Subject File WOMEN in the WORKPLACE

 Ex. 1: Talk about how the world of work has changed for women.

Ex. 2: Women in the workplace (BBC Learning English 6 min English podcast).

BBC 6-min English: women in the workplace

    a) Study the vocabulary.

    b) Read & copy the sentences below.

Sentence No. 1:

Unimportant office jobs that do not help an individual to get promoted are called                   __________(a) . They include _________________ (b) Women are __________________________ (c) these tasks more often than men.

Sentence No. 2:

Women are often stopped from advancing to top leadership by an invisible barrier, which is called the _______________________ (a)

Sentence No. 3: 

Many working women manage heavy career demands alongside family and household responsibilities. Busy with ________________________________(a) , they get exhausted and develop a _____________________________ (b)

KEY:

No. 1: (a) non-promotable tasks; (b) taking notes, organising social events or chairing meetings; (c) asked to do

No. 2: (a) glass ceiling

No. 3: (a) juggling and multitasking; (b) burn-out