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Are there traditional gender roles in your country? start learning
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Roles for men and roles for women.
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A husband and wife should have clearly defined roles in terms of who does what. 1 B Look at the statements and tick the ones you agree with. start learning
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I would say I have traditional values regarding these roles. start learning
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It's true, but I think otherwise.
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I would prefer my partner to take care of the children so that I can develop my career. start learning
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And about when both have the same career?
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If I were the opposite gender, I would still answer in the same way. start learning
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Yes, and that is the big problem!
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What is the "quiet revolution" that is taking place? 2 Read the programme information amd answer the questions. start learning
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Things are changing. Mentality, customs and traditions.
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What reasons can you think of for this change? List at least three ideas. start learning
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Education. Both genders have the same access to the same levels of education. Salaries are insufficient. Husband and wife must take money home. It's the economy, stupid! Mentality is changing.
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also making sure we didn’t disrupt the home life, and make sure we actually spend time with the boys. Who mentions each reason for working part-time? start learning
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to spent more time with his family - Rob Sinclair.
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let my wife concentrate on her corporate career start learning
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to help his partner's career. Rob
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and let me do some more time with my writing as well. start learning
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To have more time for himself. Rob
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there was no sort of barrier to when work finished. start learning
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to have more time for himself. Richard.
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It’s a sort of transition really, from a very busy week to recharging and having time for me start learning
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to get back lost energy. Richard.
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A: Money. Well not ‘A: money’, but that helps a heck of a lot. B: Boredom. I can’t sit around doing nothing. start learning
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to make money. to avoid getting bored. Bernard.
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How to find the right work-life balance in today’s demanding world start learning
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Is your country seeing similar trends to those described? start learning
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Which reasons for men going part-time would be a "revolution" in your country? start learning
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Housework. regular work done in housekeeping, especially cleaning and tidying. Unemployment.
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Generally, experts explain the departure of these 7 million men from the workforce as a combination of factors — the Great Recession, globalization, the entry of women in the workforce and increased immigration.
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What are the pros and cons of traditional gender roles? start learning
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Pro: women have more time with children - closeness with mother is important. con: family depends primarily on man for financial support.
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the pros and cons of traditional roles in a family.
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First, to make it clear what we mean by traditional roles start learning
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we're thinking of the man as breadwinner, as the one who earns the money to support the family, while the woman stays at home and takes care of the children.
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At home, generally speaking the woman does the housework start learning
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the cooking, cleaning, etcetera
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might do home repairs and take care of the car.
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the roles are very clearly defined; both the man and woman know who does what, so there's less confusion and fewer conflicts about that.
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So, on the negative side, start learning
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, if the man is always the one who works, there can be too little contact between father and child, and that can’t be good for the family.
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Finally, and perhaps most importantly, start learning
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a lot of women will of course want to work and develop a career, both for their own satisfaction and independence, and also to be a role model for their children.
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that's bound to be good for start learning
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the health of the whole family.
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Also, in some couples, the woman will be good at tasks traditionally done by the man, and vice-versa start learning
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For instance, if the man is a better cook than the woman, while the woman is better at fixing the car and mowing the lawn
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Prepare a presentation on the pros and cons of one of the topics below 1 start learning
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Women and men competing in the same teams and leagues in sports.
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Prepare a presentation on the pros and cons of one of the topics below 2 start learning
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Laws that say companies should have 50% men and 50% women as directors.
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Prepare a presentation on the pros and cons of one of the topics below 3 start learning
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Husbands and wives sharing household chores equaly (housework and home repairs)
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introduce the presentation
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give more information about your topic
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Full salary for whichever parent stays at home with children start learning
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may change how society regards men/women
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Gender-blind hiring - your name, gender and photo do not appear on job applications start learning
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best person chosen for the job; no problems re sex discrimination; impractical: how to conduct interviews?; problem with gender-specific positions, e.g. casting female role in film
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Compulsory school uniforms, identical for boys and girls start learning
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no problems re sex discrimination; may change how society regards men/women; resistance from traditionally minded people/cultures
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a job that you have to do, especially a boring one: household chores
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How does the writer make the notes as short as possible? start learning
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Reduction to the core idea of the sentences. Abbreviations. "re" - regarding.
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