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Glass ceiling Flashcards

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glass ceiling

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plafond de verre

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to crack the glass ceiling

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briser le plafond de verre

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gender pay gap

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l’écart de rémunération entre les hommes et les femmes

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equal pay

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l’égalité des salaires

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the equal Pay Act

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la loi sur l’égalité des salaires

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to lag behind

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accuser un retard / être en retard

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bias (biases)

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préjugé

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old prejudice die hard

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les préjugés ont la vie dure

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to hinder (progress)

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entraver / faire obstacle à

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to hamper

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entraver / gêner / ralentir

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incapacitating

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handicapant

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to climb

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grimper dans l’échelle de l’entreprise / gravir les échelons de l’entreprise

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to climb the corporate ladder

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gravir les échelons de l’entreprises / grimper dans l’échelle de l’entreprise

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to make it to the top

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réussir / se hisser sur les sommets

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to be the breadwinner (of a family)

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faire vivre sa famille

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to provide for

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subvenir aux besoins de

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to bring home the bacon

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faire bouillir la marmite

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child rearing

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l’éducation des enfants

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maternity leave

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le congé maternité

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a stay-at-home mother

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une mère au foyer

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a day-care center

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une garderie

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to have / pursue a career

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aspirer à un métier

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a career woman

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une femme qui fait carrière

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to aspire to a career

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aspirer à un métier

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to work a part time
travailler à temps partiel
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to work full time
travailler à temps plein
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to hold a top job
occuper un poste important
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to juggle / balance work and family
jongler entre famille et carrière
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to reach a family-work balance
atteindre un équilibre entre travail et vie de famille
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to have it all
tout avoir
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to empower women
valoriser / responsabiliser / rendre les femmes autonomes
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to advocate for (a cause)
plaider en faveur d'(une cause) défendre (une cause)
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to adress an issue
s'attaquer à un problème
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groundbreaking
révolutionnaire / avant gardiste
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sole
seule / unique
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at is height
à son apogée
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to fuel
nourir / alimenter
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a heated debate
un débat houleux
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signifiant
important
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to shatter
briser
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to coin a word
inventer un mot
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suffrage
droit de vote
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bias
préjugés
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to commit to a cause
s'engager dans une cause
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to label smth
qualifier qqch de / étiqueter
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to implement
mettre en oeuvre appliquer
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to grant
accorder
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to bring about
entraîner
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landmark
majeur / qui fait date
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to oversee
superviser
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enforcement
exécution / application
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scope
portée / étendue
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to be appointed
être nommé
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to hold elected office
occuper un poste d'élu
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rungs
échelons
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worldwide
dans le monde entier
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involvement
implication
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to deliver a speech
prononcer un discours
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launch
lancement
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primarly
essentiellement / principalement
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to demand
exiger
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the heyday of
l'apogée / l'âge d'or de
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a backlash
une réaction violente
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to overlook
négliger / oublier
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to fail to do smth
échouer à faire qqch
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to grasp
comprendre / saisir
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to encompass
comprendre / inclure
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to conduct a study
mener une étude
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to enhance
augmenter / accroitre
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in turn
à leur tour
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to point at
montrer du doigt
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to hold oneself back
se brider / se retenir
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push
effort / avancée
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labour force
main d'oeuvre / population active
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scheme
programme / plan
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couterpart
homologue
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to rank
se classer
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at the core of
au coeur de
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to clinch a nomination
décrocher l'investiture
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to step down
démissioner
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crushing
écrasant
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to account for
représenter
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to pave the way for
ouvrir la voie à qqch
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to handle
gérer
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scrutiny
surveillance
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to be under scrutiny
être sous les projecteurs
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to tread carefully
se montrer prudent
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to come a long way
revenir de loin
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various
divers / plusieurs
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to bridge a gap
réduire / combler un écart
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to strive
s'efforcer / aspirer à

Anglais (9 decks)

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