Women and the gender gap Flashcards

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les déséquilibres entre les sexes

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gender imbalance

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les inégalités entre les hommes et les femmes

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gender inequalities

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un phallocrate, un machiste

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a (male) chauvisnist

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4
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le machisme

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machismo

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5
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la misogynie

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misogyny

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6
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un mariage blanc

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a sham marriage

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7
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excision

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female circumcision

female genital mutilation

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violence conjugale, familiale

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domestic violence

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les femmes en âge d’avoir des enfants

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women of childbearing age

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10
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prendre la pilule

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to be on pill

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11
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le congé parental

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parental leave, career break

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s’occuper de ses enfants

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to look after one’s children

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un misogyne

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a misogynist

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14
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le mouvement féministe

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the Women’s Movement

women’s rights movement

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s’émanciper

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to become emancipated

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16
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rendre les femmes autonomes

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to empower women

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un mariage forcé/arrangé

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a forced marriage/an arranged marriage

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18
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une dot

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a dowry

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19
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une femme battue

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a battered wife

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20
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être privé du droit de vote

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to be disenfranchised

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21
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la pillule (contraceptive)

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the (contraceptive) pill

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22
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partir en congé maternité

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to go on maternity leave

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élever un enfant

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to bring up/to raise a child

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l’éducation des enfants

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the upbringing of children, child rearing, parenting

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faire le ménage
to do the housework
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passer l'aspirateur
to do the hoovering
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les tâches ménagères
household chores
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une crèche, une garderie
a nursery, a day-care centre (UK), a child-care center
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trouver un équilibre entre travail et famille
to balance, combine work and family
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concilier
to reconcile
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nourrir ses enfants
to feed one's children
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c'est elle qui fait vivre la famille
she is the family wage earner
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la main d'œuvre féminine
female labour
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les femmes représentent x% de la main d'œuvre
women make up x% of the workforce
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le différentiel de salaire entre les deux sexes
the gender pay gap, the gender wage gap
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être en concurrence avec les hommes
to compete with men
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un emploi subalterne
a menial job
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être victime de discrimination
to be discriminated against
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l'égalité des chances
equal opportunity
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faire la cuisine
to do the cooking
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faire la lessive
to do the washing
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faire la vaisselle
to do the washing-up
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faire les courses
to do shopping
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appareils ménagers
domestic appliances
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être confronté à un dilemme
to be faced with a dilemma
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une assistante maternelle, une nourrice
a childminder
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jongler pour concilier carrière et famille
to juggle a career and a family
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subvenir aux besoins de sa famille
to support one's family
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être celui qui fait vivre la famille
to be the breadwinner
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faire bouillir la marmite
to bring home the bacon
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l'emploi des femmes
female employment
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une femme qui fait carrière
a career woman
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nommer qlq à un poste
to appoint sb to a post
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un poste à responsabilités
a responsible job
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introduire une discrimination contre qlqq
to discriminate against sbdy
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la discrimination positive
affirmative action
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atteindre l'égalité avec les hommes
to achieve equality with men