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se alcanza
(it) is reached
se reduce
(it) is reduced
se acentúa
(it) is accentuated
percibir
to earn/receive a salary
cobran
(they) are paid
antigüedad
the age/seniority (in work)
jornadas laborales
working day
se ha duplicado
it has duplicated
los países menos desarrollos son el nuevo motor del mercado laboral
less developed countries are the new engine of the labour market/working world
liderar
to lead
principalmente cargos más altos
mainly in higher positions
todavía hay una brecha salarial
there is still a pay gap
título universitario
uni degree
acabar con la brecha salarial ha sido desde hace mucho tiempo una prioridad
ending/closing the wage gap has long been a priority
una base jurídica
legal basis
gracias a/en virtud de…
thanks to/ in virtue of
no comparten tareas domésticas
they don’t share house chores
fecundidad
fertility
la poca experiencia (use la poca with a noun)
less experience
bata
housecoat
niños con discapacidades
disabled children
continuó afiliada al grupo
continued to be affiliated with the group
un cuento
a tale
sin saber que llegaría a convertirse
without knowing that she/it would become
posguerra
post-war
establecer/empezar
to establish/start
graduar —> se graduó
to graduate/adjust —> she graduated
siguió estudiando
she continued studying
siguiendo su propio camino
following her own path
una entidad caritativa
charity
la época se llenaba de la pobreza
the period was filled with poverty
se dijo cuenta la historia de
it was said to tell the story of
era una femenista que fomentaba/alentaba el cambio
she was a feminist who encouraged change
alentar
to encourage
siempre ha alentado el cambio
she has always encouraged change
varias empresas intentan/tratan de contratar de más mujeres
various companies try to hire more women
algún día no habrá desigualdad
some day there will be no inequality
pasar la aspiradora/aspirar
to hoover
planchar
to iron
limpiar las ventanas
to clean the windows
fregar el piso/trapear
to mop the floor
sacar la basura
take out the rubbish
poner la lavadora
put the washing machine on
vaciar el lavaplatos
to put on the dishwasher
hacer la cama/las compras
to make bed/do shopping
sacudir el polvo
to dust
regar las plantas
to water the plants
pasear al perro
to walk the dog
tender la ropa
to hang up the washing
barrer
to sweep (the floor)
nacimos sabiendo
we were born knowing
los hombres tienen que desarrollar las habilidades en casa
men have to develop their skills in the house
coincidir
to agree
el dato
statistic
elaborar / realizar / desempeñar
to carry out
señalado
stipulated
desvelar
to reveal
ha habido
there has been
esto coloca
this places them
españa debería fijarse como meta…
spain should fix itself the goal…
la denominada “brecha de género”
the so called gender gap
acaso
as if
espontáneo
spontaneous
estilo
style
esférico
spherical
estatua
statue
estructura
structure
espíritu
spirit
esqueleto
skeleton
espina
spine
hadas
fairies
