Word: tokenism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Several times this year, Holworthy has tried to start yelling matches and music competitions with Thayer. But despite all their at attempts to incite their old rival--including this weekend's--Holworthy met with only token resistance...
...women like British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and former Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Brundtland have had to struggle against the traditional demands of gender in order to impress their visions on national policies. For decades the Communist states of Europe boasted of political egalitarianism, making a show of filling token government posts with women. But revolution has torn down the facades, revealing just how cosmetic was the "power" shared by the East's women. Now the emergence of a new order is challenging women to show themselves both willing and able to take on real responsibilities...
Acknowledging the token nature of his opposition in this year's race, Kennedy also left the door open for bigger, tougher contests in the future...
...have to press them," Clemens said. "but by the same token we know they're going to pass and we could get beaten. We have to find a balance...
Graduate student Sophie Volpp says that as a member of the Lyman Common Room Task Force, she and other students had hoped to contribute to the room's organization. But the student group, Volpp felt, was only a token voice. She highlights Lyman's hiring procedures as evidence that Lyman planners did not have women's issues foremost in mind...