Sentences with phrase «women of color at»

This would have a devastating impact on women and their families, with systemic barriers putting women of color at disproportionate risk.

Still, as one of the only women of color at her office, her experience over the years has not been positive.

«Ad for Fake Class Action Generates Controversy and Buzz Main Women of Color at Law Firms: Overlooked and Undervalued?»

According to this article, «Early Exits,» an ABA study of women of color at large law firms revealed that «they are being overlooked and undervalued» (ABA Journal, August 2006).

With two women of color at its helm, the exhibition embodies the significance and impact of African Americans in the curatorial field.

And Marsha P. Johnson (played by Otoja Abit), one of the trans women of color at the Stonewall on the first night of the riots, seems to be represented prominently, albeit played by a cis male actor.

A Wrinkle in Time (Mar. 9th) Make way for the first major - league studio tentpole with a woman of color at the helm, as director Ava DuVernay invites audiences into her singular adaptation of Madeleine L'Engle canonical kids» book.

Not exact matches

Would like to see no women or people of color — heck, maybe white men too — accept jobs at Facebook until Thiel is gone.

It's not clear why women of color are starting businesses at such stellar rates.

According to Chief Cultivator Devita Davison, at least 74 percent of their members are women and 62 percent are women of color.

Now it's unveiling a few firsts aimed directly at channeling more investment capital to women of color and their companies.

The number of women, African - Americans and Hispanics employed at companies such as Google, Facebook and Yahoo lag far behind the U.S. work force as a whole; meanwhile, only 3 percent of venture funding is earmarked for female founders, and founders of color claim less than 1 percent, according to U.S. chief technology officer Megan Smith.

At the moment, just two names on the list are women of color: Geisha Williams of PG&E Corporation (pcg) and Indra Nooyi of PepsiCo (pep).

She summarizes her experience at Google like this: «I didn't see a lot of women, especially Asian women, black women or other women of color in the executive ranks.

The study found that four of the eight top executives at Pinterest were people of color, and, according to Recode, women account for just 12.5 percent of all executives at the company.

There are just two women of color on the list: Geisha Williams, the Latina who runs PG&E and Indra Nooyi, the Indian American (she would be counted in the Asian category on an EEO - 1 Report) CEO at PepsiCo.

If these decisions are being made by higher - ups who aren't directly responsible for conception and formulation, it means the company needs to be restructured — hire more women of color, at the very least.

When Banks looked at the above diversity data for senior executives at 16 Fortune 500 companies, she was careful to point out that it need not be a depressing reminder that women and people of color — and other marginalized groups that aren't counted on the EEO - 1 Report — struggle to make it to the upper echelons of corporate America.

«We're only going to be attractive if people look at us and we represent diversity of who they are — whether it's people of color or women,» Hooley says.

«Indiegogo has proven to be the perfect, like - minded partner in this experiential endeavor at Sundance to asset the importance and beauty of filmmakers of color and women filmmakers.»

Younger is a leader for women's health, safety and economic security, and most notably, was a leader of Prosperity Together, the initiative announced at the White House in November that will provide $ 118 million in funding for women and girls of color.

Last week, ahead of WWDC, there was a ripple of news when Axios discovered that Bozoma Saint John — one of the more noticeable execs at the company for being a woman of color, who led an Apple Music demo at the previous year's WWDC to some acclaim — was leaving Apple.

Roadmap 2020 also focuses on the potential for businesses owned by women of color, which constitute one of the fastest growing segments of the U.S. economy, starting businesses at 3 to 5 times the rate of all businesses in the U.S.. However, their revenues are under half that of men of color.

Using a Lean Startup Methodology tailored for communities of color, DID excels at 1) finding Black and Latina women entrepreneurs with high growth companies and game changing ideas, 2) connecting them to an unmatched network of investors, mentors, and influencers, 3) developing their start - up toolkit and leadership skills, and 4) supporting their entrepreneurship journey from the build phase to exit with the goal of helping create companies that have a strong positive impact on the economic health of their local communities.

After early critical acclaim (she's been nominated for Golden Globes, Emmys, Oscars, and a ton of other major awards), she's now become the first woman of color to helm a movie with a budget of at least $ 100 million.

It is a source of great frustration because even though women, people of color, and people of various sexual orientations and identities are raising their voices and sometimes being heard, those at the control center are straight white men who may be or pretend to be sympathetic to their voices but are unable or unwilling to change the landscape because they're hopelessly entangled in it.

