Sentences with phrase «women speaking up»

A day after being criticized for her reaction to political journalist and NBC News contributor Mark Halperin's alleged sexual harassment of female colleagues, «Morning Joe» cohost Mika Brzezinski issued a lengthy statement about the embattled journalist who was a fixture on her show, saying we are «witnessing a larger movement of women speaking up about sexual harassment because the fear of being dismissed or not believed is melting away.»

Another of the women speaking up was Rep. Kathleen Rice, the first Democrat to call on Conyers to resign once the long - buried allegations against him were made public, even as other Democratic leaders, including Leader Nancy Pelosi, defended Conyers publicly.

It started with a few women speaking up, reporting a suggestive text message, an invitation to a hotel room, an unwanted touch under a table.

«Women speaking up for themselves and for those around them is the strongest force we have to change the world.»

As more women speak up about this issue, demanding something be done, there is a lack of clarity of what can be.

«11 Suddenly, in the midst of that litany of voices from various people, a woman spoke up.

If this blog post gives the courage to even one woman speak up and share their story, it's worth it.

Secretary to the Governor and Chair, New York State Council on Women and Girls, Melissa DeRosa said, «2017 will go down in history as the year when women spoke up and drew a line in the sand, and 2018 will be the year that society needs to respond.

«That's why it's so important that women speak up and speak out,» DeRosa said.

That's why it's so important that women speak up and speak out.»

Alternatively, when women speak up with ideas on how to change the team for the better, they are not given any more respect than women who do not speak up at all, and thus are not seen as viable leadership options.»

She found that putting women together reduced their anxiety levels and that women spoke up less when in a male - dominant group.

If this blog post gives the courage to even one woman speak up and share their story, it's worth it.

Women speak up louder and stronger with every passing day, even though it can be hard to make the world listen.

When women speak up in softer, more «feminine» tones, their comments don't register with professors or peers.

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Here's why Suster says it's imperative more VCs begin to speak up — men and women:

«The movement has been building for a long time; now, it's time to see how powerfully women will speak up on their own behalf in politics, entertainment, etc.,» says Leader - Chivée.

«This is deeply ingrained bias and years of culture that have long taught men to speak up and loud and with authority and the rest of us [women] to listen when they do so.»

But when there's a pattern of behavior profiled across many women and researched by a trusted journalist who has examined evidence, we must speak up and make sure this kind of behavior won't be tolerated no matter how powerful somebody is and no matter how many people they threaten and try to silence.

While that was the theme of the evening, with most celebrities wearing black in solidarity with the Time's Up movement and speaking about the issues, Winfrey's rousing message celebrated the people who've fought for women and marked the beginning of a new era.

• Speaking of Time's Up... Attorney Tina Tchen, who Bloomberg describes as «arguably the most well - connected person working in women's rights today, thanks to her six years as an assistant to President Barack Obama and as first lady Michelle Obama's chief of staff,» talks about why it was so important that Time's Up include a legal defense fund: «The fastest way to make sure that someone isn't getting bullied by a lawyer for someone rich and powerful is to make sure that person has a lawyer, too.»

The reaction to Fowler's blog post showed women that their voices could make a difference, and that speaking up, while still a risk, might mean other woman won't have to experience what they had experienced.

Women of late are speaking up more loudly than ever before about the experiences they've had with men who have abused their privilege and their power.

There just has to be a protected space for women to speak up.

«If you speak up at some length at work, even if you are in a senior position, you will be seen not only as gabby but also as incompetent,» the authors warn women in another post for The Daily Beast.

In an interview with Business Insider, Akshay Kumar — one of the most famous actors in Bollywood — said sexual misconduct is «everywhere» and that the allegations against entertainment stars in the US may encourage other women around the world to speak up.

Lord encouraged professional women to always speak up about what they want, and to build networks of support within companies.

A women's march was being organized in Washington, the teenager wrote, to protest the incoming administration of President - elect Donald J. Trump and to speak up for gender equality.

Being an ally for women experiencing sexual harassment goes beyond just speaking up in their presence.

Lean In is fantastic for reminding women that they have to speak up — and that it's time for partners and families to do more to help a woman's career.

On behalf of all the people who want to speak up but can't: Please, make Amazon a more hospitable place for women and parents.

It's a call for women to take space at the table, raise their hands, speak up and step up.

In this episode, we spoke to Evolvin» Women founder Assia Riccio, who shares with us her thoughts on starting up a social enterprise, and how Dubai Startup Hub's Market Access program helped open doors for her in terms of taking her business forward.

Daniels, McDougal, and numerous women who have spoken up as part of the #MeToo movement have helped shine a light on the system by which the wealthy can pay to shut other people up.

People may chuckle over misbehavior rather than calling it out, for example, or they may ostracize harassed women, privately ashamed of not having spoken up.

More than two dozen women in the technology start - up industry spoke to The Times in recent days about being sexually harassed.

«In just the last 48 hours, I've spoken to a female tech executive who was grabbed by a male C.E.O. at a large event and another female executive who was asked to interview at a venture fund because they «feel like they need to hire a woman,»» said Dick Costolo, the former chief of Twitter, who now runs the fitness start - up Chorus.

«CEOs should remember that their employees look up to them, and if they feel like their employer is not going to speak up and represent their interests — whether it's transgender issues, women's rights issues, the environment, immigration — I think it's a missed opportunity,» venture capitalist Bijan Sabet told Swisher.

More importantly, the feedback I received both publicly and privately helped me understand that I owed it to the women of our industry to keep speaking up.

«Especially after reading the affidavit, and realizing that only by the grace of God and the courage of a young woman who spoke up did we avert a horrific outcome.»

And in the last year, discussions about the number of women speaking at Christian conferences and events have led to some UK event organisers announcing their commitment to gender parity and others taking steps to achieve more balanced line - ups.

Rice, who grew up in the segregated South, became the second Alabama - born African - American woman (Coretta Scott King was the first) ever to speak to the Southern Baptist Convention.

The women, now in their 50s, are speaking up in light of the #MeToo movement.

To claim that the lighting of a national Christmas tree each year makes this country «a Christian nation,» while its powerful systematically oppress the poor, turn away refugees, incite violence against religious and ethnic minorities, molest and harass women and girls and call them liars when they dare to speak up, is, in the words of the prophet Amos, sickening to God.

I wonder is there a feeling of a need to speak up among women to do so resulting in men feeling under pressure to be afraid to appear to be anything other than «nice», in the light of how woman have sometimes been mistreated by men?

Women tend to be less inclined to speak up and argue because, when they do, they're considered shrill or bitchy.

Women in the Church have been speaking out against sexual abuse by speaking up.

Pope Benedict has spoken of this and followed up with practical and assertive statements emphasising the real needs and aspirations of today's young men and women.

I have heard from many women who have told me that our boldness in these contexts has given them the courage they need to speak up in situations where their voices have been drowned out or, in some cases, silenced.

I think I have an idea of where it began and why it grew and how it continues to grow — it's a combination of my origin story, of comparison, of our messed - up culture, of over-heard comments, of patriarchal bullshit, of feeling different than the patented ideal, of thought conditioning, of despair, of how we centre women who conform to the ideal, of our fear of getting older, of how the women in my circles spoke about their own bodies and obsessed over calorie counting and wrinkles, of how our culture speaks about women everywhere from the Internet to sanctuaries to coffee shops to our own inner monologues.