Sentences with phrase «speak up for fear»

Sexual harassment can be an embarrassing situation and victims are often afraid to speak up for fear of retaliation and further abuse.

Although the number of publicly dissenting scientists is growing, many young scientists furtively say that while they also have serious doubts about the global - warming message, they are afraid to speak up for fear of not being promoted — or worse....

Many scientists who are privately sceptical about it just daren't speak up for fear of losing their jobs or their grants.

Either the wisdom of the crowds has revealed itself, or anyone who sympathizes with Activision has been unwilling to speak up for fear of being mocked.

Examples of religion in those charter schools abound, though parents and students who are bothered are reluctant to speak up for fear of retribution.

«It's the fact that this organization is raising the funds to support those who don't have the freedom to speak up for fear of losing their livelihood and the support of their family,» said Dowd.

An office environment so toxic, employees are terrified to speak up for fear of losing their jobs.

Not exact matches

It means cultivating a space where everyone is comfortable speaking up, without fear of retaliation, being ostracized, or ridiculed for saying something that may not be so popular.

Weisberg wrote in a story last week that Daniels spoke to him in the weeks and months before the 2016 election because she had worked out an agreement for «a six - figure sum to keep quiet» but feared Trump might not pay up.

If you were a real Christian you would know Christs words speak for themselves and the fact that he didn't take the sword away and turn it into a pruning shear right then and there does not mean he was saying «I mean all this stuff is for later after I come back and kill all the evil people and those who haven't accepted me as their savior so you won't have to fear anyone so you can finally give up your guns and weapons of war...» You disgust me chad.

I'm glad that this has become known as a space for the silenced to speak out and speak up without fear.

I am sorry for your pain but let it do its work because to speak out of fear or anger doesn't build up.

If the last generation, beholding the first, and seeing it almost sink under its burden of awe and fear, were to find it in its heart to say: «It is impossible to understand why they should take it so hard, for the whole is not heavier than that one could easily take it up and run with it,» there will doubtless be someone to answer: «You are welcome to run with it if you like; but you ought at all events make sure that what you run with really is that of which we are speaking; for there is no disputing the fact that it is easy enough to run with the wind.»

This is another place where school boards should step up — to give teachers contractual guarantees that they can speak freely on policy issues without fear of repercussions, or at least to provide avenues for anonymous (but publicly accessible) commentary on policy issues.

I was also lucky to find a variety of other characters in Harlem, from teachers and administrators to students and parents, who really opened up to me, speaking candidly and eloquently about their own hopes and fears for their children and their futures.

Thank you for your stance and not fearing to speak up about it.

Speaking ahead of the debate, Mr McDonnell who will line up for Remain with Lord Mandelson and Ms Hazarika, said he wanted to rescue the argument from the «negativity and fear» from both sides.

A day after being criticized for her reaction to political journalist and NBC News contributor Mark Halperin's alleged sexual harassment of female colleagues, «Morning Joe» cohost Mika Brzezinski issued a lengthy statement about the embattled journalist who was a fixture on her show, saying we are «witnessing a larger movement of women speaking up about sexual harassment because the fear of being dismissed or not believed is melting away.»

They are «fear being labeled a troublemaker for speaking up about issues that concern them.

Many grad students fear being labeled a troublemaker for speaking up about issues that concern them.

Although this means it's more likely for someone in your inner circle to suffer from depression, most likely they will not speak up in fear of being ridiculed.

My relationships and partnerships didn't give me the opportunity to shine, for my light was always dimmed by my fear of speaking up for myself.

The fear of asking for what I needed in relationships, essentially holding my fear inside, brought stress to my whole glandular system, and when I don't release that stress by speaking freely, the blockages bring up my autoimmune hypothyroid symptoms.

I thought that I would never overcome my fear of speaking up for and about myself nor that I will know how to talk and represent myself without mumbling and not forget everything that I've intended to say.

I get not wanting to put your desires on the table early on when you enter a relationship for fear of pushing a man away, but if your biological clock is ticking... you need to speak up!

We still teach boys that being a man means rising to the occasion; while encouraging both boys and girls to step up, take responsibility for protecting those weaker than themselves, helping those who can not defend themselves, and speaking up for those whose voices might not otherwise be heard — all of which should, naturally, be applauded — we somehow also encourage our male children to repress their own vulnerabilities, their own fears and weaknesses, and their own soft underbellies.

More pronounced criticism described a workforce under Ms. Elia that was «cowed» and afraid to speak up about concerns for fear of retaliation, and board members complained they often did not get information they needed from her — even when a 7 yearpold stopped breathing and later died during a school bus ride.

FOLLOW THE MONEY: In speaking to politically fuelled climate change and the so called anthropogenic questions surrounding it, it might be prudent to first ask WHY people have such a need to suicidally abandon themselves to fundamentalist type Armageddon laden fear mongering by offering to pay up front before depopulating themselves, — all for the sake of the planet.

Alan Jones is one media person who has no fear of speaking out when he learns of an injustice, he is not «glued» to or dictated to by anyone and deserves our thanks for standing up for those who can not stand up for themselves.

Follow - up letter to the Premier speaks to concerns about the added financial fears and stress on injured workers if the government goes ahead with plans to do away with the 72 - month lock in of benefits for permanent disability.

A study says that while men often feel emboldened to speak up for their work, women — even when they have good revenue - generating ideas — still fear rejection and possible backlash for speaking out.

On the best teams, for instance, leaders encouraged people to speak up; teammates felt like they could expose their vulnerabilities to one another; people said they could suggest ideas without fear of retribution; the culture discouraged people from making harsh judgements.

«They're a pain in the ass,» said one source who wanted to speak anonymously for fear of ending up on the IRS's radar.

So I have somewhat of a system set up as much as I can and I have no problem (fear) speaking to people in person or on the phone since I used to sell electricity door to door and I was a car salesman for 3.5 years.

He has since authored his first book The Secret Recipe for A Happy Life: Practical Guide to Conquering Fear Depression and Anxiety and spends his time writing, speaking, investing, working on his Tech Start - Up company Jinzi Tech, and enjoying life.