Word: hindered
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...panel—entitled “Impediments to Change: Revisiting the Women in Science Question”—addressed the validity of claims of innate differences between men and women in the field of science, as well as societal prejudices and biases that may hinder women in their quest for tenured positions in the academic world...
...comes to the service sector - which accounts for 70% of the European economy - life is anything but a bed of roses. More than a decade ago, the E.U. knocked down the major barriers impeding the free movement of goods, but a patchwork of local legislation and practices continues to hinder the movement of services. From accountants, lawyers and realtors to hairdressers, midwives and plumbers, those who try to offer services outside their home country risk being strangled by red tape...
...says of her relationship with Paula. "But it was just different as we got older. You value that relationship just as much as you did, but you [become] aware that you can't depend on this relationship in the way that you used to, because it's going to hinder you as an adult." Neither this awareness, nor her sister's death, has dampened her enthusiasm for life and work. Evans, who lives with her partner of eight years and their 12-week-old daughter, is back to juggling journalism with the beginnings of her second novel...
Researchers have found that low birth weight in mice can hinder the pancreas’ ability to produce enough insulin, causing an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center, which is affiliated with Harvard Medical School...
...news story described the meeting as “a session to brainstorm ways in which current University policies hinder female students from concentrating in the sciences.” In fact, the purpose was to imagine new policies that might make the science departments more accessible to everyone, with an only occasional focus on women. Ideas suggested, such as holding review sessions before placement examinations, offering peer advising within large introductory science classes, making study abroad more accessible to science concentrators, and providing summer housing for students conducting research, would clearly benefit all students and might serve to retain...