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  1. glass ceiling
    an invisible barrier that keeps individuals from advancing
    Women want to shatter the glass ceiling, reach the top spots in the hierarchy, and earn the same respect and salaries as men do.
  2. putter around
    move around aimlessly
    The ideal American woman doesn't just putter around in the kitchen or dabble in knitting.
  3. masochistic
    deriving pleasure from being abused or dominated
    And I know—based on weekly phone conversations with friends in the United States—that my masochistic drive for success is widely shared among my female friends.
  4. workplace
    a place where work is done
    Less than 4 percent of women wish they had more working hours or increased responsibility in the workplace, and most refuse extended hours even when the opportunity for advancement arises.
  5. wellbeing
    a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous
    Wasn't the whole point of the fight for equality in the workplace to improve our wellbeing?
  6. lackadaisical
    idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way
    Meanwhile, the Dutch women around me take a lackadaisical approach to their careers.
  7. impeccably
    flawlessly
    TV shows, advertisements, and articles from women's magazines have formed this composite of a perfect woman who is successful at work, nurturing at home, always optimistic, and impeccably dressed.
  8. well-off
    fortunately situated
    If anything, the studies show that we are emotionally less well-off than we were before.
  9. streamline
    contour economically or efficiently
    How many magazine sidebars have we all read telling us how to "simplify," "streamline," and "manage" our time, implying that this everywoman time-shortage problem is something we should embrace?
  10. well-groomed
    having tasteful clothing and being scrupulously neat
    She dominates the boardroom and rushes in her pencil skirt to collect her well-groomed toddler.
  11. self-importance
    an exaggerated opinion of your own importance
    How many times have you heard a woman brag about all that she juggles or seen her flush with self-importance when describing a hectic day?
  12. dabble
    bob under so as to feed off the bottom of a body of water
    The ideal American woman doesn't just putter around in the kitchen or dabble in knitting.
  13. juggle
    keep many objects in the air at the same time
    How many times have you heard a woman brag about all that she juggles or seen her flush with self-importance when describing a hectic day?
  14. toddler
    a young child
    She dominates the boardroom and rushes in her pencil skirt to collect her well-groomed toddler.
  15. trajectory
    the path followed by an object moving through space
    I take daily stock of its trajectory and make vicious mental critiques of my endeavors.
  16. repercussion
    a remote or indirect consequence of some action
    In 2000, a law was passed mandating that women have the right to cut back hours at their jobs without repercussions from employers.
  17. nudge
    push against gently
    Incentives to nudge women into full-time work have consistently failed.
  18. self-esteem
    a feeling of pride in yourself
    But it's hard to transplant that image to the United States, where our self-esteem is so closely tied to our work.
  19. consistently
    in a systematic or steady manner
    Though the Netherlands is consistently ranked in the top five countries for women, less than 10 percent of women here are employed full-time.
  20. nurture
    provide with nourishment
    TV shows, advertisements, and articles from women's magazines have formed this composite of a perfect woman who is successful at work, nurturing at home, always optimistic, and impeccably dressed.
  21. hectic
    marked by intense activity or agitation
    How many times have you heard a woman brag about all that she juggles or seen her flush with self-importance when describing a hectic day?
  22. critique
    appraise or judge in an analytical way
    I take daily stock of its trajectory and make vicious mental critiques of my endeavors.
  23. enviable
    causing desire to have something possessed by another
    Dutch women could be considered extremely progressive when compared with most other women in the world—they have enviable reproductive rights and rates of political participation.
  24. cut back
    cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
    In 2000, a law was passed mandating that women have the right to cut back hours at their jobs without repercussions from employers.
  25. fodder
    coarse food composed of plants or leaves and stalks
    The gap in pay between genders is among the highest in Europe, but because women are working only part time, this is not fodder for gender wars.
  26. recede
    pull back or move away or backward
    Yet the more time I spend in the Netherlands, the more I feel the pressure to be some sort of Superwoman recede.
  27. composite
    consisting of separate interconnected parts
    TV shows, advertisements, and articles from women's magazines have formed this composite of a perfect woman who is successful at work, nurturing at home, always optimistic, and impeccably dressed.
  28. mythical
    based on or told of in traditional stories
    Even though I'm almost positive that even if I am able to become this mythical woman I won't be happy, part of me still wants to be her.
