Sentence examples for fought for equity from inspiring English sources

In the 1960s and 1970s, feminists fought for equity.

Generations of women have fought for equity in health care access, and the Affordable Care Act was no different.

They move away from what is often a negative stereotype of our journey through the last couple of hundred years, and show the strength of character of those who championed and fought for fairness and equity.

Her first television role was on Jackanory Playhouse as Princess Griselda (the BBC fought for her Equity card, which was "extraordinary" because "for seven-eighths of Griselda's story, she is changed into a pot plant").

In Quebec, where there is province-wide bargaining for CEP staff,9 childcare workers and their unions have also successfully fought for pay equity (Beach, Friendly, Ferns, Prabhu, & Forer, 2009, p. 65).

Governor Spitzer was true to his campaign promises; he has been the envy of many of us in other states, where we wish that we had governors who fought for justice and equity for all, who did more than talk about it.

"For years [working] as our spokesperson, Cynthia has shown she is willing to fight for educational equity and has been working to elevate the voices and demands of Black and Brown students and parents like myself that are too often overlooked by officials and in the media".

What we need to fight for is equity not utility.

Successful opposition requires pressure on currently serving and aspiring local, state and national Democrats to fight for an equity-driven education agenda with broad multiracial appeal.

And despite our tireless efforts and our fight for equity, we failed her.

While the case is tied up in the courts, we must continue the fight for equity for immigrant families on all fronts.