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1
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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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19
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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

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travailler à temps partiel

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to work full time

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travailler à temps plein

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to hold a top job

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occuper un poste important

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to juggle / balance work and family

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jongler entre famille et carrière

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to reach a family-work balance

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atteindre un équilibre entre travail et vie de famille

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to have it all

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tout avoir

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to empower women

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valoriser / responsabiliser / rendre les femmes autonomes

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to advocate for (a cause)

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plaider en faveur d’(une cause) défendre (une cause)

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to adress an issue

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s’attaquer à un problème

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groundbreaking

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révolutionnaire / avant gardiste

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sole

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seule / unique

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at is height

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à son apogée

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to fuel

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nourir / alimenter

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a heated debate

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un débat houleux

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signifiant

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important

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to shatter

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briser

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to coin a word

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inventer un mot

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suffrage

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droit de vote

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bias

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préjugés

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to commit to a cause

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s’engager dans une cause

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to label smth

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qualifier qqch de / étiqueter

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to implement

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mettre en oeuvre appliquer

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to grant

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accorder

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to bring about

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entraîner

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landmark

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majeur / qui fait date

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to oversee

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superviser

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enforcement

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exécution / application

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scope

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portée / étendue

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to be appointed

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être nommé

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to hold elected office

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occuper un poste d’élu

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rungs

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échelons

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worldwide

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dans le monde entier

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involvement

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implication

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to deliver a speech

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prononcer un discours

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launch

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lancement

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primarly

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essentiellement / principalement

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to demand

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exiger

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the heyday of

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l’apogée / l’âge d’or de

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a backlash

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une réaction violente

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to overlook

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négliger / oublier

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to fail to do smth

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échouer à faire qqch

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to grasp

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comprendre / saisir

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to encompass

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comprendre / inclure

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to conduct a study

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mener une étude

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to enhance

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augmenter / accroitre

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in turn

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à leur tour

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to point at

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montrer du doigt

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to hold oneself back

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se brider / se retenir

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push

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effort / avancée

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labour force

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main d’oeuvre / population active

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scheme

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programme / plan

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couterpart

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homologue

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to rank

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se classer

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at the core of

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au coeur de

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to clinch a nomination

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décrocher l’investiture

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to step down

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démissioner

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crushing

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écrasant

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to account for

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représenter

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to pave the way for

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ouvrir la voie à qqch

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to handle

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gérer

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scrutiny

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surveillance

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to be under scrutiny

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être sous les projecteurs

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to tread carefully

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se montrer prudent

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to come a long way

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revenir de loin

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various

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divers / plusieurs

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to bridge a gap

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réduire / combler un écart

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to strive

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s’efforcer / aspirer à

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