As a female filmmaker myself, I can certainly see the need for more
women role models in the...
As a female filmmaker myself, I can certainly see the need for more
women role models in the film industry.
Many women have
no women role models in their lives.
Not exact matches
Bain study co-author Julie Coffman found that scarce female
role models in senior positions and limited support from supervisors eroded aspirations among mid-level
women.
«A really huge number of
women said their primary mentor
in their career was a man, but most of their
role models were
women,» says Grossblatt.
Women in science need
role models.
When
women founders are asked the same question, however, 29 % attribute the disparity to unconscious bias
in hiring and promotions, with another 23 % blaming the lack of
role models.
One for the ambitious
woman in need of strong
role models on your list.
This occurs
in a business culture that rarely celebrates
women as
role models.
Everything from teasing, lack of encouragement, lack of
role models and subtle biases have recently been proposed as playing a major
role in women's decisions to look away from technical careers, but I suspect the answer is more portentous — and follows
women from the classroom to the workforce.
We could also talk about a lack of support networks for
women in business, fewer
role models, fewer mentors, and so on.
Its chair, Barbara Judge, added: «
Women that make it to the top must also help others follow
in their footsteps, by acting as
role models and mentors.»
[01:30] Introduction [02:30] Tony welcomes Alexandra [03:40] Launching
in 2007 — it came from a place of passion [04:25] Establishing clear
roles among founders [05:40] Flexing her multilingual skills
in business [06:25] Adjusting how you speak to someone based on their objectives [08:10] The secret to Gilt's growth [09:20] Building a business that would thrive during winter [10:20] Finding the capital to purchase inventory [10:40] Moving from venture to private equity funding [11:20] It's all about smart money [11:40] The future of traditional retail [12:20] The subscription
model [12:40] Catering to the time - starved customer [12:55] Bringing services into the home [13:10] Leaving Gilt to lead Glamsquad [16:10] Glamsquad started as an app [17:10] Vetting employees [18:10] Building trust with customers [19:00] Taking massive action — now [20:20] Launching the first sale on Gilt — without a return policy [21:30] Fitz [22:00] The average person wears only 20 % of their wardrobe [23:00] Taking the time to understand your customer [23:20] Challenges as a
woman in business [24:40] Advice to a female entrepreneur that's just getting started [25:25] The importance of networking [25:50] Knowing the milestones to hit along the way
He conducted his postdoctoral research at Brigham and
Women's Hospital / Harvard Medical School, where he researched the
role of the Wnt signaling pathway
in mouse
models of kidney disease, and was part of a team that discovered a stem cell subtype responsible for solid organ fibrosis.
>> McKinsey and Company's research into what holds
women back
in the workplace showed that a «lack of
role models [and] exclusion from informal networks» were top reasons cited for not progressing
in one's career.
The three - day
Women in the World Summit, held at New York City's Lincoln Center, presents powerful new female
role models whose personal stories illuminate the most pressing international issues.
From a lack of visible mentors and
role models to underrepresentation
in startup communities and pontification about including more
women in tech, without much action, the challenges that
women face
in the tech field are well - known.
Created
in Fall of 2013 by some of Austin's most experienced businesswomen and entrepreneurs,
Women @ Austin has grown into a hub for women to access mentors, role models, and networks critical for business suc
Women @ Austin has grown into a hub for
women to access mentors, role models, and networks critical for business suc
women to access mentors,
role models, and networks critical for business success.
Symbolic changes —
women in the Cabinet, female Imperial succession: Lastly, we address the element of policy perhaps least quantifiable
in advance, which is the potential impact of
role models upon female participation.
I encourage more
women to self - identify as
role models in families and social circles.
We value this event because it introduces young
women to successful and inspiring
role models, motivating them to follow their lead and helping them become active participants
in B.C.'s economy.»
Beth Seidenberg, a partner at KPCB, suggests, «
Women need to see
role models in the profession to know what is possible... The first thing we need to do is fix the top of the funnel.
Over 2,400 attendees to the national speaker series roadshow (evaluations from participants indicate that they highly value these events and are motivated by seeing
women role models, resulting
in a greater preparedness to commence exporting);
When roughly 90 percent of evangelical pastors and 80 percent of evangelical seminarians are men, it can be hard for gifted
women to find
role models in the church.
Older and married (or widowed) that could be good
role models for the younger
women to get their kids
in the Sunday School programs.
«These
women are
role models,» said Sharon Hodde Miller, whose doctorate research at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School examined evangelical
women's motivations to serve
in ministry.
«If you are an evangelical
woman with teaching gifts, there aren't always
role models in your local church.
