Word: catalystic
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...Being a feminist activist, you usually run up against a lot of apathy and opposition,” she said. “We’d love for this event to be a catalyst for these issues coming out and people coming together...
...Moreover, professors should not feel ashamed about using these comments as a touchstone, as they have, to provoke debate over Summers’ entire presidency. These issues have been simmering for more than three years, and they need to be addressed regardless of the appropriateness of the catalyst. Better to air grievances now, when the faculty has Summers’ undivided attention, than to continually put off the most essential question of Summers’ presidency until the differences between the two camps are irreconcilable...
...FORTUNE 500 company, and so her performance at HP drew keen attention. As it turns out, Fiorina took the same risks as her male counterparts, made the same mistakes--and met the same fate. "This is not about gender. It's really about business," says Deborah Soon of Catalyst, a nonprofit group promoting women in business. She points to remarkable progress: Fiorina was far from the only woman at the top of the tech world. Indeed, a major player in her ouster was another prominent woman, Patricia Dunn, who took over as chairwoman. Ann Livermore runs a key division...
Though not the most physically gifted player in the Ivy League, Begley is clearly one of most valuable. The senior is the catalyst of perhaps the best team in the league, and leads his squad in points, assists, and rebounds...
...Harvard’s fourth line, particularly effective in the last five days, was again the catalyst for the Crimson’s breakout, chipping in a pair of even-strength goals during the game-breaking span. Though the unit was without its most prolific member—junior Dan Murphy, who did not travel in order to nurse an unspecified shoulder injury—his replacement, freshman Dave Watters, and mainstays Rob Flynn and Tyler Magura more than compensated for his absence...