《研究生英语》PPT课件

Unit 9: Reading comprehension
3. What is the relationship between wage inequality an d the glass ceiling?
Reference These are two different types of gender discrimina tion against women and should not be confused with each other. However, the glass ceiling has negativ e effect on the wage increase. Thus these two type s are related to one another to some extent.
Unit 9: Reading comprehension
2. What do you understand from the subtitle: More Are Less Equal Than Others — Wage Bias?
Reference More women are less paid than men because of their gender.
Unit 9: Reading comprehension
4. In paragraph 3, the writer says “you are worth as much as your male colleague in terms of employee v alue” and then adds “maybe he is worth only as m uch as you”. What are the differences between the se two sentences? Why does the author say so?
Unit 9: Reading comprehension
5. In paragraph 7, it is said “Those who do fight on the job equality may find themselves in double tro uble: victims first of sexual discrimination and l ater of sexual harassment.” Is this paragraph a m ust? Defend your choice with reasons.
Ex. I, Reference pp.128~129 Title VII protects the citizen’s equality regardl
ess of their race, color, religion and national or igin. When discussing gender equality, it ensures that no one will be discriminated against because of his/her gender. Since it is federal, this Title also settles the difference between states about g ender discrimination.
Unit 9: Exercises
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➢ Reading Comprehension ➢ Structure of the Text ➢ Vocabulary ➢ Cloze ➢ Translation
Unit 9: Reading comprehension
1. What is the function of Title VII? (Para. 1)
Unit 9: Reading comprehension
6. In paragraph 8, why does the author think it “iro nical” that “some of the most frequently cited s ources of gender bias occur in professions where w omen not only do the same jobs but also wear the s ame or similar uniforms as men”?
Reference
Since the whole article doesn’t mention sexual ha rassment except in this paragraph, it remains comp lete without this paragraph. However, sexual haras sment has something to do with one’s job, which i s responding to the question cast in the title: Wh at does sex/gender have to do with your job? So in this point, it is necessary.
Reference
The first sentence means that woman has to adjust herself to man’s standard of employee value. This is what is actually happening now. However, the se cond sentence indicates that a feminist may adopt the standard of woman’s employee value and man ha s to adjust himself to it.