3/09 Flashcards
émeutes de 2024
In the aftermath of a mass stabbing in Southport on 29 July in which tree children were killed
=> far-right anti-immigration protests and riots occurred in England and Northern Ireland.
These riots were fuelled by disinformation on social media which pretended that the culprit was a Muslim asylum seekers .
lien 2024-2011
It can echoed the 2011 England riots, those riots were anti-racism but turned violent
Violent riots were triggered : demonstrators were seeking “justice” and “answers” over the death of a local black man called Mark Duggan, who had been shot dead by a policeman
2024 charbon
On October 2024, UK closed its last coal-fired power plant => first G7 member to do it, what marks a major milestone for the environment in the field of producing energy
glass ceiling
means an invisible upper limit above which it is impossible for women to rise in the ranks
pertinent
relevant
une table ronde
a panel discussion
grimper les échelons
to climb the career ladder
l’essentiel de, la majeure partie de
the bulk of
le harcèlement au travail
workplace harassment
durable, tenace
enduring
intervenir
to step up
un spectateur (d’une situation)
by stander
reconnaître
to acknowledge
ancré,e
embedded
un préjugé
a bias
qualifications
credentials
celui qui fait bouillir la marmite
a breadwinner
accomplissement
achievement
patriarcat
patriarchy
sens du succès de quelques femmes dans leur secteur n’est qu’une illusion car le plafond de verre existe toujours
the sense of success of some women in specific fields who have broken the glass ceiling (arts, astronauts, politics) seems to be an illusion/ a mirage because the glass ceiling still exists in the corporate world
les inégalités de genres sont toujours omniprésentes dans les entreprises
gender inequalities are still pervasive in companies/firms
les femmes sont toujours face à un obstacle lorsqu’elle souhaite gravir les échelons
women still face obstacle to climb the career ladder
qualification
credentials
en moyenne
on average
beaucoup de chemin à faire
long way to go
égal à
equal to
être victime de discrimination
to be discriminated against
comment se fait-il
How come
