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  • As I argue in Striking a Balance: Work, Family, Life (Dollars & Sense, 2007), norms surrounding our ideas about motherhood and ideal workers provide an explanation.

    The Leaky Pipeline Peggy 2007

  • As I argue in Striking a Balance: Work, Family, Life (Dollars & Sense, 2007), norms surrounding our ideas about motherhood and ideal workers provide an explanation.

    Archive 2007-03-01 Peggy 2007

  • Swing State Project, FL-18: Taddeo Within Striking Distance in New Poll

    Discourse.net: Coverage of Taddeo's Surge 2008

  • Instantly satisfying pop songs like "Strawberries" and "Striking" - shamelessly pilfered from the Prince songbook - inspired no-holds-barred booty shaking and singing along from the crowd.

    In concert: Francis and the Lights at DC9 2010

  • In November 2009, in one of her last public appearances, Jayaben Desai Obituaries, 29 December attended a seminar at the Women's Library in London, where we organised an exhibition entitled Striking Women: Voices of south Asian women workers from Grunwick to Gate Gourmet, and talked about her memories of the Grunwick strike.

    Letters: From Grunwick to Gate Gourmet 2010

  • Thamûd and ‘Ad called the Striking Day a lie; but as for Thamûd they perished by the shock; and as for ‘Ad they perished with the violent cold blast of wind, which He subjected against them for seven nights and eight days consecutively.

    Mecca Suras. The Chapter of the Infallible. 1909

  • Liette Lebrun (L) and Danielle Gervais, both on strike from their jobs as animators at the Childrens Museum at the Canadian Museum of Civilization, participate in a rally entitled Striking Treasures-The Exhibition on Thursday.

    Ottawa Sun 2009

  • "Striking" was perhaps the one adjective which would best describe her.

    Her father`s daughter 1921

  • Mr. John bought a large vertical painting called Striking at Mr. Rogers’ 2002 show at the Koenig gallery after former Interview editor Ingrid Sischy suggested he check out the artist’s work.

    Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood: Painter Wows Speyer, Elton, Horts 2009

  • Mr. John bought a large vertical painting called Striking at Mr. Rogers’ 2002 show at the Koenig gallery after former Interview editor Ingrid Sischy suggested he check out the artist’s work.

    Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood: Painter Wows Speyer, Elton, Horts 2009

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