  29. parody
    a composition that imitates or misrepresents a style
    In a book released several years ago called Dutch Women Don't Get Depressed—a parody of French Women Don't Get Fat—Dutch psychologist Ellen de Bruin explains that key to a Dutch woman's happiness is her sense of personal freedom and a good work-life balance.
  30. brag
    show off
    How many times have you heard a woman brag about all that she juggles or seen her flush with self-importance when describing a hectic day?
  31. midday
    when the morning ends and the afternoon begins
    I can look around at the busy midweek, midday markets and town squares and picture myself leisurely buying produce or having coffee with friends.
  32. mandate
    a formal statement of a command to do something
    In 2000, a law was passed mandating that women have the right to cut back hours at their jobs without repercussions from employers.
  33. bulletin
    a brief report or public statement
    The NIS News Bulletin interpreted the results of the study as: "Attempts to get more women working full-time are doomed to failure because nobody has a desire for this.
  34. spouse
    a person's partner in marriage
    We give up time with our families for our careers, and after work we give up other interests for time spent with our children and spouses—because there are only so many hours in a day.
  35. compliance
    the act of submitting, usually surrendering power to another
    In the spring, the United Nations, suspicious that there was something keeping women from full-time jobs, launched an inquiry to see whether the Netherlands was in compliance with the women's rights treaty.
  36. incessantly
    without interruption
    I worry about my career incessantly.
  37. factor in
    consider as relevant when making a decision
    Some women cite the high cost of child care as a major factor in their shorter hours, but 62 percent of women working part time in the Netherlands don't have young children in the house, and mothers rarely increase their working hours even when their children leave home.
  38. incentive
    a positive motivational influence
    Incentives to nudge women into full-time work have consistently failed.
  39. stick in
    insert casually
    They work half days, meet their friends for coffee at 2 p.m., and pity their male colleagues who are stuck in the office all day.
  40. leisurely
    not hurried or forced
    I can look around at the busy midweek, midday markets and town squares and picture myself leisurely buying produce or having coffee with friends.
  41. shortage
    an amount that is less than expected or required
    How many magazine sidebars have we all read telling us how to "simplify," "streamline," and "manage" our time, implying that this everywoman time-shortage problem is something we should embrace?
  42. vicious
    having the nature of evildoing
    I take daily stock of its trajectory and make vicious mental critiques of my endeavors.
  43. overwhelming
    very intense
    I've been in the Netherlands for nearly three months now, and I've come to one overwhelming conclusion: Dutch women are not like me.
  44. shatter
    break into many pieces
    Women want to shatter the glass ceiling, reach the top spots in the hierarchy, and earn the same respect and salaries as men do.
  45. refusal
    the act of showing unwillingness
    Dutch women's refusal to seek longer hours has long bewildered economists.
  46. suspicious
    openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
    In the spring, the United Nations, suspicious that there was something keeping women from full-time jobs, launched an inquiry to see whether the Netherlands was in compliance with the women's rights treaty.
  47. gap
    an open or empty space in or between things
    The gap in pay between genders is among the highest in Europe, but because women are working only part time, this is not fodder for gender wars.
  48. widely
    to a great degree
    And I know—based on weekly phone conversations with friends in the United States—that my masochistic drive for success is widely shared among my female friends.
  49. doom
    an unpleasant or disastrous destiny
    The NIS News Bulletin interpreted the results of the study as: "Attempts to get more women working full-time are doomed to failure because nobody has a desire for this.
  50. imply
    express or state indirectly
    How many magazine sidebars have we all read telling us how to "simplify," "streamline," and "manage" our time, implying that this everywoman time-shortage problem is something we should embrace?
  51. endeavor
    attempt by employing effort
    I take daily stock of its trajectory and make vicious mental critiques of my endeavors.
  52. flush
    rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
    How many times have you heard a woman brag about all that she juggles or seen her flush with self-importance when describing a hectic day?
  53. launch
    propel with force
    In the spring, the United Nations, suspicious that there was something keeping women from full-time jobs, launched an inquiry to see whether the Netherlands was in compliance with the women's rights treaty.
  54. meanwhile
    at the same time but in another place
    Meanwhile, the Dutch women around me take a lackadaisical approach to their careers.
  55. sentiment
    a personal belief or judgment
    Jacob Vossestein's book Dealing With the Dutch echoes that sentiment.
  56. pity
    a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for misfortunes of others
    They work half days, meet their friends for coffee at 2 p.m., and pity their male colleagues who are stuck in the office all day.
Created on Sun Nov 21 16:16:10 EST 2010

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