Sentences with phrase «writes roles for women»

Rarely are female leads given anything of substance to do in action films, so I applaud Besson for writing this role for a woman.

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Buffett wrote an editorial for Fortune magazine about the role of women that appeared online on Thursday:

Krister Stendahl gave voice to this in his important essay The Bible and the Role of Women: A Case Study in Hermeneutics written in 1958.6 Donald Dayton expressed a similar position in his article in the Post American: «the real question - at least for most Christians [is]: Which of these views (the hierarchical or the egalitarian — or perhaps a synthesis of the two) has the clearer grounding in scripture?

However, it is clear, when scripture is viewed as scripture, plainly written, in a language that was meant to be understood, in a manner that was clearly written, there are roles for men and roles for women.

He has written with devastating persuasiveness about the the way in which white liberal guilt insists on making racism the primary source for black identity in public life, creating roles for black men and women to play — those of the challenger and bargainer.

Here was Alyssa Rosenberg at the Washington Post claiming that the whole point of Wonder Woman is that she's a role model for prepubescent girls, a kind of «Fearless Girl» avant la statue: «[T] he movie... argues that it's... little girls all over the world who stand to gain if they can grow up free of the distorting influence of misogyny,» Rosenberg wrote, with a schoolmarm's didacticism.

The apostle Paul makes the very same appeal to «natural» and «unnatural,» in the context of gender roles, when he argues that women should wear head coverings: «Judge for yourself,» he writes, «Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered?

Also, if you are a man writing about women's roles in the home and Church, please, for the love, at least entertain the idea that you might not know exactly what it's like to be a woman.

Notkin writes that her book is for the experienced auntie, as well as any other women who fall between the cracks of traditional familial roles:

Mr Rees - Mogg wrote: «From my own experience a man's role and knowledge of pregnancy is somewhat different from a woman's», before adding lethally: «It was also suggested that Annunziata could have ticked the box for «disability», but I feel most reasonable people would call that a contemptible suggestion.

The discrepancy persists «despite efforts to overcome preparation deficits, provide role models and mentoring, and build communities for women in sciences,» writes Marie - Claire Shanahan of the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, in an essay at Inside Higher Ed (links in original).

«These data support evidence that height and BMI play an important partial role in determining several aspects of a person's socioeconomic status, especially women's BMI for income and deprivation and men's height for education, income, and job class,» they write.

In the final chapter, Rosalind Ladd, professor of philosophy at Wheaton College, writes: «It is imperative that women take an active and determinative role in decision making for themselves.»

«This study supports the positive direction being taken by the expansion of women's occupations into combat arms roles, and suggests continued support from the [Department of Defense] for women seeking occupational equality in the military setting,» write the authors.

For all the parley about «The End of Man» and how sex roles have been obliterated and women seeking men can write to men first, blah blah, here's what actually happened after four months:

Here are a few tips to help boost your online dating game: «Offline, physical characteristics play a critical role in attractions for both men and women,» researchers wrote in a 2008 study.

Kang goes on to write, «[Director and writer Martin] McDonagh says he created Mildred in part as a corrective: He was «conscious» that his previous films, «In Bruges» and «Seven Psychopaths,» were bereft of meaty roles for women.»

Though he has been rightly praised for writing strong women's roles, his women are generally seen from a man's perspective - albeit a man who is brilliant, sympathetic and observant.

«Only Lars and Pedro Almodovar write these incredible, messy roles for women,» she says.

In the wake of ongoing allegations, how do we process Allen's reputation for writing award worthy roles for women?

Instead, she spoke of how Allen had written «role after role after role for women.»

By writing and casting strong roles in films ranging from dark comedies to crime thrillers, Campion has paved the way for women in the film industry and provided audiences with new points of view.

In the article, Kendrick says: «ÄúIt «Äôs incredibly rare to find a role that «Äôs this juicy written for a young woman, «Äù...

In this interview she speaks about women's roles in cinema and the importance of not playing the victim or becoming reedits of roles written for men.

At the film's recent press day, Tatum, Bomer, Manganiello, Nash, Rodriguez, Stephen «tWitch» Boss, Jada Pinkett Smith, Amber Heard, Andie MacDowell, Donald Glover, Jacobs and Carolin talked about their favorite moment from the shoot, how the first film inspired the sequel, the decision to cast Pinkett - Smith in a role originally written for a guy, why the male camaraderie was so important to the film, how they fit all the dance routines into the movie, the amazing finale with 900 extras, what they've learned about what women want, and why this is a great date movie.

Flynn has written an astounding variety of roles for women, and it's amazing — and depressing — just how refreshing an experience a Hollywood movie can be when the majority of the cast isn't male.

They talked about roles for women, writing about people and being written about, and more.

Interview: Greta Gerwig and Lola Kirke Talk «Mistress America», Roles for Women, Writing and Being Written About

Hollywood rarely writes prominent parts for Asian American and American Indian characters and those roles could have bolstered the careers of women from those communities.»

Greta Gerwig is a bit of both - part of a generation of college - educated women (Amy Schumer, Zoe Kazan, Rashida Jones, Brit Marling) who have addressed the dearth of good roles for women by writing good roles for themselves.

The scene and the movie are written by «Mistress America» star Greta Gerwig, and if the sequence flatters her, so what - Gerwig has addressed the problem of limited roles for women by writing her own.

Since «2012,» according to those trusty press notes, was written during the run - up to the 2008 presidential election, it's worth noting that the role was originally written for a woman — until the Iowa primaries.

20 actors were nominated for leading and supporting roles, but only four of the performers were recognized for films written or directed by women - Laurie Metcalf and Saoirse Ronan for Lady Bird and Octavia Spencer and Sally Hawkins for The Shape of Water.

She also writes as a female narrator who explores the role of women writers for

I think its lovely that so many women are willing to give credit to their husbands for their role in their writing careers.

The list presents well - written and well - illustrated books with strong feminist messages that affirm positive roles for girls and women.

As I wrote to him this morning, so much to say and so little time to say it if I want to get a few paintings done before I have to go back to my day job as an underpaid adjunct (Davis mentions the role of practical bread and butter issues and economic inequities for women as in some sense replacing Linda Nochlin's historical focus on women artists» earlier lack of access to academic training.)

Adding to the list of unheralded women documented in Sadie Plant's Zeros + Ones, Holland and Stoner celebrate Manning's role with the exhibition on Friday, September 20, as well as the opportunity for attendees to write, draw or create something to be sent to Manning at the United States Disciplinary Barracks in Kansas.

That may be in part because Dobbins was busy: working on a lawsuit challenging the DoD's former policy of barring women in combat, writing for the Charlottesville newspaper The Daily Progress, co-chairing the Feminist Legal Forum, serving in various roles in the JAG School, and working in the Special Collections division of the UVA Law Library.

«Earlier this year, we announced a proposal to promote gender equality by adding new emoji that reflect the pivotal roles women play in the world, and represent a wider range of professions for both women and men,» Google wrote in a blog post.

We are writing in response to your inquiry for updated data on the availability of contraceptive care from safety - net family planning centers in the United States, particularly the role of Planned Parenthood in meeting women's need for publicly funded contraceptive care.

Some may wonder about the value of premarital education, Hawkins wrote in one of his research papers, but with changing gender roles, economic independence for women and no - fault divorce laws, «there is an increasing need for greater knowledge and relationship skills for contemporary marriages to succeed.»