Word: conforming
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...last week’s Female Orgasm Seminar, in an e-mail. “I would rather use a LifeStyles condom than not have sex or have unprotected sex.” She said Japanese-brand condoms such as Kimono and Inspiral were thinner and stronger, because they conform to higher safety regulations. “If Harvard is interested in students having safer sex, we should be given the condoms that are least likely to break!” she wrote. “It is nominally more expensive, but so worth it.” Mellor also...
...even as their ranks grow, so does a murmur of frustration. Businesswomen of color speak quietly of persistent stereotypes (for example, having earned their jobs through affirmative action), of the struggle to conform to a white male culture, of feeling that their lives outside the office are invisible to bosses and colleagues. Their disgruntlement is so acute that some even talk of quitting. But for the most part, they keep their complaints from employers, who, although attuned to their minority and female constituents, remain largely in the dark about those who happen to be both. A new study written...
...pressure to conform will go on, of course, until the equation changes--in other words, until there are more women of color in a position to call the shots. For now, says Patricia Gillette, a San Francisco labor lawyer, being a minority woman in business is still "a double whammy." But in the meantime, companies that recognize and boost the hidden talent within their ranks will profit in more ways than...
...collection is a series of conflicts—the works are not at all intimidating to look at, yet they require multiple appraisals; the shifting perceptions can offer completely opposite views of the work, and characteristics of the idea of layering do not always conform...
...officially opened accession talks with Turkey less than one month ago. Despite the warm photogenic hugs between mandataries, there are still many underlying qualms regarding the possibility of Turkey becoming a full member, or even a privileged partner, of the EU. Political forces in Europe want Turkey to conform to their Western model, but the Turkish people continue to retain a strong attachment to their cultural identity. The resulting tension has illuminated an unfortunate reality: the time is not yet ripe for Turkey to join the EU.The majority of citizens across Europe remain uncomfortable with the prospect of Turkey?...