The Gender Gap Flashcards

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1
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Se battre

A

To struggle

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Le combat

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The struggle

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Une doléance

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A grievance

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Manifester

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To demonstrate

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Une manifestation

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A demonstrate

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Protester

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To protest

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Pacifique

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Peaceful

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Violent

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Violent

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La violence

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Violence

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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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Le féminisme

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Feminism

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Une féministe

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A feminist

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Un contraceptif

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A contraceptive

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15
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La contraception

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Contraception

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La pillule

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The pill

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17
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Un préservatif

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A condom

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18
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Enceinte

A

Pregnant

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Une grossesse

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A pregnancy

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20
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Se faire avorter

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To abort

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21
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Un avortement

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An abortion

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22
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Un avorteur

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An abortionist

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Légal

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Legal

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24
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Légaliser

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To legalise

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25
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La légalisation

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Legalisation

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Maltraiter / malmener

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To ill-treat
To ill-use
Mistreat
Maltreat
To abuse
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27
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La maltraitance

A

Ill-treatment
Mistreatment
Abuse

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Battre

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To batter

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29
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Violer

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To rape

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30
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Un viol

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A rape

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31
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Lapider

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To stone

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32
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La lapidation

A

Stoning

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33
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Exciser

A

To excise

Circumcise

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34
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L’excision

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Excision

Circumcision

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35
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Un esclave

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A slave

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36
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Réduire en esclavage

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To enslave

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37
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L’asservissement

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Enslavement

Bondage

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38
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Se prostituer

A

To prostitute oneself

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39
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Une prostituée

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A prostitute

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40
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Le statut

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The status

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41
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Les disparités

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Disparities

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42
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Les inegalités

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Inequalities

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43
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Déséquilibre

A

Imbalance

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44
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Être victime de discrimination

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To be discriminated against

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45
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La discrimination

A

Discrimination

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46
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Harceler

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To harass

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47
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Le harcèlement

A

Harassment

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48
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Le sexisme

A

Sexism

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49
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Sexiste

A

Sexist

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50
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Un macho

A

A macho

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51
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Dominé par les hommes

A

Male-dominated

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Sous-représenté

A

Under-represented

53
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La sous-représentation

A

Under-representation

54
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Mettre sur la touche

A

To sideline

55
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Sous-payé

A

Under-paid

56
Q

La maternité

A

Childbearing

57
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La garde des enfants

A

Childminding

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L’éducation des enfants

A

Childrearing

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Élever

A

To bring up

60
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S’occuper de

A

To take care of

To look after

61
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Une crèche

A

A crèche

A day care center (USA)

62
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Une garderie

A

A nursery

63
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Une femme au foyer

A

A homemaker

A housewife

64
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La gestion du loyer

A

Homemaking

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Le ménage

A

The housework

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Nettoyer

A

To clean

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Le nettoyage

A

The cleaning

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Faire les courses

A

To shop

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Les courses

A

The shopping

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Cuisiner

A

To cook

71
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La cuisine

A

The cooking

72
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Laver

A

To wash

73
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La lessive

A

The washing

74
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Faire la vaisselle

A

To wash up

75
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La vaisselle

A

The washing-up

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Repasser

A

To iron

77
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Le repassage

A

The ironing

78
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Aspirer

A

To hoover

79
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L’aspirateur à passer

A

The hoovering

80
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Une tâche

A

A task

81
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Une corvée

A

A chore

82
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Chronophage

A

Time-consuming

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Consacrer

A

To devote

84
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La pression

A

Pressure

85
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Légiférer

A

To legislate

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La législation

A

Legislation

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Mettre en oeuvre

A

To implement

88
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La mise en oeuvre

A

Implementation

89
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Une politique

A

A policy

90
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La parité

A

Parity

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Reconnaître

A

To recognize

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La reconnaissance

A

Recognition

93
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Un changement

A

A change

A shift

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Nommer

A

To appoint

95
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Promouvoir

A

To promote

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L’avancement

A

Promotion

97
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Équitable

A

Fair

98
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L’équité

A

Fairness

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Une femme battue

A

A battered wife

100
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Des sévices

A

Abusive treatment

101
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Violer son épouse

A

To commit marital rape

102
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La violence conjugal

A

Domestic violence

103
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Les mutilations

A

Female genital mutilation

104
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Un mariage forcé

A

A forced marriage

105
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Le mouvement de libération des femmes

A

Women’s Lib(eration)

106
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Les relations sexuelles avant/hors mariage

A

Pre-marital sex

Extra-marital sex

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Le controle des naissances

A

Birth control

108
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Le planning familial

A

Family planning

109
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In plafond de verre

A

A glass ceiling

110
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Un phallocrate

A

An MCP (Male Chauvinist Pig)

111
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Les meres de famille qui travaillent

A

Working mother

112
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Jongler entre famille et carrière

A

To juggle family and career

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L’écart des salaires

A

The pay gap

114
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Concilier travail et famille

A

To balance work and family

115
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Une politique d’égalité des chances

A

An equal opportunities policy

116
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L’égalité/parité hommes/femmes

A

Gender equality

Parity

117
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Parvenir à l’égalité

A

To achieve equality

118
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L’égalité des droits

A

Equal rights

119
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L’égalité des salaires

A

Equal pay

120
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Un congé maternité prolongé

A

Extended maternity leave

121
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Briser les barrières à L’avancement professionel

A

To break down boardroom barriers

122
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Construire des crèches

A

To set up childcare facilities

123
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Promouvoir l’aménagement du temps de travail

A

To promote flexitime

124
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La discrimination positive

A

Affirmative action

125
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Le droit de vote

A

Suffrage

The right to vote