egos

But senators are people, which is to say they too have egos and a desire to feel needed and appreciated.

The real purpose here is to insulate the snowflake-fragile egos of men who cannot feel mighty unless a woman pretends — or is forced to pretend — that she's weak.

In the face of this, there's been a lot of pressure on women to do more to soothe fragile male egos.

Reshuffles are always something of a nightmare for leaders as they are guaranteed deliverers of disappointment and deflated egos as well as sources of smiles and preferment.

Jones famously posted a message on the studio entrance telling the stars: "Check your egos at the door".