Word: quos
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...women would suggest that Raisa sets a realistic standard for the future. Quite the contrary. The hopes and dreams of most Soviet women in fact sound startlingly unemancipated to the Western ear. They rarely challenge the status quo, which entitles men to be waited on, first by their mothers, then by their wives and female employees. Nor do women question the concept that they should assume responsibility for all child-related matters, whether that involves family planning, child rearing or, if a marriage breaks up, child support. Says Tanya, a Moscow teacher who, like many of the women interviewed, requested...
...even so, some workers (including union backers) have no specific qualms. As the union says, it's easier to scare people into voting for the status quo--especially if they are satisfied--than it is to convince them to change...
...Panama into a global financial center and an alleged haven for profits from worldwide narcotics sales. Hundreds of international firms have opened Panamanian offices to save money on taxes, while dozens of shipping companies register their boats there. The resulting wealth has made Panamanians wary of upsetting the status quo -- even where Noriega is concerned. The National Civic Crusade, a coalition of business and professional groups, called off a general strike two weeks ago, when the action threatened to damage the economy...
...everyone else this week," said Democratic Pollster Peter Hart. "But he still has a lot of work to do. He has to get to working-class Democrats, and to do that he needs an economic message of change. One of his biggest problems is the label as a status quo Democrat...
...action to stop them. If Cooper and the council are truly interested in equality, they will side with the women who are discriminated against by the clubs. If they refuse to take a stand, or try to represent both sides equally, the council ends up siding with the status quo. And since final club sexism is the status quo, refusal to fight it, in effect, supports...