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CH69: Society: Inequalities, the gender gap Flashcards

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le droit de vote

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suffrage, the right to vote

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se battre -> le combat

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to struggle, the struggle

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une doléance (plainte ou réclamation, en général adressée à un supérieur par des subordonnés)

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a grievance

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manifester, une manifestation

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to demonstrate, a demonstration

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protester/s’élever contre -> une manifestation

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to protest, a protest

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pacifique

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peaceful

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une grève de la faim

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a hunger strike

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un martyre

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a martyr

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un contraceptif ; la contraception

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a contraceptive ; contraception

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enceinte, une grossesse

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pregnant, pregnancy

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se faire avorter ; avortement ; un avorteur

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to abort ; an abortion ; an abortionist

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légaliser, la légalisation

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to legalise, legalisation

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maltraiter,malmener -> la maltraitance

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to ill-treat, to mistreat -> ill-treatment, mistreatment

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maltraiter -> maltraitance/sévices sexuels

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to abuse -> abuse

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battre, martyriser

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to batter

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lapider, la lapidation

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to stone ; stoning

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exciser

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to excise, to circumcise ; excision, circumcision

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réduire en esclavage, asservir -> l’asservissement

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to enslave -> enslavement

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se prostituer

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to prostitute oneself

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le statut

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the status

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les disparités

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disparities

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déséquilibre

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imbalance

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être victime de discrimination

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to be discriminated against

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harceler, le harcèlement

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to harass, harassment

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un macho
a macho
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dominé par les hommes
male-dominated
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sous-représenté ; la sous représentation
outnumbered / under-represented ; under-representation
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mettre sur la touche
to sideline
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sius-payé
underpaid
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la maternité ; la garde des enfants ; l’éducation des enfants
childbearing ; childminding ; childrearing
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élever
to bring up
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s’occuper de
to look after
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une crèche
a day care center
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la gestion du foyer
homemaking
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le ménage
the housework
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faire les courses ; les courses
to shop ; the shopping
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le nettoyage
the cleaning
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laver ; la lessive / faire la vaisselle ; la vaisselle / repasser ; le repassage / aspirer ; l’aspirateur à passer
to wash ; the washing / to wash up ; the washing-up / to iron ; the ironing / to hoover ; the hoovering
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une tâche / une corvée
a task / a chore
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chronophage
time-consuming
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consacrer
to devote
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légiférer, la législation
to legislate, legislation
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mettre en oeuvre, la mise en oeuvre
to implement, implementation
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une politique, une mesure
a policy
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la parité
parity
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reconnaître, la reconnaissance
to recognise, recognition
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nommer
to appoint
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l’avancement
promotion
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équitable ; l’équité
fair, fairness
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une femme battue
a battered wife
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des sévices
abusive treatment
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violer son épouse
to commit marital rape
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la violence conjugale
domestic violence
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les mutilations génitales féminines
female genital mutilation
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un mariage forcé
a forced marriage
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le mouvement de libération des femmes
Women’s Lib(eration)
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une prostituée
a sex worker
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les relations sexuelles avant / hors mariage
pre-marital sex, extra-marital sex
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le contrôle des naissances
birth control
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le planning familial
family planning
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un plafond de verre
a glass ceiling
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un phallocrate
an MCP (Male Chauvinist Pig)
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les mères de famille qui travaillent
working mothers
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jongler entre famille et carrière
to juggle family and career
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l’écart des salaires
the pay gap
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concilier travail et famille
to balance work and family
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une politique d’égalité des chances
an equal opportunities policy
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l’égalité, la parité hommes/femmes
gender equality, gender parity
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l’égalité des droits, des salaires
equal rights, equal pay
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un congé de maternité prolongé
an extended maternity leave
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briser les barrières à l’avancement professionnel
to break down boardroom barriers
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construire des crèches
to set up childcare facilities
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promouvoir l’aménagement du temps de travail
to promote flexitime
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la discrimination positive
affirmative action

English Vocabulary for Tests (22 decks)

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