Women - The Gender Gap Flashcards

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Du sexe féminin

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Female

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Le statut des femmes dans la société

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Women’s status in society

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Le déséquilibre, les inégalités entre les sexes

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Gender imbalance, inequalities

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4
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Un machiste

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A (male) chauvinist

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5
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Le machisme

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Machismo

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Misogynie / un misogyne

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Misogyny / a misogynist

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Des préjugés sexistes

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Sexist prejudices

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Le mouvement pour le droit des femmes

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The women’s rights movement

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9
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S’émanciper

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To become emancipated

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10
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Rendre les femmes plus fortes

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To empower women

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11
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Un mariage arrangé

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An arranged marriage

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12
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Une dot

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A dowry

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13
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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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Être privé du droit de vote

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To be disenfranchised

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16
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Les femmes en âge d’avoir des enfants

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Women of childbearing age

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17
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Prendre la pilule

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To be on the pill

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18
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Partir en congé maternité

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To go on maternity leave

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Congé parental

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Parental leave, career break

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S’occuper des enfants

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To look after one’s children

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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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Être confronté à un dilemme

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To be faced with a dilemma

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Une creche, une garderie

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A nursery, a day care center (UK), a child care center

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Une assistante maternelle
A childminder
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Concilier carrière et famille
To juggle a career and a family | To balance, combine work and family
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Gagner sa vie
To earn a living, to make a living
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Subvenir aux besoins de sa famille
To support one's family
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Etre celui qui fait vivre la famille
To be the breadwinner
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C'est elle qui fait vivre sa famille
She is the family wage earner
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Faire bouillir la marmite
To bring home the bacon
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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 sexes
The gender pay gap, the gender wage gap
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Nommer qqn a un poste
To appoint sbdy to a post
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Un poste à responsabilités
A responsible job
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Les obstacles à la promotion des femmes
Barriers to female advancement
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Le plafond de verre
Glass ceiling
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Une chasse gardée pour les hommes
A male preserve
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La parité
Parity
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Instaurer des quotas
To introduce quotas
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La discrimination positive
Affirmative action
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L'égalité des chances
Equal opportunity
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Atteindre l'égalité avec les hommes
To achieve equality with men