Women in the Work Force Flashcards

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un diplomé de l’enseignement supérieur

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to be a college graduate

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la maternité (fait d’être mère) / le lieu

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Motherhood / maternity ward

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se dévouer à

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to dedicate oneself to one’s family

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élever (x3)

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to bring up / rear / raise a child

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s’occuper des enfants

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to stay home and care for the children (look after)

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6
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ménagère

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to be a housewife / a homemaker

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tâche ménagère

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to do / be in charge of household chores

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un travail de bas niveau

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to have a low status job

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9
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faire un travail avilissant

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to do demeaning work

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10
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militantisme féministe

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female activism / feminism

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11
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machisme

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male chauvinism

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12
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fossé entre les sexes

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the gender gap (especially the gender pay gap)

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13
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plafond de verre

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the glass ceiling / to hit the glass ceiling

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14
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jongler entre plusieurs emplois

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to juggle jobs

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bénéficier d’aménagement du temps de travail

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to benefit from a flexible work schedule

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16
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carrière enrichissante

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rewarding career

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17
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un emploi exigeant

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to have a demanding job

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18
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prendre un congé parental

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to tale parental leave

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19
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prendre un congé

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to take time off from work

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20
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congé de maladie

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to be on sick leave

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21
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service de garderie / crèche

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day-care / a day care center

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22
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jardin d’enfant

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a Kindergarten

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école maternelle

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a Pre-primary school

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une profession

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an occupation

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avoir un emploi de haut niveau
to hold a top / a high profile job
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monter dans la hiérarchie de l'entreprise
to climb the corporate ladder
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une femme patron
a woman boss
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un emploi de cadre
a management job
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un membre d'une profession libérale
a professional job
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un artisan
a self-employed worker
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travail / employé de bureau
a Clerical / office worker
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un emploi d'ouvrier
a blue-collar job
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travail temporaire / intérimaire
a temporary work
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un stage / un stagiaire
an internship / an intern
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la formation / un stage de formation
training / a training period
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les actifs
the working population
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une pénurie de main d'oeuvre
a labour shortage
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faire des heures supplémentaires
to work overtime
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un poste à pourvoir
a vacancy --> to fill a vacancy
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le temps de travail
working hours / the working week
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avoir un travail à temps complet / partiel
hold a full-time year-round job / a part-time job
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un travail bien / mal payé
a high/low paying job
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avoir un salaire équitable / non équitable
to get equal pay / salary disparities
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chasse gardée masculine
a male preserve
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un but de carrière
a career goal
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se frayer un chemin / se faire sa place dans
to break into / to make inroads into a job market
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emploi féminin
female employment
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aspirer à / choisir
to aspire to / to take-up a career
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accomplissement de soi
self-fulfillment
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obtenir son indépendance
to achieve financial independence
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être dans le monde du travail / avoir un emploi
to be in employment
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être sans emploi
to be unemployed
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recevoir les allocations de chômage
to get unemployment benefit