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avortement

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abortion

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militant

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activist

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progrès

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advances

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réaction brutale

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backlash

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5
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déprécier, rabaisser

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to belittle

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préjugé

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bias

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salle du conseil (d’administration)

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boardroom

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soutien de famille

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breadwinner

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un exemple typique, un bon exemple

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case in point

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maternité

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childbearing

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réclamer

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to claim

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12
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exiger, réclamer

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to demand

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13
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travail avilissant

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demeaning job

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différences, écart, divergence

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discrepancy

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aide ménagère

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domestic help

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violence conjugale

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domestic violence

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17
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accorder le droit de vote

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to enfranchise

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18
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droit

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entitlement

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19
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le beau sexe

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fair sex

20
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allocations familiales

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famille allowances

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féminité

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femininity

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garçonne des années 1920

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flapper

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révolutionnaire

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groundbreaking

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harcèlement

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harassement

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époux, épouse

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helpmate

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haut placé, de haut-rang

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high-ranking

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entraver, gêner

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to hinder

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femme d’intérieur

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home-maker

29
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corvées ménagères

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household chores

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ménage

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housekeeping

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injustice

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inequity

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démolir, éreinter

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to lambast

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point de repère

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landmark

34
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pillier, élément centrale

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lynchpin=linchpin

35
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manifester

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to march

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pilule

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pill

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enceinte

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pregnant

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préjugé

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prejudice

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interdire, défendre

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to prohibit

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partager

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to share

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célibataire

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single

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soumettre, assujettir

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to subjugate

43
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entamer une procédure de divorce

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to sue for divorce

44
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droit de vote

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suffrage

45
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emploi précaire

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tenuous job

46
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le sexe faible

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weaker sex