10. Equality of the sexes Flashcards

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la libération de la femme

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women’s liberation

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l’égalité entre les hommes et les femmes

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equality between men and women / gender equality

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le statut des femmes

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the status of women

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une société patriarcale

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a patriarchal society

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le sexisme sur le lieu de travail

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sexism in the workplace

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un sexiste

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a sexist

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des comportements sexistes

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sexist attitudes

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un phallocrate

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a male chauvinist (pig)

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un objet sexuel

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a sex object

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un misogyne

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a woman hater / a misogynist

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combler le fossé hommes-femmes

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to fill the gender gap

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le féminisme

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feminism

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une féministe

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a feminist

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un défenseur des droits des femmes

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a women’s rights activist

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l’égalité des chances

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equality of opportunity / equal opportunities

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être sur un pied d’égalité avec quelqu’un

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to be on an equal footing with somebody

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parvenir à l’égalité totale

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to achieve full equality

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la loi sur l’égalité des salaires

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the Equal Pay Act

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avoir un salaire égal

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to get equal pay

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les disparités salariales

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wage disparities

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les écarts de salaires

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the pay gap

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les salaires des femmes

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female wages

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être à la traîne

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to lag behind

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une chasse gardée des hommes

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a male preserve

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être jugé au mérite

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to be judged on merit

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rivaliser avec les hommes

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to compete with men

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être à la hauteur

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to make the grade

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s’entendre avec les hommes

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to get on with men

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le droit de vote

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the right to vote

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participer à la vie politique

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to take part in political life

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progresser en politique

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to get ahead in politics

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la parité hommes-femmes

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gender equality in politics

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la participation aux décisions

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participation in decision-making

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une profession essentiellement masculine

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a male-dominated profession

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la double journée des femmes

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the double day of women

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la deuxième journée des femmes

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women’s second shift

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donner un coup de main

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to help out with

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mettre la main à la pâte

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to pitch in