Sentence examples for stubborn barriers from inspiring English sources

Indeed, it is in large part because the glass ceiling is invisible that stubborn barriers to equality persist.

At its core, the Latin Alternative Music Conference is a gathering of dedicated underdogs, rallying behind music that envisions a polyglot, multicultural, border-hopping 21st-century culture but faces stubborn barriers, in the United States, of language and radio formats.

Three things are striking in this exchange: A "niece" requires a "girl's present"; toys are organized by sex, even if they aren't explicitly marked as such; and mothers play a key role in nurturing stereotypes that later in life become one of the most stubborn barriers to gender equality, with cascading implications for women's interests, skills and status in society.

Due to the complex three-dimensional (3D) geometry and tooling design, mass production of precision spur bevel gears by machining or conventional forging technology is impeded by numerous stubborn barriers to date.

Across the world, logistical challenges remain another stubborn barrier to family planning.

That notion — that argument — is probably the most stubborn barrier to the full acceptance of gay and lesbian Americans, a last bastion and engine of bigotry.

WASHINGTON — Despite intense public and private pressure by the Obama administration, China has not yet shown any sign that it will support tougher sanctions against Iran, leaving a stubborn barrier before President Obama's efforts to constrain Iran's nuclear ambitions.

Brechin goalkeeper Graeme Smith was proving a stubborn barrier.

Participants are aiming for a "high-standard" agreement which chips away at stubborn non-tariff barriers: everything from import quotas to onerous regulatory hurdles.

Disabled dancers struggle to gain the same exposure as able-bodied dancers, Smith noted, due to stubborn obstacles inaccessible venues being one that create barriers to artists and audiences with disabilities.

He cites conservative dress codes and stubborn, old-fashioned notions of what golf clubs look and feel like as barriers to girls getting involved.