FOREIGH LANGUAGE TEACHING AND RESEARCH PRESS AIR FORCE ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY,Because I am a woman, I must make unusual efforts to succeed. If I fail, no one will say, “She doesnt have what it takes.” They will say, “Women dont have what it takes.” Clare Boothe Luce,Being a full-time mother is one of the highest salaried jobs in my field, since the payment is pure love. Mildred B. Vermont,2,7,UNIT,Section A,2,Women at the Management Level,Objectives,A,Women at the Management Level,SECTION,1. What is career woman?,pursue a career to make a living work for a salaried living seek for personal advancement remain independent by seeking a career as a working woman would rather work than being a housewife without occupation,2. Should women stay home or work outside? Why?,Stay home: To take good care of children and parents To manage the household affairs,2. Should women stay home or work outside? Why?,Work outside: To acquire more knowledge in different aspects To broaden the horizon and enrich the mind To develop the creative thinking ability To make more new friends To participate in more social practice,confident / contented,Look and Talk,Pre-reading Activities,Look at the set of pictures regarding the topic of women and workplace. Use an adjective to describe each picture and discuss the questions.,Q. What are the advantages and disadvantages for the career woman?,Please discuss the following questions:,Pre-reading Activities,Look and Talk,Q. What are the advantages and disadvantages for the career woman?,Disadvantages: face gender discrimination get lower pay than man face a double standard of the behavior of men and women cant strike a balance between work and family life without making many sacrifices face the stereotyped “bimbo” title for women easy to get wrapped up in seeing another woman as a threat,Look and Talk,Pre-reading Activities,Q. What are the advantages and disadvantages for the career woman?,Advantages: have different values from mens have confidence be perseverant have intuitive ability in bringing in all points of view / stronger with networking, sponsoring and supporting each other,Look and Talk,Pre-reading Activities,Researchers have done some _ into what young people believe is a womans place in society. Here is a report on some of their findings.,investigation,Listen to a short passage concerning womans place in society and fill in the missing information.,The Chinese are _ supporters of sex _ with only 12% of young people believing that a womans place is in the home. 93% are _ about sharing the housework and 85% of them believe that women should be paid the same for doing the same job.,consistent,Listen to a short passage concerning womans place in society and fill in the missing information.,equality,enthusiastic,80% think that _ is a womans job and 90% of them believe that _ is only mens job. 13% of Chinese, an extremely low percentage, believe cooking is _ a womans job and 7% , even fewer, think that only she should do the washing.,nursing,Listen to a short passage concerning womens place in society and fill in the missing information.,mining,solely,80% of _ believe men and women should get the same pay for the same job. 39% believe a womans place is in the home. 75% of them believe that housework should be shared between men and women if both work, but theres almost a complete _when it comes to doing the washing and cooking.,Koreans,Listen to a short passage concerning womans place in society and fill in the missing information.,reversal,Here, very few believe in sharing the work. 62% and 65% _ believe that women should do both. 85% of Koreans believe nursing is a womans job and 87% think mining is a mans job.,respectively,Listen to a short passage concerning womans place in society and fill in the missing information.,Questions Previewing,Q1: What do you think about womens role in todays workplace?,Q2: Do you agree that the cooperation of men and women can bring benefits at the workplace?,Tips,Tips,Cultural Background,Women in the workplace,Q1: What do you think about womens role in todays workplace?,be a strong force in the workplace; filling the ranks in many professions and many top companies; Gone are the days of men working outside and women staying at home; Many of todays global business leaders and powerful entrepreneurs are women.,Cultural Background,Women in the workplace,Q2: Do you agree that the cooperation of men and women can bring benefits at the workplace?,The data supports the benefits of gender diversity at the workplace. The survey shows: companies with the highest percentages of women in their executive ranks achieved 35% higher returns on equity and 34% better total return to shareholders than comparable companies with fewer females.,Cultural Background,Women in the workplace,A,SECTION,The text is