??英语四级阅读精读笔记? day4
2019.6—女性职场地位
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??? according to themajority
of americans, women are every bit as capable of being good politicalleaders as men. the same can be said of their ability to dominate the corporateboardroom. and according to a new pew research center survey on women and leadership,most americans find women indistinguishable from men on key leadership traitssuch as intelligence and capacity for innovation, with many saying they’restronger than men in terms of being passionate and organized leaders.
???? so why, then, arewomen in short supply at the top of government and business in the unitedstates? according to the public, at least, it’s not that they lack toughness,management talent or proper skill sets.
??? it’s also not allabout work-life balance. although economic research and previous surveyfindings have shown that career interruptions related to motherhood may make itharder for women to advance in their careers and compete for top executivejobs, relatively few adults in the recent survey point to this as a key barrierfor women seeking leadership roles. only about one-in-five say women’s familyresponsibilities are a major reason why there aren’t more females in topleadership positions in business and politics.
???? instead, topping the list of reasons,about four-in-ten americans point to a double standard for women seeking toclimb to the highest levels of either politics or business, where they have todo more than their male counterparts to prove themselves. similar shares saythe electorate(选民)and corporate america are just notready to put more women in top leadership positions.
???? as a result, thepublic is divided about whether the imbalance in corporate america will changein the foreseeable future, even though women have made major advances in theworkplace. while 53% believe men will continue to hold more top executivepositions in business in the future, 44% say it’s only a matter of time beforeas many women are in top executive positions as men. ????????americans areless doubtful when it comes to politics: 73% expect to see a female presidentin their lifetime.?
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??? according to themajority of americans, women are every bit ascapable of being good political leaders as men.
?? 大多数美国人认为，女人和男性一样有成为优秀政治领导者的能力。
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???capable? ??adj.? having the ability orqualities necessary for doing sth 有能力；有才能
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?the same can be said of their ability to
dominate the corporate boardroom.
?同样她们有控制公司董事会的能力。
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?dominate?? v.??to control or have a lot of influence over sb/sth, especially in anunpleasant ???way?支配；控制；左右；影响
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?boardroom n.? a room in which themeetings of the board of a company (= the group of people who control it) areheld 董事会会议室
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? and according to a new pew research center survey on women andleadership, most americans find women indistinguishable from menon key leadership traits such as intelligence and capacity for innovation, withmany saying they’re stronger than men in terms of beingpassionate and organized leaders.
?? 根据美国皮尤中心关于女性领导力的调查，大部分美国人发现在主要领导特征，例如，智慧和创新能力，女性和男性没有差别，很多人表示，在热情和组织能力上，女性强于男性。
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in terms of? 在…方面
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indistinguishable adj. 无法分别的
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