Women, the gender gap

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un monde dominé par les hommes

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a male-dominated-world

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être susceptible de

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to be likely to

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de peur

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lest/ for fear

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acquérir une expérience de travail préciseuse

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to gain valuable work experience

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discrimination positive

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positive discrimination (GB)/ affirmative action (US)

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Lois de parités

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Parity laws

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une solution de rapprochement pour l’écart grandissant entre homme et femme

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a solution to narrow the bridging gender gap

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favorable à la famille

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family-friendly

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convivial/ facile à utiliser

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user friendly

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remplir son devoir familial

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to fulfill his family duties

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faire des heures supplémentaires

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to do overtime

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télétravail

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telework

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recevoir un traitement de faveur

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to be given a preferential treatment

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prôner

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to advocate

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responsabilisation des femmes

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women empowerment

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quotas (garantissant la parité) des genres

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gender quotas

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jongler/ trouver un équilibre entre famille et travail

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to juggle/balance/combine (a1) work and (a1) family

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gâcher

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to squander/ waiste

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un problème compliqué

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a tangled problem/ tricky issue

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Faire de son mieux pour

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to strive to do something

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responsable

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wise/ sensible/ responsible

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refuser

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to turn something down

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récolter les fruits (du travail)

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to rap the rewards/ to harvest the fruits

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le CA d’une entreprise

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company board

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le PDG

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the CEO (chief executive officer)

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gravir les échelons (entreprise)

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to climb the corporate ladder

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un machiste

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a male chauvinist

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le plafond de verre

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the glass ceiling

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harcèlement sexuel

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sexual harassment

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le manque de Mentors

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the lack of Mentors/ role models

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les inégalités entre les hommes et les femmes

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gender imbalance

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misogynie

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misogyny

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préjugés sexistes

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sexist prejudices

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s'émanciper

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to become emancipated

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rendre les femmes autonome

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to empower women

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Who and when was written Le Deuxième sexe ? | What is it about ? Famous quote ?

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written by Simone de Beauvoir in 1949 It's a major feminist work providing the basis between sex (characteristics) and gender (identity acquired) "One is not born a woman, one becomes one"

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mariage blanc

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a sham marriage/ a marriage of convinience

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un polygam

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a polygamous

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l'excision

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female circumcision/ female genital mutilation

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une femme battue

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a battered wife

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violence conjugale

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domestic violence

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être privé du droit de vote

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to be disenfranchised

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Which country first gave the right to vote to women ? When ? | What about France/ the UK/ the US ?

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New Zealand 1893 UK 1918 US 1920 France 1944

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les femmes en âge d'avoir un enfant

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women of childbearing age

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prendre la pilule (contraceptive)

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to be on the (contraceptive) pill

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partir en congé maternité/ congé parental

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to go on maternity leave/ parental leave/ to take career break

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élever un enfant

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to raise a child/ to bring up a child

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l'éducation des enfants

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child rearing/parenting / the upbringing of children

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les enfants d'âge scolaire

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school-age children

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What does Ms means ? {miz}

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it is used instead of Miss or Mrs before the last name of women whatever their marital status It has existed since the 18th century but has been currently used since the 1970's. Ms is also the name of an american feminist magazine

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femme au foyer

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housewife/ homemaker

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faire le ménage/ la cuisine/ la lessive/ la vaisselle/ les courses passer l'aspirateur

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to do the housework/ the cooking/ the washing/ the washing-up/ the shopping to do the vacuuming

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les appareils ménagers

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the domestic appliances

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ls tâches ménagères

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the household chores

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être confronté à un dilemme

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to be face with a dilemma

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une crèche une garderie

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a nursery/ day-care center (GB)/ child-care center

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une assistante maternelle

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a chilminder

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être financièrement dépendant de qn

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to be financially dependent on sbdy

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subvenir aux besoins de sa famille

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to support one's family

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être celui qui fait vivre sa famille

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to be the breadwinner

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faire bouillir la marmite

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to bring home the bacon

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How much of the workforce do women make up in GB ?

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They make up 50% of the workforce

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faire (réussir sa) carrière

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to have a (succesful) career

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une femme qui fait carrière

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a career woman

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l'égalité des salaires

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the equal pay

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What is The Equal pay act in the US ?

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law voted in 1963 which make it illegal to underpay a woman who has the same skills as a man for a certain job

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How much on average women are underpaid than men of ?

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They are paid on average 17% less than men

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être en compétition avec les hommes

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to compete with men

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un emploi de haut niveau/ un emploi subalterne

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a top job / a menial job

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les obstacles à la promotion des femmes

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the barriers to women advancement

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l'égalité des chance

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equal opportunity

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égalitaire / égalitarisme

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egalitarian / egalitarianism

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atteindre l'égalité avec les hommes

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to achieve equality with men

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Problematics

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How has the situation evolved in the past few decades Is the legislation the solution to the gender gap ? How do you get men to change their attitudes to gender roles ?

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d'après les mentalités

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according to people's mindsets | according to people's attitudes to stg

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la condition féminine

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women's status/ position/ role

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avec l'avènement de

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with the advent of

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femmes engagées

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women committed to doing stg

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formation

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trainning

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faire bouger les choses

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to shake things up

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peurs fondées

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well-founded fears

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ce dernier

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the latter

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ce premier

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the former