equity laws are robust and wide - ranging in states like California and DelStates, pay equity laws are robust and wide - ranging in states like California and Delstates like California and Delaware.

The Equal Pay Act, first passed by Congress in 1963, mandated that men and women be given equal pay for equal work, and, some states, like Minnesota, have equal - salary policies.

We've invested in companies revolutionizing industries like microfinance and women's health, published some of the only research into the state of female - founded venture funding, and continued to support our entrepreneurs with differentiated and valuable resources.

The prophet Amos also recalls that the Ammonites have «ripped up the women with child, of Gilead, that they might enlarge their border» (1:13) In the Tale, the Handmaids» own children have been ripped from them so that these «twolegged wombs» may become the property of a state mobilized to invade all private spaces (including those «pockets of Baptist guerrillas» engaged in border warfare) In her latter days, Atwood's heroine, like the «handmaids» in Joel 2:29, prophesies against such state - sponsored terrorism, but even more against its inscription in the people's hearts (JeIn the Tale, the Handmaids» own children have been ripped from them so that these «twolegged wombs» may become the property of a state mobilized to invade all private spaces (including those «pockets of Baptist guerrillas» engaged in border warfare) In her latter days, Atwood's heroine, like the «handmaids» in Joel 2:29, prophesies against such state - sponsored terrorism, but even more against its inscription in the people's hearts (Jein border warfare) In her latter days, Atwood's heroine, like the «handmaids» in Joel 2:29, prophesies against such state - sponsored terrorism, but even more against its inscription in the people's hearts (JeIn her latter days, Atwood's heroine, like the «handmaids» in Joel 2:29, prophesies against such state - sponsored terrorism, but even more against its inscription in the people's hearts (Jein Joel 2:29, prophesies against such state - sponsored terrorism, but even more against its inscription in the people's hearts (Jein the people's hearts (Jer.

It's important for us not to say, «Look here, the West has Jeffersonian values about the rights of women, values we'd like to see you adopt,» but to argue instead from the Qur «an itself, citing verses like the one stating that God has ordained love and tenderness between the male and female in marriage, or that no man has two hearts in one bosom.

Now, as many of them argue for forcing others to do what they want, like forcing doctors to refer women to abortionists or even participate in abortions themselves, the traditional goal «has been thrown over in favor of a crusade to establish what might be called... «comprehensive liberalism» as the official pseudo-religion of the state.»

... as you stated in another post «By inspiring the human authors to write what they did, God made it look like He was the one responsible for the actions of Israel, the destruction of the flood, the murder of the firstborn males of Israel, and the slaughter of Canaanite women and children.

It's another thing for a woman to leave a religion, especially if it is a part of her culture, like Christianity in the States, or Islam in Saudi Arabia.

The increased differentiation of institutions and their autonomy from religion, the expansion of the power of the state, the higher rates of participation by both men and women in the wage economy, the increased delegation of family functions like education, leisure and food preparation to the market and the state — all these trends weaken family functions.

But if your church is like the vast majority of churches in the United States, and your congregation consists primarily of women, this book is for you.

It presents the Kerala model as something from which the Union Government and other Indian states like UP and Bihar have to learn their lesson that without a basis in social development like literacy, health and women's education and social security there can be no participatory economic expansion which is necessary if economic growth has to serve society.

By ignoring the strong leadership roles that women like Deborah and Phoebe and Priscilla played in the Bible (what McKnight calls WDWD passages) because of what Paul said to specific churches about silencing means reverting to our fallen state rather than our new creation state.

But few of us would endorse those elements of tradition that baptize patriarchal oppression, endorse violence against women, oppress lesbians and gays, exalt perpetual virginity as the superior state, or declare that heterosexual rape is a lesser sin than masturbation (on the view that the latter act contradicts nature while the former act, while also sinful, is in accordance with nature) The postbiblical tradition, like Scripture itself, does not provide one coherent, consistent sexual ethic.

Like most UN human rights treaties, its implementation by state parties is overseen by a compliance committee, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, which issues «General Comments» meant to guide our understanding of the provisions contained in the treaty, and which conducts periodic reviews of state parties, instructing them how to change their laws in order to comply better with the treaty, as understood by the Committee.

Soooo... by that logic Peter all laws barring discrimination or hate crimes should be removed... Let's go back to the time when women and black people can't vote because the ruling party in their state (like mine, Arizona) says their flavor of bigotry is ok.

«I mean, in this day and age, where you've got women that are like the leaders of certain industries and women that are heads of state and not to be able to join a golf course?

Omidji, like his sister Sophia Omotola Omidiji, who plays for FC Eindhoven Women's team, the 12 - year - old was born in the United States to a Nigerian father and an American mother.

Scenario 2: A woman destroys her husband's state of mind through her infidelity and subsequent gas lighting, coldness and blaming leaving him suffering from PTSD - like symptoms for the rest of his life and everyone in the counselling community is like: «well he needs to reflect on what his responsibility is in nurturing the circumstances for the affair to have taken place».

«Endorphins create a dream - like state, which actually helps women manage the tasks of birthing,» as a study in The Journal of Perinatal Education discovered.

Never mind that homebirth midwives in states like Oregon insist that these women are not high risk.

Today, natural childbirth is a medical anomaly in the United States, so much so that doctors are often thrown off guard by a determined woman like Speier.

That's despite the fact that, according to the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals, increasing quality postpartum care in the United States would help reduce maternal deaths by preventing complications like infection, deep vein thrombosis, and postpartum hemorrhage that can develop after women have returned home.