The book is especially strong at pointing out links between the stories, especially the parallels between the pairings of Isaac and Rebekah and Judah and Tamar; both women covered their faces before meeting the men, both meetings occured near a well with a name that puns on the act of seeing, and both have twins who struggle in the womb, with one twin associated with the color red.

anger at discrimination, at home and abroad, against refugees and immigrants, women, people of color, gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people.»

It includes far fewer women and people of color than does American Christianity at large.

Women at home made clothing for the troops and flags and bandages for the militia regiments, while nuns and free women of color nursed the wounded at hospitals and convWomen at home made clothing for the troops and flags and bandages for the militia regiments, while nuns and free women of color nursed the wounded at hospitals and convwomen of color nursed the wounded at hospitals and convents.

Magazine editors, however, are less likely to be thus inhibited, particularly when the girls begin to gather for an event such as the 59th USGA Women's Amateur Championship, which will begin next week at the Congressional Country Club in Washington, D.C. To honor those who will staunchly reaffirm the rightness of women's presence on the links, a gallery of pretty and highly competent girl players has been assembled on the following color pWomen's Amateur Championship, which will begin next week at the Congressional Country Club in Washington, D.C. To honor those who will staunchly reaffirm the rightness of women's presence on the links, a gallery of pretty and highly competent girl players has been assembled on the following color pwomen's presence on the links, a gallery of pretty and highly competent girl players has been assembled on the following color pages.

Making change at the level needed to affect the unconscionable health disparities experienced by women of color is a truly significant challenge.

Often at a time when women should be monthly calendar appear spotting, in the form of small pink or brown spots or specks of the same color in the urine.

NACPM is sponsoring her research on the barriers that women of color experience with respect to the midwifery profession, in order to optimally structure a midwifery education scholarship program aimed at women of color.

I don't know if MANA has published their data yet or just the article, so I haven't looked at it myself (obviously)-- it'll be interesting to see what the findings are on how many women of color contributed to the study.

Women of color experience these complications at TWICE the rate of white wWomen of color experience these complications at TWICE the rate of white womenwomen.

We say surprisingly, as its thought that women can tend to have a slight aversion to the color at the risk of looking trivial and not - to - be-taken-seriously, especially in -LSB-...]

Though many women do opt for at least one white nursing bra, maternity bras are available in a variety of different colors to suit every wardrobe, including pink, black, blue and even leopard print for the funkiest of mummies!

NEW: Women & Infants has partnered with Alexander's Uniforms and now offers uniforms in a variety of styles, colors and sizes available for sale at Nursing Moms, Etc..

At a recent Doula class, we were talking briefly about quality of care... the lack of it really, especially for women of color, and my friend and co-teacher, Djifa, suggested, simply but firmly, that we keep women out of hospitals.

«It would not shock me when the next mayor [is] not only a woman but a woman of color,» he told Observer at City & State's «50 Over 50» gala on Monday night, where he received a lifetime achievement award.

A grass - roots movement on social media has been urging women to #WearWhiteToVote in solidarity with the American suffragists, who adopted the color as one of their signatures and fought for what has now come (at least partly) to fruition: the first woman as a major party's candidate for president.

Though he was seen by many viewers as wholesome and friendly, before Lauer was fired from his job at NBC, the «Today» anchor had a history of off - color comments about women.

Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito assembled a coalition of female activists today to launch the Young Women's Initiative — a group she said would combat racial and gender inequality and be the first of its kind in a nation with many similar initiatives aimed at young men of color.

James, who became the first woman of color to hold citywide office four years ago, has sued the city at least 11 times and spearheaded the passage of a bill that prohibits employers from asking job applicants about their salary history in an effort to close the pay gap between women and men.

Many have pushed for Senator Andrea Stewart - Cousins, a Westchester County legislator who has led Senate Democrats since 2012 and is the first woman or person of color to lead a legislative conference, to be included at the negotiating table during budget and other high - level talks.

From 6 to 8 p.m. at Fordham Law School, The Safety Net Project at the Urban Justice Center and the Women's City Club of New York will host «This Bridge Called My Back: Women of Color and the Fight for Economic Security», on «how gender intersects with economic and racial inequality in New York City.»

«The face of Albany has changed dramatically with people of color approaching 50 % and women topping at 25 % of the legislature,» she wrote.

Trans women and LGBT people of color are at greatest peril.

Most of all, he and the boys club at the Bronx Democratic Party are denying a voice to women and people of color who make up a growing majority of this community.