Outside of California — especially in rural America and places where there are very few immigrants — being a Dreamer can be very isolating, said Roberto Gonzales, a Harvard University sociologist who has been studying DACA and its recipients throughout the nation.
"It can be very isolating," she says.
She said: "We need more women role models, otherwise the process can be very isolating for women.
That can be very isolating, and as I get older, the age difference between me and the people I work with is greater.
Science can be very isolating and frustrating because of the lack of a clear career structure.
"It's difficult unless you're in it to know the impact of it psychologically… It can be very isolating to be under that kind of warfare".
"It can be very isolating, to be a gun violence survivor," said Kate Ranta, an Everytown fellow who was shot twice by her ex-husband in 2012 and is now an advocate for stronger gun laws for domestic abusers.
Loss can be very isolating with friends, co-workers and others in the community unsure of how to engage with the family after the funeral is over, and life returns to its everyday routine.
NYTechWomen isn't just a professional group that helps facilitate networking and mentorships, but a personal one, providing support and camaraderie in an industry that can be very isolating for women.
Sex work can still be very isolating, but working for a manager is worse – if you're part of an escort agency, for example, you're not meeting other workers.