Society only recognizes male + female Stable couples, divorce etc is not recognized Boys look to father as
role model, mother as
role model on how
women relate to men Girls look to mom as
role model, dad as
role model on how men relate to
women S3x could or could not result
in pregnancy, it was out of control of the couple
In regard to the family, psychologists contend that a union between a man and woman in which both spouses serve as good gender role models is the best environment in which to raise well - adjusted childre
In regard to the family, psychologists contend that a union between a man and
woman in which both spouses serve as good gender role models is the best environment in which to raise well - adjusted childre
in which both spouses serve as good gender
role models is the best environment
in which to raise well - adjusted childre
in which to raise well - adjusted children.
I have a three - and - half year old son whom I am providing with a male
role model - something sorely lacking
in this country - and he gets to see me cooking, cleaning, and taking care of other
roles traditionally relegated to
women.
The culture
in which our children are growing up still has a long way to go when it comes to the representation, depiction and
role -
modelling of
women.
This claim is frequently presented, whether implicitly or explicitly, as a correlative to the idea that Christianity often as personified by Jesus or less frequently by Paul - was «goad» for
women, paid them particular attention, or at least offered them opportunities not otherwise available, to caricature, the ideal of «the Feminist Jesus».60
In an admirable and scholarly article Leonard Swidler has marshaled historical evidences to show convincingly that Jesus was a Feminist.61 The politics of such a view is self - evident, for much study of the subject has developed within a context where
women were struggling to establish a proper
role for themselves within the contemporary church; to this end they have sought an egalitarian past to act as
model for present polity.62
In the late 8th century Mary Wollstonecraft perceived that raising questions about the role of women in society raised the issue of the nature of structural relationships as a whole and the destructiveness of authoritarian models of social orde
In the late 8th century Mary Wollstonecraft perceived that raising questions about the
role of
women in society raised the issue of the nature of structural relationships as a whole and the destructiveness of authoritarian models of social orde
in society raised the issue of the nature of structural relationships as a whole and the destructiveness of authoritarian
models of social order.
What types of
role model prevail
in a
woman's world today?
When you have the «Modern Day Wonder
Woman»
in Santana Garrett, we have the best
role model possible, and she delivers when the bell rings.
In a time when plenty of parents worry about the types of
role models their kids are exposed to, these 17 real and amazing
women give them someone to look up to.
The basis of the
role model concept
in sporting contexts is the belief that young people,
women, and members of disadvantaged minorities simply lack imagination - they can't picture themselves as «winners.»
Dublin said the 10 - week training program pairs low - income «
role models «with mothers or pregnant
women in poor communities.
Without any
role models to guide her, the enterprising
woman created her own opportunities — even though Morrison claims the opportunity to work flexible hours and to nurse Lake right there
in the office «fell into my lap.»
«We have a dynamic
role model in the White House, a black
woman who gets the idea that she can go to work, be a lawyer and still provide milk for her baby,» said Napiera Loveless, co-founder of MamaTotoMatema, a Cincinnati - based organization committed to educating and encouraging leaders and health care professionals to adopt different approaches to promoting breastfeeding
in African American families.
While many people tend to believe a single
woman raising a son alone will have significant difficulties, and raise a boy who is gender - confused or worse, the fact is that there are male
role models all around most boys, whether
in the form of grandfathers, uncles, teachers, pastors, or mentors.
Other groups acknowledged included The Children's Guild, for their commitment to being positive
role models for the children living
in residential care at Five Acres and the La Canada Junior
Women's Club, who, over the last 45 years has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for local organizations, including Five Acres.
Okorafor said she was buoyed by the global success of the summer box office hit «Wonder
Woman» — the first superhero movie to star a woman since 2005 — with the character hailed as a new role model for girls and a break away from sexism in Holly
Woman» — the first superhero movie to star a
woman since 2005 — with the character hailed as a new role model for girls and a break away from sexism in Holly
woman since 2005 — with the character hailed as a new
role model for girls and a break away from sexism
in Hollywood.
The
women who are
in Parliament should be assisted to become effective
role models in qualitative governance.
She inspired the next generation of parliamentarians, including myself, to try to emulate such qualities, which are intrinsic to the
role of a member of any parliament, and she started the process of shattering the glass ceiling, providing a
role model for
women in politics.
Samira who walked side by side with her husband, smartly dressed
in a light ash outfit laced with Ghana's cherished cloth Kente, instantly, became a
role model to some young
women and the men too.
The Young
Women Engineer of the Year awards, which have been running for 39 years, are all about finding
role models to get girls — and young people
in general - excited about the possibilities of an engineering career.»
She was attending the launch of «Inspiring
Women in Scotland», whose aim is to bring together high - profile female
role models and girls from state schools.
The first lady of the nation who serves as a
role model to most
women in Ghana today was falsely accused of being the owner of DKM, a micro finance firm that is involved
in some fraudulent issues though the real owners of the firm are
in police custody and facing the law as at now.
Klobuchar, who is one of 20
women currently serving
in the Senate, recalled the lack of female
role models she had when she first ran for a Senate seat
in 2006.