There are many reasons why a woman might have low milk supply and I think it IS important to state (like Ariella mentions in a later comment) that if you are having supply issue you should consult with a lactation consultant and / or physician.

Women like Riley are increasingly choosing home births in the United States.

A Syracuse woman this week sued the state Public Service Commission in federal court over the commission's attempt to stop independent energy marketers from selling to low - income customers like her.

I was the New England Champion of cross country running and a state champion in track and I coached from time to time «girls on the run» because I like to encourage young women to get involved in running.

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Though the vast majority of Qataris abide by Wahhabism, the conservative strand of Sunni Islam that originated in Saudi Arabia, Qatar has proven that conservative Islamist views are not necessarily opposed to liberal values like the advancement of women and the separation of mosque and state.

Now, Nixon has been in the race for 15 days, and we have seen the governor go to NYCHA, declare a state of emergency, and go to Albany and tell the IDC to disband so this black woman, Andrea Stewart - Cousins, can be in charge like she was supposed to be in charge.»

A leading Senate Democrat says if a planned unification between rival factions in the State Senate occurs, do not expect any immediate action on key items like women's reproductive rights, public financing of campaigns and transgender rights.

Considering that Roy Moore, who's leading the polls for the election in Alabama, has been accused of being a sexual predator targeting underage women, and considering that the elected president of the USA, Donald Trump, is himself someone who has admitted to groping and spying on naked, underage models, and even said that he would like to have sex with his own daughter, my question is, to what extent is pedophilia an accepted sexual orientation in the United States?

«What would New York State's budget look like if women were in charge?

Higher Heights» Glynda Carr said black women in New York face the same challenges as black women in other states: navigating the political infrastructure and gatekeepers, being prepared to raise the necessary amount of money — particularly in a «major media outlet» like New York — to be a viable candidate and navigating where the entry points will be.

First Lady Michelle Obama called Clinton an «impressive» and a «phenomenal woman» in response to a 14 - year - old's question at a White House event, saying the former secretary of state like «many» of the other candidates, has devoted her life to public service.

Both sides will benefit, Democrats would get Downstate (which in my humble opinion should be called the Commonwealth of New Amsterdam after the most progressive city in Europe and in reference to the city's history), a guaranteed two seats in the US Senate (+1 because Gillibrand did well Upstate in the last election, so 3 seats for the Democrats), guaranteed control of the Judicial, Legislative, and Executive branches, and the once in a lifetime opportunity to write a state constitution to their own liking (firearms rights applies only to military and police, right to choose for women, protections for LGBT New Yorkers, etc)

As president of New York State United Teachers — a union whose 600,000 - plus membership is more than 70 percent women — I am proud to be leading a steering committee that is exploring issues of particular importance to women in today's society — issues like the minimum wage, child care and paid family leave.

Cuomo, to chants of «four more years», promised to deliver in his next term on a mostly progressive agenda, including enacting a number of items that were stalled in the State Senate over the past couple of years, like an abortion rights provision as part of a women's rights agenda and public financing of political campaigns.

A leading Senate Democrat said if a planned unification between rival factions in the State Senate occurs, don't expect any immediate action on key items like women's reproductive rights, public financing of campaigns and transgender rights.

A leading Senate Democrat says if a planned unification between rival factions in the State Senate occurs, don't expect any immediate action on key items like women's reproductive rights, public financing of campaigns, and transgender rights.

She noted that she was speaking in the home state of the Seneca Falls Convention, and argued that women's rights, like civil rights and unionization rights, are ultimately «what this election is about.»

Sen. Mark Grisanti, who, like other Republican incumbents and first - time candidates across the state, is under fire from Democrats and their allies in women's rights advocacy organizations for failing to support the full Women's Equality Act, has tapped his daughter, Theresa, to defend his rewomen's rights advocacy organizations for failing to support the full Women's Equality Act, has tapped his daughter, Theresa, to defend his reWomen's Equality Act, has tapped his daughter, Theresa, to defend his record.

«With women's basic health care rights under attack by extremists in Washington and in Albany, we need people like Ted O'Brien representing our values in the State Senate,» said NARAL's Andrea Miller.

Rwanda is ranked fifth overall (and first globally for percentage of women in parliament) ahead of the likes of Germany (13), United Kingdom (20), Canada (35) and the United States (45).

«Each week when I drive up to the state Legislature... I often feel like I'm driving three hours north and 30 years back in time because attitudes toward women in the Legislature are so out of date and out of sync with actual understanding of the general public,» said Democratic state Sen. Liz Krueger of Manhattan.

He did not condemn the wholesale slaughter of the innocent Christian indegenous populations, including women and children, in Plateau state, Benue state, Southern Kaduna, Kebbi state, Borno state, Adamawa state and elsewhere in the north by Janjaweed - like Fulani militants.

Like Jon Jones, NY women are prevented from competing in their home state.

Barkan, who so far is the only declared Democratic candidate preparing to challenge Golden, also wants to ban revenge porn, provide free prenatal and postnatal care for all women in the state and create a state - funded baby - box program similar to those in some other states that provide new mothers with essentials like diapers.

(CNN)- In a new ad, New York Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino accused Democratic candidate and state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo of excluding «the only African - American candidate, the only woman candidate and the Green Party candidate,» from the gubernatorial race and challenged Cuomo to «come out and debate like a man.»

«When women continue to be confronted with bias and misogyny at every turn, the celebration of women's equality feels a bit like salt in a wound,» the email states.